Solar Power for Deployment in Populated Areas

The thesis presents background on solar thermal energy and addresses the structural challenges associated with the deployment of concentrating solar power fields in urban areas. Two potential structural systems and urban locales of deployment are proposed and investigated to determine whether they have the potential to be a cost-effective renewable energy solution for urban areas. The structural issues explored in the thesis include flutter, the wind loading of open frame structures, performance-based design, and the design of flexibly mounted equipment on a building.

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Architecture

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Hicks, Nathan Andrew

Contributors dc:contributor

• Craig Baltimore

• solar thermal energy
• concentrating solar power
• flutter
• open frame structure
• roof response spectrum
• performance-based design
• Architectural Engineering

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2009.89

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1113