Solar Canvas

Various solar design options have been evaluated for the PoweVIBES (GEM Tower) project (63) . Simulations were conducted in order to evaluate Building Integrated Photovoltaics potential and conclusion was made that there are not enough suitable surfaces on the GEM Tower itself . Therefore Solar Canvases were designed as an external system from the tower that can be placed independently . Solar Canvases were designed, fabricated and their performance validated in the field (64).

More informations about the PowerVIBES (GEM Tower) project can be found via the following URL: tiny .cc/gem-tower 61

(61) Solar Canvas component (PVC Tarp, Solar Microinverters, PV Panels, Cables, Connectors) layout (62) Solar Canvas components laid out on top of the PVC Tarp in order to check their fitment. (63) GEM Tower in Hoge Veluwe National Park July 2020 62 63

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(64) Placement of 9 Solar Canvases on top of two TEU shipping containers that are used for transportation of the GEM Tower were one of the Solar Canvas deployment methods used . (65) Solar Canvas being tested ontop of the SolarBEAT testing facility June 2020 . (66) The dimensions of a folded Solar Canvas is 2 .24*0 .4*0 .1 m (25 kg), about the maximum size that one person can handle .