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Can a concrete foundation support a ground-mounted solar panel system?
This document discusses the design of a reinforced concrete foundation for a ground-mounted solar panel system using engineering software. A spread footing foundation with a 36-inch diameter concrete pier is selected to support the panel mounting pole.
What is the best foundation support for ground mounted PV arrays?
Drilled concrete piers and driven steel piles have been, and remain the most typical foundation supports for ground mounted PV arrays. However, there has been a push for "out-of-the-box" foundation design options including shallow grade beams, ballast blocks, helical anchors, and ground screws.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of concrete piers?
Using concrete piers for Earth Anchors in PV Ground Mounted Arrays has several advantages. Minimal equipment is required for installation, and they can be relatively shallow compared to driven steel piles. However, there are also disadvantages. Concrete is used, which takes days to cure, and the process is labor intensive. Additionally, the steel post must be embedded the full depth of the pier, or rebar cages must be used.
How deep is a drilled shaft pile for a solar array?
Drilled shaft piles for solar array footings can vary anywhere from 6 to 24 inches in diameter and 5 to 30 feet deep, depending on site conditions and other variables. The drilled shaft or borehole is filled with high-strength cement grout or concrete. At times, steel casing or re-bar is used for reinforcement.
How do you anchor a ground mounted solar array?
By Brandon Wronski, Special To Solar Power World Various options exist for anchoring ground mounted solar arrays. These include drilled shaft piles (also called micropiles or caissons), driven piles and helical piers or ground screws.
Are helical piles a good choice for solar array anchoring?
Depending on ground conditions, helical piles can often be shorter in length and therefore cost less in installation time and energy consumption than comparable driven piles or drilled shafts. Some manufactures of helical piles for solar array anchoring assert installation rates as high as 500 piles per day.