[RE-wrenches] Backsheet Camo

[Max Balchowsky]

We've put hundreds of tilted arrays on flat roofs over years. Some cities required screening to make it more ascetically pleasing. What we did under some circumstances was put a metal "mesh" surrounding the tilted array attached to the back and edges to put a siding on the structure to make it look better. We found a couple companies in LA and San Bernardino that manufactured a metal sheeting that was used for screen doors, it had 1/8" holes about 3/16" inch apart, from the street it looked solid, but had plenty of venting to allow a good circulation of air. It came in 4' x 8'or 4x10' sections. Max Balchowsky
Design Engineer
Golden Bridge Development
1048 Irvine Ave Suite 217
Newport Beach, Ca. 92660
760-403-6810"Building a Better Future For The Next Generation"

      From: Greg <greg at remotepowerinc.com>
 To: re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org 
 Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 8:13 AM
 Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Backsheet Camo
   
Bill,

It would be nice if people cared more about the earth and less about the 
perceived beauty of a roof with no solar visible.  Anyway, my concern is 
wind loading on the 6" of array you have exposed.  Not sure if you get 
high winds but that array may be up there for decades.

Unfortunately I don't have a quick fix suggestion but maybe another 
wrench has been there/done that before.  I'm thinking something dark 
that looks like the roof but redirects the wind from the North up and 
over the top edge of your S facing array.

Best,

Greg Egan
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
Remote Power Inc.







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