Abstract
Wind resistance is an important factor in the operation of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, especially for long-span roofs, where lifting of the roof can result in significant economic losses. This paper proposes a periodic boundary numerical simulation method for long-span metal roof systems to address the problem of meshes and contact pairs in the numerical simulation of wind resistance. In order to calibrate the BIPV metal roof's material parameters, indoor tensile test was conducted, and the results of the global metal roof model were compared with those of the single metal roof model with periodic boundaries for verification of periodic boundary efficiency and accuracy. The wind-resistant capacity of laboratory and long-span sizes for the BIPV metal roof system are compared, and a conversion formula between them is proposed to enable the rapid calculation from the laboratory to long-span roof system. The results show that the periodic boundary is suitable for the analysis of wind resistance of the long-span BIPV metal roof. Wind resistance of the long-span BIPV metal roof system is 1.77 kPa, whereas that of the laboratory size is 4.50 kPa. According to the proposed formula, the wind-resistant capacity of the long-span metal roof can be converted from the laboratory test, which can provide technical support for the design of BIPV systems.
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