TATA POWER SOLAR SYSTEM LIMITED
SECI-CG100-DWG-
CIV-080G-CALC DESIGN REPORT FOR STRING INVERTER
FOUNDATION AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE GA AND
DETAILS
TATA POWER SOLAR SYSTEM LIMITED
100 MW (AC) SOLAR PV POWER PLANT AT
RAJNANDGAON, CHHATTISGARH
APPROVAL CATEGORY: CAT IV
STRING INVERTER FOUNDATION AND MOUNTING
STRUCTURE GA AND DETAILS
REV. NO. R0 R1
ISSUE
INITIALS SIGN. INITIALS SIGN.
PPD. BY DM DM
CHD. BY GB GB
R1
APD. BY DMP DMP
DATE 14-12-2023 06-12-2024
TATA POWER SOLAR SYSTEM LIMITED
SECI-CG100-DWG-
CIV-080G-CALC DESIGN REPORT FOR STRING INVERTER
FOUNDATION AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE GA
AND DETAILS
STRING MONITORING BOX STRUCTURE DESIGN & DETAIL
PREFACE:
The purpose of this document is to furnish the design calculation for string
monitoring box mounting structure. We used ISMC 100 Section (C1) for columns,
ISMC 75 Section (B1) for beams and angle section for lateral bracing.
WIND LOAD CALCULATION.
EQUIPMENT WIND LOAD CALCULATION:
Equipment length= 1.18 m
Equipment width= 0.35 m
Equipment height= 0.733 m
Equipment weight= 1.3 kN (130kG as per specification)
No. of supporting the equipment= 4 nos
Wind Load Calculation:
Basic wind speed, Vb= 39 m/s Cl.6.2, IS:875_3
Probabilty factor, k1= 1 Cl.6.3.1, IS:875_3
Terrain roughness and height factor, k2= 1.05 Cl.6.3.2, IS:875_3
Topography factor, k3= 1 Cl.6.3.3, IS:875_3
Importance factor for cyclonic region, k4= 1 Cl.6.3.4, IS:875_3
Design wind speed, Vz= Vb*k1*k2*k3*k4 Cl.6.3, IS:875_3
40.95 m/s
2
Wind pressure, pz= 0.6*Vz Cl.7.2, IS:875_3
2
1.01 kN/m
Wind directionality factor, Kd= 0.9 Cl.7.2.1, IS:875_3
Area averaging factor, Ka= 1 Cl.7.2.2, IS:875_3
Combination factor, Kc= 1
Design wind pressure, pd= Kd*Ka*Kc*pz Cl.7.2, IS:875_3
0.91
Using co-efficient of free standing walls,
Width to height ratio= 1.61
Drag co-fficient, Cf= 1.2 Table 26, IS:875_3
Wind force on equipment along-X= 0.28
Wind force on equipment along-Z= 0.94
Wind force on equipment along-X= 0.07
Wind force on equipment along-Z= 0.23
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SEISMIC LOAD DETAILS (EQX)
SEISMIC LOAD DETAILS (EQZ)
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CIV-080G-CALC DESIGN REPORT FOR STRING INVERTER
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Dead load of SMB is 130 kG as per GTP So for design considered 130 kG and equally distributed in 4
nodes.
DEAD LOAD DETAILS
WIND LOAD ‘Z’ DETAILS
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WIND LOAD ‘X’ DETAILS
UTILIZATION RATIO
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MAXIMUM DEFLECTION.
HEIGHT OF COLUMN IS = 1555 mm.
ALLOWABLE DEFLECTION IS = HEIGHT/240
ALLOWABLE DEFLECTION IS = 1555/240 = 6.47mm.
ACTUAL MAXIMUM DEFLECTION IS = 1.09 mm < 6.47mm. HENCE O.K
WELD DESIGN.
Max moment between vertical & horizontal member= 0.180kN-m
Max shear between vertical & horizontal member = 0.365 kN
Depth of horizontal member(d) = 75mm.
M/d = 0.180/0.075= 2.4kN
Total force for weld = 2.4+0.365= 2.765kN
Weld thickness = 4mm (assumed)
Weld length required = 2.765x10^3/(0.707x4x110) =8.89 mm.
So all round weld on both flange and webs are provided.
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CIV-080G-CALC DESIGN REPORT FOR STRING INVERTER
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FOUNDATION DESIGN CALCULATION.
SUPPORT REACTION:
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Moment
Node L/C Fx kN Fy kN Fz kN Mx kN-m My kN-m Mz kN-m
39 201 1.0(DL) 0 1.657 -0.001 -0.001 0 0
202 1.0(DL+EQX) -0.157 1.657 -0.001 -0.001 0 0.219
203 1.0(DL+EQZ) 0 1.865 -0.024 -0.012 0 0
204 1.0(DL-EQX) 0.157 1.657 -0.001 -0.001 0 -0.219
205 1.0(DL-EQZ) 0 1.45 0.023 0.01 0 0
206 1.0(DL+WLZ) -0.098 3.414 -0.534 -0.225 0 0.152
207 1.0(DL+WLX) -0.437 1.809 -0.001 -0.001 0 0.558
208 1.0(DL+WL-Z) 0.098 -0.179 0.571 0.237 0 -0.152
209 1.0(DL+WL-X) 0.437 1.505 0 0 0 -0.558
42 201 1.0(DL) 0 0.054 0.001 0 0 0
202 1.0(DL+EQX) 0 0.054 0.001 0 0 0
203 1.0(DL+EQZ) 0 -0.154 -0.133 0 0 0
204 1.0(DL-EQX) 0 0.054 0.001 0 0 0
205 1.0(DL-EQZ) 0 0.261 0.134 0 0 0
206 1.0(DL+WLZ) -0.098 -1.703 -1.244 0 0 0
207 1.0(DL+WLX) -0.115 -0.098 -0.195 0 0 0
208 1.0(DL+WL-Z) 0.098 1.89 1.296 0 0 0
209 1.0(DL+WL-X) 0.115 0.206 0.196 0 0 0
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From the above table, Comparing the maximum loads with Pile capacity, so
we are adopting 300mm diameter and 1.2m length pile.
