Measurements and analysis of snow load reduction on flat roofs using a photovoltaic system in heating mode

• Main Author: Frimannslund, Iver
• Other Authors: Thiis, Thomas K.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2017
• Subjects: Photovoltaic; Snow load reduction; Melting; Sublimation; UAV; Thermography; VDP::Teknologi: 500; Arctic; Norway; Finnes; Gass; Tunge; Nordmarka
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2464310

Previous studies show that a large portion of the existing building stock in Norway is regarded as under-designed with respect to snow load. Unfortunately, few solutions are available for reducing heavy snow loads occurring on roofs to this date and building owners often rely on shoveling snow off t...