Solar carport systems consist of a supporting structure installed over your parking spaces. Solar panels are mounted on the roof of the structure. These solar canopies keep cars and the people walking to and from them dry during rain or snow.

But why not just add solar panels to your garage or the roof of your home?

In this blog, we’ll go over these solar carport options so you’ll be able to assemble your perfect carport.

1.Necessary information for solar packing structure:

2.Advantages Of A Solar Carport

Necessary information for solar packing structure:

1. Total quantity and specification(length,width,thickness)of solar panels.

2. Clearance from ground to panel

The clearance of the carport structure will need to be high enough to allow vehicles and other equipment to pass freely underneath.

3. Tilt angle.

4. The max wind and snow load in your area.

If you live in an area of the country where snow is expected in the winter, you’ll need to think about installing snow guards on your solar carport.

However, if your carport installation is located at the edge of your parking lot, and the snow falling off the panels would dump out into the grass or an area where no one could get hurt, you may be able to forgo this option.

5.Steel or aluminum structure.

6. The layout about the panel.Horizontal or vertical?

Advantages Of A Solar Carport

Solar carports have certain advantages that roof-mounted panels don’t. For example：

Optimized orientation and positioning.

Easier to install and DIY-friendly.

Easy-to-reach maintenance.

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