Rooftop Solar PV Installations

Project Name	Solar Photovoltaic System Assessments and Design
Project Location	90 Sites in Ontario
Project Description	VIRTUAL performed initial assessments and engineering design for solar PV installations ranging from 3kW to 40kW DC for 55 residences and farm buildings across Ontario.  The scope of work included ·    site inspections and measurements; ·    assessment of roofs; ·    preparation of panel layout drawings and determination of generation capacity; ·    electrical system design including a single line drawing with all equipment and wiring specifications; ·    design of racking system layout and preparation of structural drawings and specifications for building permit; ·    preparation of bill of materials for ground-mounted and roof-mounted racking systems.    A comprehensive package was developed for each site with the assessment report and associated drawings and specifications.

Project Name	650kW Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System
Project Location	Midland, Ontario
Project Description	VIRTUAL performed structural review of the roof and supporting structures for a 320000 ft2 building to determine adequacy to support superimposed loads from proposed installation of the panels and racking system for a 650 kW solar PV system.  Structural assessment included loading analysis for gravity and wind to estimate forces acting for 20° tilt rack and ballast design for racking system.  Following the structural assessment, VIRTUAL prepared PV panel layout and ballast drawings for building permit; electrical design drawings and specifications for ESA permit including panel Layout, single line Diagram, and DC System Plan.  VIRTUAL sized and specified all AC & DC equipment and cabling including inverter, transformer, combiner boxes, PV modules, switches, connectors, wiring & cables and fuses.

Project Name	540kW Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System
Project Location	252 Power St., Delhi, ON
Project Description	VIRTUAL performed structural review of the roofs and supporting structures for a total 162000 ft2 buildings to determine adequacy to support superimposed loads from proposed installation of the panels and racking system for a 540 kW solar PV system.  Structural assessment included loading analysis for gravity and wind to estimate forces acting for 20° tilt rack and ballast design for racking system.

Project Name	600kW Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System
Project Location	510 Main St., Delhi, ON
Project Description	VIRTUAL performed structural review of the roofs and supporting structures for a total 230000 ft2 buildings to determine adequacy to support superimposed loads from proposed installation of the panels and racking system for a 600 kW solar PV system.  Structural assessment included loading analysis for gravity and wind to estimate forces acting for 20° tilt rack and ballast design for racking system.

Project Name	University of Toronto – Galbraith Building – 5kW Non-Grid Tie Solar Array W/30 Degree Ballasted Tilt Racking
Project Location	35 St. George Street, Toronto, ON
Project Description	VIRTUAL performed structural review of existing roof building to support superimposed loads from proposed installation of the racking system.  It included loading analysis for gravity and wind to estimate forces acting for tilt rack and two separate analyses for tracker rack in original non-tilted condition and when tilted in a range of 1 – 45 degrees.  To resolve issue existed due to snow drifts on the roof and allowable superimposed loads on roof precast concrete slabs.

Project Name	Rooftop Solar PV System
Project Location	32 South Kinloss Avenue, Whitechurch, ON
Project Description	Structural Assessment of roof to determine the feasibility of the installation of solar system.  Prepared building permit drawings including structural reinforcement of the existing building, load calculations, solar panel connection drawings, and electrical drawings.  Preparation and submission of OPA microFIT program application.  Preparation of Hydro One Form-C application.

 

Project Name	500kW Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System
Project Location	460 Industrial Avenue, Woodstock, ON
Project Description	Prepared Short-Circuit calculations, PV panel Roof layout, Electrical Equipment Layout, Single Line Diagram, and DC System Plan for ESA Approval application.

Project Name	Rooftop Solar PV System
Project Location	22 Belmeade Court, Breslau, ON
Project Description	Prepared building permit documents including load analysis of existing plus additional load of solar system, connection details of solar panel racking to roof, Electrical review of existing building and hydro information, condition of current system, and wiring calculations, electrical single line diagram, and electrical equipment layout and details.  Drawings sealed by Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario.  Reviewed racking structure drawings and calculations.

Project Name	Roof Replacement with Design-Build Solar PV System (Current)
Project Location	15 Nova Scotia Avenue, Toronto, ON
Project Description	Project coordination from design to construction for the roof replacement and installation of 100kW solar PV system at Horse Palace.

Project Name	Roof Replacement with Integrated Solar PV System (Current)
Project Location	45 Manitoba Drive
Project Description	Project coordination from design to construction for the roof replacement and installation of solar 150kW PV system at East Annex Coliseum Complex.

Project Name	3.7kW Non-Grid Tie Solar Array W/30 & 15 Degree Mounted Tilt Racking
Project Location	375 Clinton Street, Toronto, ON
Project Description	Loading analysis for gravity dead, snow and wind overturning shear and tensile forces acting on the lag bolts directly anchoring the racking system into roof joists.  We considered required factors of safety against overturning in our evaluation for the anchorage system.  Provided sealed design calculation package.

Project Name	Folenco Corporation Solar Panel Racking System
Project Location	3 Follis Avenue, Toronto, ON
Project Description	Structural design to reduce the number of different parts and materials for 2 types of flat or angled roof mountings on legs or triangle supports.  Calculation for the amount of ballast weight required to resist against wind overturning forces for a typical solar panel.

Project Name	Solar PV System
Project Location	1145 – 1147 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, ON
Project Description	Structural Assessment of roof to determine the feasibility of the installation of solar system.

Project Name	Sears Building Roof Top Solar Panels
Project Location	229 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, ON
Project Description	VIRTUAL reviewed support design drawings for photovoltaic solar panels building roof top flat installation system.

Project Name	Tatro Properties In Trust Solar Roof Top Installation
Project Location	744 Seventh Line, Chatham, ON
Project Description	VIRTUAL prepared single line diagram for 250kW solar system for ESA Approval.