Roof Plane With Southern Exposure

We re thinking of using cardinal low e 366 all around the house.

Roof plane with southern exposure.

The panels are attached directly to the roof. Roof sheathing attaches to the surface of the rafters or trusses to form the structural skin of the roof. When air passes over your home it works the same way as it does over an airplane wing. These types of mounts are generally used for homes that have way too much shade on the southern roof exposure and a sunny northern exposure.

It s easy to find out what direction your roof faces by looking your house up on google maps. I would be grateful for any thoughts suggestions on the direction to face solar panels. Download the free plan for this three bedroom two bathroom modern shed roof style house. It spans the rafters to support the roofing and in the case of panel sheathing such as plywood or osb it acts as a diaphragm with the walls to resist horizontal loads.

We are looking at installing a 5kw system lg neon 2 panels and fornius inverter on a double storey house and had initially thought of splitting the panels between our north east and west facing roofs so that we got production over most of the day 8 panels north 4 east and 4 west. The southern exposure will have seasonal full sun. We will be changing the overhangs on the southern exposure to optimize summer shading and winter passive solar gain. Additionally the mature trees on the southern exposure will contribute to the shading and full sun strategy.

The design allows you to build a family sized small house that s super insulated and maximized for serious southern exposure. This will orient you toward true south which is slightly different from magnetic south and give you a good idea about how much real southern exposure your roof has. The bernoulli effect causes the air on top and on the downwind side of the house to be at a lower pressure. Don t despair if your roof doesn t face true south.