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title: "Dual-Purpose Solar Shade Structure"
description: "PowerShade is a structure that provides shade and shelter as well as over 5kW of solar power."
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# Dual-Purpose Solar Shade Structure

> PowerShade is a structure that provides shade and shelter as well as over 5kW of solar power.

## Key Takeaways

- Challenge
- Approach
- Solution
- Engineering Evaluation
- Submit Project Requirements

## Contents

- [Challenge](#challenge)
- [Approach](#approach)
- [Solution](#solution)
- [Engineering Evaluation](#engineering-evaluation)

# Dual-Purpose Solar Shade Structure

Integrated solar canopy system delivering on-site power while reducing solar load in off-grid environments.

[](https://www.powerfilmsolar.com/)

-   [Case Studies](https://www.powerfilmsolar.com/case-studies)
-   Shade Structure

## Challenge

The U.S. Army required a deployable shade structure that would reduce solar exposure, thereby decreasing the air-conditioning load on existing tent systems while simultaneously generating usable electrical power.

## Approach

We combined tensile structural design with integrated thin-film solar modules to create a deployable canopy system.

The solution includes:

-   Tensioned shade structure.

-   Lightweight thin-film solar array.

-   Integrated wiring harness.

-   Battery and power electronics package delivering AC output.

Materials were selected and tested for long-term durability in field conditions.

## Solution

PowerShade delivers shade coverage and over 5kW of integrated solar generation in a single deployable structure.

The system supports applications ranging from command and control centers to disaster response deployments.

## Engineering Evaluation

Provide power and integration requirements for review.

Submit Project Requirements

## Submit Project Requirements

Provide power and integration requirements for review.

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