AgriPV for fruit and horticulture
Row spacing is essentially determined by the type of fruit being grown, and the division into two groups has proven effective in practice: Lower elevations for berry crops or horticulture and higher elevations for tree crops such as pome or stone fruit crops.
For both types of installation, row spacing is 5-6 m, resulting in the high connected loads per hectare (ha) shown in the table below as well.
Technical System Overview
Sol☼Track
Each Sol☼Track has its own control unit for individual control and evaluation. The connection is made simply using three cables. Up to 30 trackers can be grouped and combined to form large power plants - without complex control cables.
Astronomical control: Our Sol☼Track control, developed with SMA Solar Technology, offers an angle accuracy of up to 0.01 degrees.
drive unit
A particularly durable 24V DC motor with gear (20-year guarantee) transfers the movement to the stable square tubes of the PV modules. The north-south system rotates the modules from east to west. The unit is weatherproof, dust and moisture-proof, with corrosion-resistant screws and lubrication points for maintenance.
shock absorbers
Installed at the end of each row of trackers, they reduce wind loads. Their necessity and number depend on the structural analysis, which distinguishes between the more heavily loaded outer rows and the protected inner rows.
camp
For our trackers we use the IGUS plain bearings made of high-performance polymers that have proven themselves millions of times. The new igubal® 2.0 has even better properties for a service life of 25+ years:
For 120x120 mm square profiles
Split housing made of solarmid G and galvanized sheet metal bracket
Split bearing insert made of iglidur P UV
recesses for cable routing
Low construction height
High UV resistance
Lubrication and maintenance-free
20-year warranty
High-performance bifacial modules
Our AgriTrackers are optimized for the use of bifacial modules. The setup is straightforward. Depending on the static calculation, these are divided into fields of 4-5 modules. Each field is held by a support pillar. The row length for large systems (type 1) is up to 120 m. For systems close to the farm (type 2), the length is reduced to 62 m, so that a better adaptation to small plots of land can be achieved. The centrally mounted motor rotates the particularly stable axle on which the long modules are solidly mounted with an extra-long support arm.
This means that the modules, which hang freely up to 1m, cannot bend under high wind loads. This has been observed in other systems that have been built.
Compared to trackers for open-space systems, the system is mounted higher (up to 3.5 m) and the row width is extended in accordance with the requirements of agricultural processing, which is largely possible without restrictions. Only a biodiverse strip planted under the modules is not harvested and improves the biodiversity of agriculture.
Module for farm-side facilities:
B156 (625Wp)
2465 x 1134 x 35 mm
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Are you interested in your own AgriPV plant?
Then write us a message to info@agripv.de
TrackerPV under construction
TrackerPV from GridParity in the press:
AgriPV for fruit and horticulture
Row spacing is essentially determined by the type of fruit being grown, and the division into two groups has proven effective in practice: Lower elevations for berry crops or horticulture and higher elevations for tree crops such as pome or stone fruit crops.
For both types of installation, row spacing is 5-6 m, resulting in the high connected loads per hectare (ha) shown in the table below as well.
Picture left: Tracker system without backtracking function.
Picture right: Tracker system with backtracking function
Our backtracking control system is of high quality and was developed and designed in Germany:
Own, innovative control system.
Reliable wireless communication system with maximum uptime.
Central control system with integrated wind and precipitation monitoring and hail protection.
Would you like to learn more about our TrackerPV systems?
take a look at our AgriPV catalogue ----->
or contact us directly:
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