Creative Single Rotary Axis Solar Tracker System, France

Single Rotary Axis Solar Tracker Model Parameters, France

• Length: 141 ft
• Width: 9 ft
• Height: 13 ft

Model

3D Model

• 3D Viewer | Google
• 3D Viewer | Babylon
• Virtual Reality

Model | Modeling of Innovative Single-Axis Solar Tracker System

Nexans Solar Technologies' objectives are, among many other things, to contribute to the rise of solar energy in fields and areas where such resources are barely accessible due to hills too steep to build upon (for example) or foundations considered to be too expensive, even previously impossible. Old landfill sites, brownfields, and old quarries extending to hilly or unstable ground are also relevant examples. The solar tracker from KEYLIOS® revolutionizes the profitability of competitive solar facilities established in areas which had not previously been considered to be suitable for trackers due to the excessive installation cost.

Design and Features

A solar tracker maximizes the orientation of its solar panels thanks to its intuitive rotating system in order to have a higher energy yield, as opposed to fixed solar structures.

This lightweight truss structure designed by Nexans Solar Technologies allows construction in areas that were considered incompatible for traditional trackers (barely accessible areas, polluted soil, unstable ground, and so on). Deployment in remote or barely accessible areas is possible not only thanks to its pre-assembled modular design, but also thanks to its foundation system, which only requires 4 support zones, defined by two foundations for the entire structure, which can be of any type, such as bored piles or concrete blocks.

Moreover, the solidity of the structure allows operation in a wide variety of climatic conditions. It also displays a remarkable resistance to strong wind and destructive aerodynamics.

Analysis Software

Optimization and rigorous control of production costs led to the choice of RFEM Software, on which the structure of the KEYLIOS® tracker was designed.

For the purpose of meeting customer requirements and to provide a customized tracker solution, a prototype designed in RFEM was configured in order to automatically generate an end-customer model - an automated calculation process conducted according to the client's expectations.

In the basic structural model, the self-weight was entered manually on each element, and the combinations involving different wind loads enabled loading decline as well as the design of components shaping the overall structure.

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