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2015 solar buyers guide

UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR | PV

Blymyer Engineers
Blymyer Engineers delivers consulting engineer-

ing services, with specialized knowledge and an
understanding of PV economics, including upfront
and long-term costs, as well as how to best opti-
HT Instruments America
The HT 9022 Power Quality Clamp com- mize project performance. This enables Blymyer
to offer accurate, up-to-date analysis of a PV site
bines power quality analysis, phase se- SIPCO Mechanical Linkage Solutions
and its power production potential for proper
quence, conformity detection, as well as SIPCO is an electromechanical systems developer
project planning, designing, constructing, and
current and voltage meter in one handy and integrator with a focus in power transmis- operating. Services include: energy modeling fea-
device. The HT 9022 calculates power Rennsteig Tools, Inc.
sion. They support customers with quality solu-
tions for solar applications, including positioning sibility studies; design development and design-
factor corrections, energy consumption, Rennsteig manufactures tools to the build documentation layout; project management;
DC power, and harmonics to the 25th highest standards, with each line of actuators and custom bearing solutions for arrays energy analysis cost estimations; foundation con-
and more. It also easily connects via and other mechanical applications. Products
tools designed for maximum perfor- duit; and construction management. Blymyer also
Bluetooth to android devices, and comes mance, ease of use, and long life. Their include: acme and ball screw actuators; worm, provides balance of systems (BoS) services, and
with the Top View software for easy planetary, and helical bevel gearing; as well as engineering for solar racking and tracking sys-
precision cutting, stripping, and crimping tapper roller, ball, and cylindrical bearings. These
documenting and storage. tools are speciically engineered for the tems, as well as electrical and wire management
www.ht-instruments.com
products are all integrated by engineering that services. They have in-house engineers that are
wires and terminals of the solar energy delivers electro-mechanical power transmission licensed in 30 states; California Division of State
industry. They also offer custom design solutions through innovative and reliable designs.
Architect designs with pre-check approval.
tools especially for original equipment www.sipco-mls.com
www.blymyerengineers.com
manufacturers (OEM), and have the
knowledge to meet any customer speci-

ications. Rennsteig’s Professional Solar
Crimp Kits allow customers to save

money by fabricating their own custom-
ized PV-cable.
The Solar Tracker Company
www.rennsteig.us
The Mega Tracker is the irst in the Goliath Class

TRACKING SYSTEMS
of single-axis trackers from The Solar Tracker Com-
pany. Designed to be economical to buy, install,
and maintain, one tracker is 600 kW, providing ma- Boniglioli

jor economies-of-scale. A tracker is one of the best Boniglioli’s unique solution for the North
ways to increase the amount of energy generated American utility PV market is a fully, pre-
by a solar system, increasing revenue and reducing
integrated skid enclosure that includes
the price per watt for energy. Available for com- modular inverters, a medium-voltage trans-
mercial and utility-scale projects, the Mega Tracker
can greatly improve a solar project’s levelized cost
former, auxiliary power for tracking system,
communication interface equipment, zone
of energy (LCOE) and return-on-investment (ROI).
www.thesolartrackercompany.com
monitoring, and a UPS supply. The Boniglioli
RPS Station is conigurable from 1.5 MVA to

3.35 MVA, with a power factor range from
near 0 to 1 lag/lead. The modular architec-

ture ensures maximum energy harvest and Array Technologies
availability, while the wide power factor Array Technologies’ DuraTrack HZ sin-
range eliminates the need for capacitor
gle-axis tracking system has fewer mo-
banks. With over 2.5 GW of installed capac- tors, structural material, and parts per
ity worldwide in utility-scale applications
megawatt than any other utility-scale
equipped with advanced features such as tracking system currently available,
voltage and frequency ride-through, voltage
ensuring faster installation rates and
or power factor control, automatic frequency higher reliability. The newly designed
response and more, Boniglioli is grid-
DuraTrack HZ v3 incorporates innovative
connecting PV power plants and not just PV new features found nowhere else in the
systems.
industry. These optimized design fea-
www.boniglioliusa.com/pv
tures deliver the lowest levelized cost of
energy (LCOE) PV tracker on the market

today, providing customers with a clear
competitive advantage.

www.arraytechinc.com

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