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2020 solar buyers guide
Testing & Certification | Testing Chambers
Honle UV America, Inc.
The Honle Group is an international supplier of industrial UV/LED, and Sun Simulation technology. Honle UV Technology develops, manufactures, and distributes UV systems, UV lamps, LED systems, and measurement instrumentation worldwide. The equipment is used in the curing of photo reactive substances as well as surface sterilization and sun simulation. At the heart of every UV system is the Honle Lamp. Honle manufactures its own high- performance UV discharge lamps and apart from standard spectra lamps, customer specific and process specific lamps are produced.
www.honleuv.com
Q-Lab Corporation
Q-Lab provides accelerated weathering and corrosion test equipment and test services. Comprehensive accelerated testing of materi- als and modules helps to develop higher durability solar solutions. In addition, Q-Lab offers contract test services, which include accelerated laboratory testing, at locations worldwide. Outdoor exposure testing for weathering, light-fastness, and corrosion is available in both Florida and Arizona locations. www.q-lab.com
Spectral Evolution
Spectral Evolution spectroradiometers provide an accurate instrument for measuring both continu- ous and pulsed solar simulators. The SR-3501, SR-1901, and SR-1901PT use their DARWin SP Data Acquisition software for spectral match to AM0 and AM1.5, DARWin includes pull-down menus for easy access to spectral match report capabilities. The DARWin software captures and shows actual irradiance for respective spectral ranges. Built-in software routines provide class status as a function of wavelength and gener-
ate a spectral match report. The SR-3501 has a spectral range from 280-2500nm; the SR-1901 and SR-1901PT have spectral ranges from 280-1900nm.
www.spectralevolution.com
Tools
ITH Engineering
ITH Bolting Technology manufactures bolting tools and systems for thread sizes as small as M16 up to M510 and larger, including standard products and custom designs engineered based on customer needs. The full scope of tools includes battery torque multipliers up to 6,000Nm (4,425 ft-lbs), electric torque multipliers up to 13,000Nm (9,588 ft-lbs) and higher, hydraulic torque tools, and hydraulic tensioning tools. Torque-angle tightening and data recording with documentation are optional.
www.ith.com
McCann Equipment, Ltd.
McCann Equipment Ltd. is a multi-branch Canadian industrial tool distributor, specializing in the sale, service, and rental of torque and tensioning products. Their services include the repair, calibration, and certification of torque tools (manual, electric, pneumatic, hydraulic), transducers, and testers. Additionally, they certify air pressure gauges and hydraulic gauges as well as tension calibration testers (Skidmore). Each
of the company’s branch offices is ISO 17025 accredited. The scope and accreditation for each is available on their website.
www.torquetools.com
WEH
WEH designs and manufactures high-quality nozzles, breakaways, receptacles, filters, and check valves for hydrogen refueling
and has become a partner to the automo- tive industry in this technology. Safety,
ease of operation, and the well-executed design make WEH H2 products a solution for manufacturers for H2 filling stations and fuel cell vehicles worldwide.
www.weh.us
Tracking Systems
FTC Solar
FTC Solar's new Voyager single-axis tracker provides ease of installation, performance, and reliability, with a low total installed cost. The Voyager tracker requires no special tools and only two wrench socket sizes to be fully assembled. It features few foundations per module and employs a fast and intuitive clamping system. The balanced DC string architecture reduces the overall DC collection cost and is suitable for DC cable harness systems. And, the single row, 2-portrait module mounting architecture allows engineers to make the most of the available land while maintaining suitable accessibility in higher GCR designs.
www.ftcsolar.com
NEXTracker
NX Gemini two-module-in-portrait solar tracker optimizes lifetime value and performance on customer sites with challenging terrain and irregular project shapes. Designed for ultra-high winds, NX Gemini has the maximum modules per foundation and high power density. The GCR-configurable system supports up to 120 modules on four 1500V strings and requires only 7 foundation posts, delivering a low number of foundations per MW. The ruggedized 2P tracker incorporates a distributed drive system for maximum stability in all wind conditions, elimi- nating the need for dampers and producing virtu- ally zero energy losses associated with stowing.
www.nextracker.com
OMCO Solar
OMCO has recently launched its newest product offering the OMCO Origin Factory- Direct Tracker. This single-axis tracker can span up to 120 modules per row, has multi- ple preassembled components, proven auxil- iary features (drive, motor, dampers, and controller), all with the added benefits of the structural components manufactured in the US by OMCO. Origin also has a universal module mount which allows it to use any module with frame heights between 25mm to 50mm and widths up to 1.3m. Origin
has a unique bearing designed by their engineers to be able to adjust in 8 distinct ways to account for post misalignment. www.omcosolar.com
PVH
PVH’s latest PV tracker, Axone Duo, is a horizontal single-axis with central driveline architecture in dual row, capable of moving 128 modules with a 1 module in portrait configuration and ready for all market available modules, including thin film and bifacial. It can be easily installed on all types of sites as it adapts to uneven terrain and plot contours without requiring great precision to align rows and allowing access between them, facilitating maintenance.
A waterless PV cleaning robot is also available, as well as a customized SCADA solution to maximize energy production. Axone Duo is CPP wind tunnel tested, resist- ing strong winds and adverse weather, UL3703, IEC 62817. www.pvhardware.com
PVH
Monoline are PVH’s single-axis PV trackers in two configurations: 3-landscape, support- ing 90 panels per row and two-portrait supporting up to 60 and ready for bifacial. Specially designed for large scale PV plants with steep terrain and irregular plots, it minimizes the movement of land and civil works, taking better advantage of available space. Provides EPCs with a quicker and less expensive installation and the owner with a robust and durable 25-year design life. Waterless PV cleaning robots are also available for each configuration, as well as a customized SCADA solution to maximize energy production. CPP wind tunnel tested, UL508 ASCE 7-10, UL3703 includes UL2703 Europe: CE, IEC TS62727. www.pvhardware.com
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