Re: [RE-wrenches] Curved solar mounting

They are gorgeous. We eliminated these from consideration for a few reasons, whether completely valid or not. 1. Concluded that an AC module is preferred for monitoring and safety reasons. 2. Relatively low energy density per dollar. 3. Serviceability. 10 years from now, what if one is broken or f

Re: [RE-wrenches] Curved solar mounting

Have you looked at the Lumos system? They are not cheap, but look nice, and would work well in this application. The rail has integrated wire management. https://lumossolar.com/ Sunny regards, Garrison Riegel Rethink Electric On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 8:06 AM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasol

Re: [RE-wrenches] Curved solar mounting

Some more ideas: If you want to go custom, you should be able to through-bolt to the bottom of the module frame with standard stainless hardware per the manufacturer instructions. Here is an example from SunPower's installation guide

Re: [RE-wrenches] Curved solar mounting

I don't think I'm going to get the spans I need in this high wind area with an off-the-shelf aluminum solar rail. I think the purlins will need to be steel. I'm thinking either Z-purlins or I-beams. I have to mount the modules in landscape. I guess what I'm really looking for is standard hardware t

Re: [RE-wrenches] Curved solar mounting

Jason Last year we installed a system on a quonset hut structure. Used a clamp from S-5 ( Protea bracket I believe ) and Iron ridge x-100 rails. Between the brackets, self-tapping screws from Tringle and the rail it was amazingly strong. peter From: RE-wrenches On Behalf Of Jaso

Re: [RE-wrenches] Curved solar mounting

Hi Jason - We've used Unirac SunFrame for similar applications. I'm not certain that the shared rail can accommodate the slight different in angle between module rows due to the curve, but it might be worth checking out if you haven't already: https://unirac.com/sunframe/ August On Thu, Feb 7,