Austria's Aerocompact has developed a new high-elevation mounting system that can be used for bifacial rooftop PV projects. The CompactFLAT GS mounting structure has a distance to the rooftop surface of 40 cm and is available in two versions, with tilt angles of 10 and 15 degrees.
“While CompactFLAT GS15 has a tilt angle of 15 degrees and is suitable for installing solar systems with south orientation, Aerocompact has designed the CompactFLAT GS10PLUS system with a tilt angle of 10 degrees for east/west orientation,” the company said. “With south orientation, there is no need for a wind deflector that prevents the reflection of light.”
It claims that the new system is easy to install and maintain, as it only consists of a few components, without the need for long rails. It is suitable for solar arrays on foil and bitumen roofs, as well as concrete and gravel roofs.
The new CompactFLAT GS mounting system comes with a 25-year warranty, according to the company.
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Interesting design. I engineer PV systems for projects with basic wind speeds typically 110-140 mph and snow loads from 30-50 psf. Our most challenging project was 170 mph and and 100 psf. Typically panels are parallel and within 6” of the roof in our installations. Will these designs work with our aggressive design conditions?