Back to the drawing board

The combined use of trackers and bifacial modules can result in significant power gains, but they are not distributed equally. For single-axis tracking R&D teams, the process of optimizing the output from arrays that use bifacial modules requires experimentation and a steep learning curve in terms of what is going on underneath the module.

Issue 01-2020

A round and shiny torque tube reflects light through the typical gap of a half-cut module, back onto the rear of the panel. This feature, combined with the correct distance of torque tube and module, reduces torque-tube shading losses on the rear side in a 1P setup.

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