Tracking the load

Over the past two years, larger wafer formats have quickly emerged to displace the previous 156.75 mm standard, which represented more than 90% of the monocrystalline market up until 2018. The largest of these, at 210 mm, offers key advantages in output that have allowed module power ratings to exceed 600 W from a 60-cell PERC solar module.

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While some manufacturers have added additional clamps and fasteners in order to accommodate larger modules, Nextracker has instead focused on “beefing up” its existing hardware to deal with heavier loads.

Image: Nextracker

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