DEGER opens up the year 2013 with a sensation: The new generation of its tracking systems combines numerous technical enhancements with a price level that has been reduced by more than 20 percent. The new systems will be available in Europe as of March 2013. DEGER is the world leader for solar tracking. With its new system family D60H, D80 and D100, DEGER provides the global change in energy policy with new impetus.
The new trackers replace the previous 5000HD, 6000NT and 9000NT tracking systems. And they are remarkable for their numerous improvements which not only provide for higher yields, but help to save investors and installers both time and money. Among other things, the new tracking systems achieve ideal power distribution through a geometry that is unique on the market: To this end the development engineers at DEGER integrated the swivel head with both axles azimuth and elevation into a single component.
The drive unit thus acts as a frame member at the same time. This balanced power distribution eases the load on the bearings, motors and drive unit thus clearing increasing the longevity of the complete system. In addition, this design saves on both costs and raw materials. DEGER has greatly simplified the electrical installation required by its systems: The new DEGERtrackers are supplied with prefabricated wiring. The lines are routed through the mast via a universal wiring harness connected on the inside.
Cable bushings and screw connections for connecting the modules and inverters including the data line have already been preassembled. Thus wiring inside of the systems is no longer required. This reduces both costs and the amount of time required for work as well as possible sources of error when it comes to installation. Greater yields And what is more, the new systems are now able to align the attached modules even more precisely to the brightest, and thus highest-energy position during off-peak periods of the day. This is made possible through the greater angle of elevation which now ranges from 10° to 90°. In addition, the new family system features advanced EK-6 energy converters and the newly programmed MLD sensor.
These improvements mean that this new generation of trackers obtains greater yields even with less sunlight for example, at sunup and sundown. The performance of the new systems has been thoroughly examined in innumerable field tests. First the force characteristic and material capacity utilization, among other things, were analyzed using the so-called finite element method (FEM). The numeric vibration and fatigue analyses of well-known testing laboratories have confirmed a very high power handling capacity.
Additional safety margins have been obtained through enhanced design based on wind tunnel tests as well as by taking numerous other factors of influence into consideration. In a nutshell: In practice the new systems are able to withstand loads that go well beyond the standard limits specified by the manufacturer.
Price level reduced by more than 20 percent compared with the previous year After a moderate price reduction in the summer of 2012 DEGER has now reduced its prices once again for most of the companys products along with the auxiliary components of its new system generation. Thus the global market leader now offers its new systems for more than 20 percent less than they cost even one year ago. The new systems will be available in Europe as of March 2013 and in North America as of the middle of the same year.
