More Power From the Sun
Solar Tracking Mechanism – an innovative technology maximises electricity output
India's single largest solar tracker plant with a capacity of 60MWp in Tamil Nadu, 2016, constructed by L&T.
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How can you get more solar power? Simple! Just follow the sun!
Bringing this innovative idea to life, L&T's Power Transmission and Distribution – Solar business added a new dimension to solar power generation. It designed and developed a solar tracker which generates more power from solar modules by tracking the sun's path. The enhanced collection of solar radiation on the panels, helped maximise power production.
L&T's horizontal single-axis solar tracker, designed in-house, moves 1200 solar panels mounted on 30 rows using a single gear drive housed in the middle. The movement is synchronized with precision of ± 1° even in desert winds. This technology evolved during the last 5 years. L&T constructed India's largest Vertical Single Axis Tracker plant in 2011. In 2015, L&T designed the Horizontal Single Axis Tracker.
The benefits of this technology are multifold: enhanced solar energy production, sustainable use of land and other resources, reduced CO2 emissions and more affordable solar energy.
Highlights
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Maximises capture of solar radiation on the solar PV panel, producing power more efficiently than the conventional fixed tilt systems |
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Energy produced by the solar power plant increases by 15-35% by employing different tracking mechanisms, depending on the geography |
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Filed two patents on solar tracking technology |
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Constructed India's single largest solar tracker plant (60MWp) in Tamil Nadu in 2016 |
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Only EPC player in India to execute solar tracker using both Solar PV and CSP technology |
L&T is India's only EPC player to execute solar trackers using Solar PV & CSP technology. L&T is India's first company with a portfolio of approx. 140MWp solar tracker projects.
