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CHANGZHOU, China, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

TrinaTracker, a leading tracker manufacturer and business unit of Trina Solar

Co., Ltd. has globally published a white paper "Strategies to mitigate wind

related risks in trackers compatible with ultra-high-power modules" after

launching the webinar "Ensuring the tracker stability in extreme weather

conditions" in partnership with PV Magazine. TrinaTracker ratified the

stability of its Agile 1P and Vanguard 2P in extreme weather conditions by

performing wind tunnel tests in collaboration with the leading wind engineering

consultancy firms CPP and RWDI.

PV tracking system has become a critical investment for asset owners and

investors who expect long-lasting and reliable systems to optimize returns.

Nowadays, PV plants are installed in various sites, many of them with highly

demanding terrain characteristics and extreme weather conditions. Moreover, the

mounting of ultra-high-power modules, in strong demand by the industry,

involves higher wind loads added to the trackers. The solar industry has long

realized that building codes do not consider the tracker-specific aeroelastic

effects produced by the action of wind. Therefore, more advanced analytic tests

are necessary for reliable tracker design.

In the webinar, Markus Balz (Managing Director of SBP – independent third-party

global leading renewable energy engineering consulting firm) and Trina Solar

presenters Cruz Argüeso Chamorro (TrinaTracker Senior Civil Engineer), Marcos

Cerezo (TrinaTracker Engineer) and Gonzalo de la Viña (Head of Trina Solar

Europe) discussed the different models used in the wind tunnel testing and the

importance of performing the Full Aeroelastic Model Test. Moreover, they

presented TrinaTracker's optimized design solutions to mitigate wind-related

risk on trackers. The designs include strengthened structures and different

stow strategies for 1P and 2P configurations according to the wind tunnel tests

results, which further upgrade the stability and reliability of TrinaTracker in

terms of application with ultra-high-power modules.

Markus Balz, Managing Director of SBP stated: "after several years of

supporting tracker companies, EPCs and developers in the field of trackers, it

is a relief to see TrinaTracker offering sophisticated design approaches to

tackle safety and cost optimization at the same time."

Jason Duan, Head of tracker business unit at Trina Solar, said: "I am proud to

confirm that TrinaTracker offers a bankable product to asset owners and

investors. TrinaTracker will continue to put its efforts into designing

optimized tracking solutions for customers that can provide validated

reliability, durability and maximum energy yield in every site."

To know more about how TrinaTracker ensures the tracker stability in extreme

weather conditions, please download the whitepaper at: https://bit.ly/36RSXSI.

More about Trina Solar:

https://www.trinasolar.com/en-glb/about_trina_solar

SOURCE: Trina Solar Co., Ltd