Ballast Mounting Solar Panels

Ballasts on top of the mounting system acts as a support and holds the solar panels in place which makes it very efficient and easy to install.

Ballast mounting solar panels.

Landscape or portrait module array suitable. Flat roof pv module mounting with ballast is suitable for both framed or frameless solar panels. An emerging issue with solar ballast is the breakdown of the concrete. A solar panel mount or solar racking system is the foundation that holds your solar array in place.

The ballast blocks are placed into position prior to mounting purlin rails and mounting the solar panels. Or maybe you just don t like the idea of some installer cutting holes in your roof. December 2015 this concrete ballasted ground mount solution for residential commercial landfills and brown field applications consists of box posts solar purlin connection hardware and 20 patented gator clamps for connecting modules to purlin with tilt ranging from 5 to 30. With proper installation a sturdy mount secures your panels in harsh weather and protects your investment.

Solar mounts llc has ten years of experience in perfecting the solar ground mount and ballasted solar ground mount for reduced on site labor. Benefits of this solar panel mounting system. Depending on the design of the racking system cracked or broken ballast blocks may fall out of the racking and end up with some or all. That s where a ballasted installation comes in.

A ballasted mount offers all the benefits of solar panels without the impact to your roof. Ballasted mounting system is a kind of non penetrating installing solution for flat roofs. Sam veague vice president of commercial sales at ecolibrium solar said common concrete landscaping pavers can deteriorate through exposure to uv light moisture and freezing thawing. A ballasted flat roof solar mount can also be used on flat ground.

Save transport and storage cost for pre assemblling. The truss is then assembled to the post using 5 8 galvanized serrated nuts. Secondly this system is mainly used for flat roof mounting systems and is the most common and widely used system. Over the years solar mounts llc has reduced hardware and racking components while increasing the panels per section.

That s because solar ballasts aren t attached to roof rafters the way most solar panel installations are. We carry a variety of ballast mount solutions for commercial industrial government and military solar pv ground mount applications contact us. The two high solar racking design allows for ten panels per section. This ballasted flat roof or ground mount solar pv panel mounting is the lowest cost and easiest to install flat roof mounting hardware available.

Powers 5 panel ballasted ground mount featured in solar powers world s top products for 2015. Aerorack 2 0 mounting system installation. Solar panel ballast mounts. A ballasted flat roof solar mounting hardware does not require any roof penetrations for mounting the solar panels.