Ballast Mounting Solar Panels

The ballast blocks are placed into position prior to mounting purlin rails and mounting the solar panels.

Ballast mounting solar panels.

A solar panel mount or solar racking system is the foundation that holds your solar array in place. Save transport and storage cost for pre assemblling. That s where a ballasted installation comes in. Benefits of this solar panel mounting system.

Mounts are used to attach solar panels to the roof ground or another surface on your property. Self ballasting solar panel mounts are an easy ground mounted solution that requires no ground penetrations. 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.

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. The truss is then assembled to the post using 5 8 galvanized serrated nuts. Solar panel ballast mounts. At this point the ballast block post and truss are completely assembled and ready to be placed in the array.

Landscape or portrait module array suitable. Powers 5 panel ballasted ground mount featured in solar powers world s top products for 2015. Aerorack 2 0 mounting system installation. Ballasted mounting system is a kind of non penetrating installing solution for flat roofs.

A ballasted flat roof solar mounting hardware does not require any roof penetrations for mounting the solar panels. An emerging issue with solar ballast is the breakdown of the concrete. Or maybe you just don t like the idea of some installer cutting holes in your roof. The two high solar racking design allows for ten panels per section.

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. That s because solar ballasts aren t attached to roof rafters the way most solar panel installations are. This ballasted flat roof or ground mount solar pv panel mounting is the lowest cost and easiest to install flat roof mounting hardware available. 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.

A ballasted mount offers all the benefits of solar panels without the impact to your roof. Over the years solar mounts llc has reduced hardware and racking components while increasing the panels per section. 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. A ballasted flat roof solar mount can also be used on flat ground.