Featured in O&M plays its hand – 02-2015

Optimizing tracker trouble shooting

PV tracker O&M: The laundry list of what can go wrong with trackers is a long one. Tracker designers and operations & maintenance experts are bringing innovations to the industry to help reduce costs.

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Charles W. Thurston

11 Feb 2015

Optimal PV tracker operation and maintenance can yield owners up to double-digit gains in efficiency and energy output, often paying for the cost of a scheduled operations & maintenance (O&M) program, a variety of service providers agree. Design improvements have also done much to improve the reliability and durability of trackers, while reducing the O&M …

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