Featured in Racing towards high performance – 06-2019

Copper corrosion

pv magazine was alerted to the existence of a PV power plant where the galvanized steel posts of the mounting frames were found to be heavily corroded after just a few years. There is a risk of the module racks failing during the 20 year operating period. The problem is not unique to this plant, but the good news is that there’s a simple solution.

By

Mirco Sieg

04 Jun 2019

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The rust on this steel post is due to a design flaw. | Image: Ache Engineering

A10 MW ground mounted array in England has brought to light an important technical issue that may impact many hundreds of MW of installations. After discovery of the problem, the system’s project developer contact pv magazine in an attempt to draw attention to the critical and likely widespread fault. In 2018, the project developer received …

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