LORENTZ successfully introduces ETATRACK tracking system to South Korea

In Kwang Yang a 100 kWp solar park has been connected to the grid

LORENTZ newest park is located in the South of South Korea (ca. 35° N). It con-sists of 44 ETATRACK active 1500 track-ing units, each equipped with twelve Sanyo 190Wp HIP solar modules. The total size of the park is 100kWp.

ETATRACK active 1500 with its ex-tremely robust design and medium-sized module surface is especially suitable for the region, characterised by strong winds with frequent typhoons. The mounting can withstand wind speeds of up to 200 km/h without wind sensor. For higher wind speeds, the trackers can be orientated to an optimum position to fur-ther reduce the load.


Optimum tracking is ensured by LORENTZ central control system. The system calculates tracking movements on the basis of the geographical position of the solar park. This concept avoids failure prone light sensors. The software also includes the landscape situation and avoids shadowing of the solar mod-ules during morning or evening hours. With the remote access via modem or GSM telecommunication the tracking units can be monitored and, if neces-sary, tracking movements optimised easily.

LORENTZ central control system can operate up to several thousand tracking units, for solar park sizes of several MWp. Each tracker can be operated in-dividually.

The operation of the trackers and the controllers is highly energy efficient. With only 1.25kWh/year energy con-sumption per tracker, or 0.05% of the total annual output of the solar park, it is negligible.

Xue Guang, Korea sales manager of LORENTZ (China subsidiary), says, »The math is pretty simply. With just 8% higher investment cost compared to a fixed-mount solar park, our tracking concept provides our customers with an extra 35% energy output. With this pilot solar park in South Korea we have put our foot into the door of the Asian mar-ket. We are certain that many more and also considerably larger parks are to fol-low in Asia. We have already seen this development in Europe.«

Company Profile

LORENTZ, founded in 1993 and located near Hamburg in Northern Germany, is the leading German manufacturer of so-lar-operated water pumps and tracking systems for solar modules. LORENTZ tracking systems can be equipped with local control for off-grid installation and with central control for solar parks of dif-ferent sizes up to several MWp. The pump programme includes submersible as well as surface pumps of different types. LORENTZ offers the by far most diverse range of solar water pumps in the market. The pumps are suitable for drinking water supply in remote areas, livestock watering, irrigation (incl. drip ir-rigation), water treatment plants etc.

LORENTZ maintains a worldwide net-work of dealers and distributors. Pres-ently, LORENTZ products are operating in more than 100 countries. For exam-ple, LORENTZ pumps and trackers help to ensure the drinking water supply for the Tsunami victims in Sri Lanka and In-donesia.

Contact

LORENTZ GmbH & Co. KG
Heidekoppel 16
24558 Henstedt-Ulzburg
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 4193 7548-0
Fax: +49 (0) 4193 7548-29

info@lorentz.de
www.lorentz.de

For more information:
Michael Stoyke, marketing@lorentz.de

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