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SunPower Solar Concentrators:C7 tracker

SunPower Solar Concentrators:C7 tracker

SunPower Solar Concentrators:C7 tracker

Product catalog summary
Overview
The SunPower® C7 Tracker is a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system designed for utility-scale deployment, offering the lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) by concentrating solar energy sevenfold. It combines a horizontal single-axis tracker with parabolic mirrors to enhance the efficiency of SunPower's Maxeon® solar cells.

Key Features
  • Efficiency and Performance: The C7 Tracker is built on SunPower's extensive experience, with over 700 MW of tracker systems installed globally. It is designed for gigawatt-scale deployment, ensuring high reliability and energy production.
  • Manufacturing and Installation: The system supports rapid installation and local economic development through regional manufacturing. Components are preassembled, requiring no specialized field expertise.

Benefits
  • Lowest LCOE: Offers the most cost-effective solution for utility-scale solar power.
  • Bankable Technology: Proven CPV technology with reliable long-term performance.
  • Flexible and Scalable: Modular design allows for future upgrades and scalable manufacturing for global deployment.
  • Regional Manufacturing: Promotes local job creation through regional production facilities.

Specifications
  • Peak Power: 12.4 kWp
  • System Voltage: 1000 V
  • Tracking Type: Horizontal single-axis with a range of -75° to +75°
  • Materials: Hot-dip galvanized steel, stainless steel, glass mirrors
  • Wind Resistance: Maximum 3-second wind gust of 90 MPH with predictive wind stowing

Operating Conditions
  • Temperature Range: -40°C to +90°C
  • Impact Resistance: Hail resistance of 25.4mm at 40m/s

Warranties and Certifications
  • Warranties: 25-year limited power warranty and 10-year limited product warranty
  • Certifications: IEC 62108 CPV qualification, IEC 62688 Draft CPV Safety, UL 8703 Subject CPV Standard

Module Specifications
  • Peak Power: 115W
  • Module Efficiency: 20%
  • Solar Cells: 24 SunPower® Maxeon® quarter cells
  • Voltage and Current: Rated Voltage (Vmp) 14.2 V, Rated Current (Imp) 8.1 A
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Catalog excerpts

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SUNPOWER® C7 TRACKER EXCEPTIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE BENEFITS Lowest LCOE The lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for utility-scale deployment Bankable Technology Bankable CPV technology with proven performance Reliable Performance The highest quality materials ensuring predictable long-term performance Flexible Configuration Modular solar cell receivers enabling future plant performance upgrades Scalable Manufacturing The most scalable solar cell manufacturing platform with the ability to deliver gigawatts of power plants around the world Regional Manufacturing Local job creation through rapidly deployable regional manufacturing Named for its ability to concentrate the sun’s energy by 7 times, the SunPower® C7 Tracker delivers the lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for utility-scale deployment available today. The SunPower C7 Tracker combines a horizontal single-axis tracker with rows of parabolic mirrors, reflecting light onto the world’s highest-efficiency silicon solar cells powered by the unique, patented SunPower® Maxeon® cell technology. This record-breaking concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) tracker solution is based on SunPower’s ten years of experience in PV power plant trackers, with over 700 MW of tracker systems installed globally. Reliability and energy production are industryleading with SunPower Maxeon cell technology; highest efficiency solar backed by proven experience in deploying over 2.5GW of PV around the world. The SunPower C7 Tracker has been designed from the groundup for gigawatt scale deployment. Manufacturing can be quickly established in proximity to power plants enabling rapid installation and local economic development. The C7 Tracker components are factory preassembled enabling rapid installation using standard tools and requiring no specialized field expertise.

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SUNPOWER® C7 TRACKER EXCEPTIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE System Voltage Tracking Type Horizontal single-axis Tracking Range Drive type Low backlash slewing drive Hot-dip galvanized steel, Materials maintenance-free bearings stainless-steel, glass mirrors, Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust Current/voltage characteristics with dependence on irradiance and module temperature. 90 MPH + 10 PSF snow (100 MPH, no snow), predictive wind stowing 108 x 115W modules TESTED OPERATING CONDITIONS MODULE SPECIFICATIONS Temperature Impact Resistance Solar Cells 24 SunPower® Maxeon® quarter cells Open Circuit Voltage...

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