trinamount
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Introducing
the fastest, easiest and least expensive way to mount PV modules
Introduction to
Benefits
Additional Information
Conventional Solar Installations Require Railing
Rails are expensive, time-consuming and challenging
It’s time-consuming to manage the many SKUs and to load parts onto
trucks.
Additionally, rails must be:• Stored in costly warehouse space• Cut to meet the requirements of the individual job• Carried or crane-hoisted onto the roof•Affixed to the roof with an array of small parts
The Challenges of Grounding Conventional Systems
Grounding is difficult and time consuming
• Must ground each module and rail
• Each event takes 5+ minutes
• Often entails grounding “jumpers”
between rails.
• Ground lugs are susceptible to
corrosion, premature failure
• Systems often become improperly
grounded over time
Innovative Solar Mounting Solution
Trinamount makes solar cost-effective, fast and easy
• Installs quickly
• Few parts simplify
logistics
• Self-grounding
• Installs portrait or
landscape
Trinamount III installation in New Jersey – 500kWp
How works
• Groove in module frame simplifies system: no rails
• Self-contained grounding
• Innovative component mating: snaps and ¼-turns
• Fewer parts
Innovative design sets Trinamount apart
3 Series cover a range of conditions
TILECOMPOSITION
SHINGLE
STANDING SEAM
TRAPEZOIDAL METAL
CORRUGATED METAL
FLAT ROOFS
I II IIc III
Introduction to Trinamount
Benefits
Additional Information
Trinamount isfast and easy
quick installationself-contained grounding
fewer parts, simplified logisticsrapid system design
installation
grounding
logistics
design
Quick Installation
Installs 4.5 times faster
• No rails: no measuring or cutting• One tool, fewer parts• Integrated wire-management• Self-grounded• Drop and snap installations• 2 kW of mounting hardware fits in a tool belt
fast/easy
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installation
grounding
logistics
design
World-Class Grounding Solution
One ground lug per 72 modules
fast/easy
• Integrated, optimized auto-grounding hardware
• A single ground lug grounds multiple modules
• UL 1703 listed
Competitor X Trinamount III 12 240" Rails 32 Leveling Feet
6 60" Rails 28 Interlocks
12 Rail Splices 1 Ground Lug
48 Standoffs 32 Flashings
96 S.S. Lag Bolts 93 Total
48 L-feet
96 S.S. Bolts
96 S.S. Nuts
48 Galvanized flashings
54 Grounding lugs
42 Mid Clamps
12 End Clamps
140' Bare #8AWG Wire
54 S.S. Ground Bolts
54 S.S. Ground Nuts
54 Star washers
732 Total
fast/easy
installation
grounding
logistics
design
Fewer Parts Simplifies Logistics
66% fewer SKUs
80% fewer parts
System Configuration• 24 Trina 230W PA05 Modules• 3 rows of 8 modules• Landscape Configuration• 5.52kW DC STC
pitched roof example
Fewer parts to ship, store and track
Source: Internal calculations
fast/easy
installation
grounding
logistics
design
Trinamount Design Tool
order the right parts the first time
• layout designs• attachment point spans• cantilever allowances• bills of materials
For Trinamount III projects:
Email [email protected] with specifications and pictures of the project site for assistance
• Fast system design and engineering • Best-in-class web-based software• Order the right parts the first time
For Trinamount I, II projects
Log in to generate
www.trinamount-design.com
Trinamountsaves money
theft-resistantlandscape installation
lower labor and parts costs
15
savings
secure
landscape
labor/parts
Theft-Resistant
A secure investment
Module removal requires system-specific knowledge and tool
Channel-locks cannot fit around nut between modules
16
savings
secure
landscape
labor/parts
Landscape-Installation Options
Without rails, you can install in landscape or portrait modes
Landscape installations deliver more kWh
Landscape
Max. 3.2 kW
Portrait
Max. 4.0 kW
Source: Internal calculations
25% more kW in landscape
savings Savings Add Up
Installation savings make a real difference in the bottom line
secure
landscape
labor/parts
2009 2010 2011 Trinamount
Installed Cost per Watt for US Residential PV Systems ($/Wp)
BOS
Inverters
Modules
$ 7.26
$ 5.98
$ 5.26$ 4.76
Sources: GTM Research, Internal estimates
- 10%
:
savings Savings Case Study: Introduction
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landscape
labor/parts
ASSUMPTIONS
system size 1 MWp
module count 4,256 modules
module wattage 235 Wp
hourly rooftop labor rate $ 120.00
copper wire cost/foot $ 0.62
modules/row 24
average row length (ft) 140
row count 177
Source: Internal calculations
Competitor XX Trinamount III Savings %
Rooftop Labor Expenses
Crew Size (headcount) 3 3 -
Max Module/day/crew 180 480 300 167%
Max Module/man-day Rate 60 160 100
Days to complete 24 9 15
(A) Subtotal: Rooftop Labor Expense (in $) $68,096 $25,536 $42,560
Subtotal: Install Labor Exp (in $/Wp) $0.068/Wp $0.026/Wp $0.043/Wp
Grounding
Incremental Intra-row Copper Wire (ft) 24,826.7 24,826.7
Incremental Intra-row Copper Wire ($) $15,393 $15,393
Module Grounding Events 4,256.0 4,256.0
Minutes/Event 1.0 -
Module Grounding Man-hours 70.9 70.9
Module Grounding: Increm. Labor Exp. $8,512 $8,512
(B) Subtotal, Incremental Module Grounding ($) $23,905 $0 $23,905
Subtotal, Incremental Module Grounding/W $0.024/Wp $0.000/Wp $0.024/Wp
TOTAL SAVINGS in $ (A+B) $92,001 $25,536 $66,465
in $/Wp $0.092/Wp $0.026/Wp $0.066/Wp
63%
72%
Rooftop installation - 1MWp system
savings Savings Case Study: Cost Comparison
72% total savingsSystem completed in 9 days (vs. 24 days)
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landscape
labor/parts
Source: Internal calculations and Competitor Y’s data sheets
Trinamount requires no additional grounding
Trinamount
Faster and Easier Installs up to 5 times faster
Fewer PartsOne tool, few parts
Accommodates any RoofSystems for for flat, tiled and
pitched roofs
Theft ResistantMore difficult to steal from
roofs
Improves EfficiencyInstall modules landscape or
portrait for more kWh
Aesthetic SolutionArray skirts keep your array
looking clean
Introduction to Trinamount
Benefits
Additional Information
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