How to upload your own equipment - Structures

Learn what information is needed to define a structure in RatedPower

RatedPower allows users to create their own custom structure. It can be either for trackers or fixed structures (South-facing or East-West). To create one, you'll need to go to the “Equipment” tab, choose structures, and then click on the “Create Structure” button.

Choose the type of structure you want to create and proceed to update its respective inputs. For all structures you will need:

• Model and manufacturer names
• Configuration ( # of rows of modules)
• Orientation (Horizontal -Landscape- or Vertical -Portrait-)
• Module spacing in the axial direction
• Module spacing in the pitch direction (for configurations of 2 modules per row and upwards)
• If it’s recommended for bifacial or not

For trackers specifically, you will need to indicate:

• Tracker type (single-row or linked-row)
• Maximum slopes in the North-South and East-West direction
• Minimum and maximum tracking angles
• Motor gap spacing
• Axis gap (for configurations of 2 modules per row and up)

For fixed/East-West structures you will have:

When you click on the next page you’ll be able to see the information regarding the piles and gap spacing. Here you can provide:

• Number of piles per structure
• Gap length between piles
• Maximum overhang length
• Total length

Even though you’ve selected the lengths on the top part, you can also edit them individually on the bottom part. You can remove any piles you don’t need, or change the value of the length to any other, as long as those values are not above the ones you specified on the top part.

If you would like us to create a structure for you, please send an email to support@ratedpower.com with the datasheet, or any other additional information containing the following:

• The type of tracker (single or linked-row)
• The type of modules it accepts (mono-facial & bifacial or only bifacial)
• The configurations it accepts (2P, 4L, etc...). Where P = portrait and L = landscape
• The maximum number of modules
• Maximum slope in North-South direction
• Maximum slope in East-West direction
• In case the tracker is of the linked-row type, up to how many rows can it accept
• Maximum tracking angle
• Minimum tracking angle
• Axis gap
• The gap between modules in the axial direction
• The gap between modules in the pitch direction
• Gaps between piles
• Maximum overhang
• Number of piles

For a tracker structure

For a fixed structure

Once we receive this information, we will create the structure as soon as possible.

For any other questions or more information regarding this topic, you can contact us at: support@ratedpower.com