Strategic Account Manager Welser Inc. Valley City, Ohio, United States
This poster will discuss the following topics: The manufacture and distribution of BOS (balance of system) components is an important part of the supply chain, but as modules become more cost effective, it also represents an increasingly large share of the overall costs. These costs are to be kept to a minimum by selecting the most suitable materials when developing the mounting systems, using efficient production techniques or improving ease of installation by reducing the installation time. Improvement of existing and integration of new functions due to thinning of the material in the cross section, or solid forming can be also an topic to reduce efforts. One goal is to reduce the use of racking structure materials for each installed PV-power. Economical solutions can be developed for large free-standing PV structures, particularly with steel, due to the large production quantities.. The high level of quality required by the customer and long functional life required of the photovoltaic systems should also be taken into consideration for R&D programs. These relationships shows also for racking systems an R&D potential.
