RazerMackham
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I am in the beginning stages of mounting my panels (20x REC N-Peak 310w), and I figured it would be a good idea to hop on here and ask some experts if I’m on the right track.
My wife and I recently moved into an off grid home, previous owners used a diesel generator for power, but I’m working on putting in solar to get away from having to run a generator all the time.
I stumbled across a big stack of 3” galvanized pipe, and it seems like the perfect material to use to support the solar array. We are located in Alaska, 62*N, and I’ve worked out that I’m going to mount my array at 77 degrees to minimize use of the generator in the winter.
My plan is to have one long row of panels mounted to galvanized unistrut, bolted onto poles that are set in the ground at a slight angle. Right now I’m looking at doing a single row of 10 poles, spaced 80” apart, so each pole would basically be supporting two panels in portrait. My question is, is that too big of a span for the unistrut? It seemed pretty solid when I made that span on the ground and walked on it. I have enough poles to space them every 40”, but it would be nice to save them for a second array that is more optimized for the summer months. I appreciate any input/guidance/criticism
My wife and I recently moved into an off grid home, previous owners used a diesel generator for power, but I’m working on putting in solar to get away from having to run a generator all the time.
I stumbled across a big stack of 3” galvanized pipe, and it seems like the perfect material to use to support the solar array. We are located in Alaska, 62*N, and I’ve worked out that I’m going to mount my array at 77 degrees to minimize use of the generator in the winter.
My plan is to have one long row of panels mounted to galvanized unistrut, bolted onto poles that are set in the ground at a slight angle. Right now I’m looking at doing a single row of 10 poles, spaced 80” apart, so each pole would basically be supporting two panels in portrait. My question is, is that too big of a span for the unistrut? It seemed pretty solid when I made that span on the ground and walked on it. I have enough poles to space them every 40”, but it would be nice to save them for a second array that is more optimized for the summer months. I appreciate any input/guidance/criticism