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Tracking the Tracker By Suhas Pansare (Vice President) RelyOn Solar Pvt. Ltd. October 13, 2017 (ISO 9001:2008 Company)

Tracking The Tracker • Higher Adoption : > 50% of added capacity in US with tracker • Confidence : It does add value for the cost • Indian Context • • Price sensitive market – higher investment for solar PV system Price sensitive market – higher investment for solar PV system • GST • Increase in prices of solar modules • Penetration in Indian market ~ 30% (utility scale)

Tracking The Tracker • Making Solar Reliable • In-firm power is always a lame player • Tracker - Flattening of curve • Important for grid stability

Row Tracker • Optimization of Land Usage • Operations and Maintenance The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again.

Optmization of Land Land is at premium : Need to maximize land coverage • Double Portrait (Vs. Single Portrait) : 100 no. in 50m

Optimization of Land • Complexity in land contour • Undulations – need for levelling leading to incremental cost Row tracker – can handle 15 0 N-S slope • • Odd shape land plot • Row-wise independent structure • • Optimum string combination within the row Optimum string combination within the row

Operations & Manitenance Solar PV Systems are known to be low on O & M Implicit complexity in tracker Row Tracker – Alleviating the pain • BLDC Motor instead of actuator • Less no. of drives – reducing complexity and cost • Proven compact and maintenance free gearbox • No onsite fabrication • Quick installation and lower mounting time for components.

Operations & Manitenance Solar PV Systems are known to be low on O & M Implicit complexity in tracker Row Tracker – Alleviating the pain

Operations & Manitenance Solar PV Systems are known to be low on O & M Easy Maintenance • Obstruction free movement between rows for maintenance and cleaning cleaning • Cleaning mode is available for routine cleaning

Tracker Leverage More Improved Faster Payback Generation Returns Tracker Investment Improved Payback of 18-23% Project IRR Less than 4 Radiation Gain for and Reduced Years 11% Incremental LCOE (Levelized Cost Cost of Energy)

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