Jurchen Technology creates easy-to-install PV mounting system

• German Jurchen Technology proposes an innovative racking system for photovoltaic panels – PEG. The substructure requires less material than conventional mounting systems, simplifies installation and optimizes land-use.

Jurchen Technology GmbH has created a brand new PEG substructure for fast and simple installation of photovoltaic systems. PEG consists of steel rods with plates, to which solar panels are mounted. 

The racking system was initially installed in 2017. Two years later it was UL-certified, after which PEG has entered the United States’ market.

PEG is about twice lighter compared to a conventional fixed tilt system and around three thirds lighter than a solar tracking system. The whole system weighs approximately 12 kilo per kilowatt-peak. 

PEG does not require any foundation or cable trench. The steel bars are driven into the earth, and the cables are fastened to the rack.

The substructure can be assembled manually, by means of hand tools. No additional rails are required, since the solar panel’s frame is used as a part of PEG.

PEG is east west oriented at 8 degrees, the racks are relatively low – only about 85 cm high. Blocks as big as 40x30m can be installed on the substructure with no shading effects, leaving permitted pathways up to 1m. The solution allows utilizing land quite efficiently, providing about 700kw/ac, which assumes 380-watt panels. This is much more efficient compared to conventional mounting systems with land-cover of approximately 230kw/ac.

The new system reduces CapEx for supplying, delivering and installing by about 30% compared to a conventional single axis tracking system.