TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR MODULE MOUNTING STRUCTURE

HORIZONTAL SINGLE AXIS TRACKER (HSAT)

INTRODUCTION

BLUPINE ENERGY is Actis Private Equity based platform, aimed to develop renewable assets of around 5GW
to 6GW over the 5 to 6 yeas. BLUPINE Energy invites eligible applicants to participate in the bidding process
for “Implementation of SAT based MMS PV system for estimated capacity of 2 GW over 2 to 3 years. The
immediate requirement is as indicated in the following table:

Sr. No Details Capacity Overloading State

1 Project -1 300 MWac 35% Rajasthan
2 Project -2 200 MWac 35% Gujarat

BLUPINE ENERGY invites bidders to submit their technical and commercial offer for the work of Design,
Engineering, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of the Single axis tracker-based MMS for Solar Photo
Voltaic (PV) project, including the required civil works. The bidder not willing to undertake civil work shall
quote with deviation along with installation partners details / contract and estimated cost of the scope of work
undertaken by the installation partner of the Bidder.

PROJECT CONCEPT

The overall scope of work shall include designing, engineering, procurement, factory tests, transportation,
construction and commissioning of the HSAT . The trackers shall be oriented on a north-south axis and shall
automatically follow the daily sun trajectory from east to west with back tracking mechanism . The scope shall
include all the required controllers, ancillaries, hardware and software required for the efficient and accurate
operation of HSAT.
The tracker system shall be designed using the environmental conditions of the site.
Tracker configuration shall be 1 Portrait, module clearance 500mm from bottom of the module to ground.

Codes For Solar Tracker Structure Design

The solar PV tracking mounting structures and allied ancillaries shall comply with the requirements of the latest
editions of Indian Standards (IS) with updated amendments.

Table 1 below indicates a non-exhaustive list of standards to which all the mounting structures shall conform.
Table 2: Applicable standards for structures
IEC 62727 PV systems - Specification for solar trackers
IEC 62817 Solar trackers for PV systems – Design qualification
IS 800: 2007 Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel
IS 801 Code of Practice for cold-formed light gauged Steel or AISI S100
IS 875: Parts I-V Code of Practice for design loads
IS 808 Hot-rolled steel beams, channels and angle sections.
IS 1730 Dimensions for steel plates, sheets and strips for structural and General
Engineering Purpose.
IS 816 Code of practice for use of metal arc welding for general construction in mild
steel.
IS 822 Code of procedure for inspection of welds.
IS 2062 Specification of Steel for General Structural Purposes
IS 2629 Recommended Practice for Hot-Dip Galvanizing of Iron and Steel
 IS 4777 Performance Tests for Protective Schemes used in the protection of light gauge
steel against corrosion
IS 9172 Recommended Design Practice for Corrosion Protection of Steel Structures

Climatic Conditions

Following conditions may be considered for component selection and system design. However, if the Contractor
deemed fit with any other weather condition at the region, can use:

• Ambient temperature: 50 Degree C

• Humidity: Up to 98 RH%
• Maximum Wind Speed: High wind speed of 47 m/s.
• Seismic Zone: Zone III as per IS 1893, low seismic risk prone area.
• Corrosion Zone: Moderate Zone

Tracker Details

Design Philosophy and Basic requirements

Following design parameters shall be used for designing of the plant:
S. No. PARAMETERS VALUES
1 PV Module Wattage 540Wp/Or higher as per BLUPINE
PV Module
2 Bi-facial Mono PERC
Technology
3 Pitch distance 6 Meter or optimized as per bidder’s analysis
Module Mounting
4 1P - Single axis tracker
structure
5 Tracker height 1.8 m

Following basic criteria needs to be fulfilled by the bidder:

• Material yield strength for these sheets shall be minimum 350MPa. All the hot-rolled structure members
shall be hot dipped galvanized in accordance to IS2629. Minimum thickness of galvanization should
be 80 microns. Site specific corrosion study shall be done following the codes and standards.
• Single Axis Tracker – Individual Row Tracker o Angle: minimum ±60, higher angle is also acceptable.
Specifically for the Gujarat bid the sun tracking should start from 6:00 am in the morning,
necessary change of specification can be suggest by the bidder for the same.
• The bidder is expected to specify the minimum spacing required between the modules for backtracking.
• The tracker shall have an intelligent, and reliable algorithm to optimize the tracking position with each
row in response to site features and changing weather conditions.
• Tracker Units DC self‐powered drive system with battery backup o Pitch – to be decided by Bidder to
meet the layout requirement and required POA.
• Module Mounting Structure leg/column shall be of HDG, rafter torque tube and purlin and Bracings
shall be Pre-galvanised /Galvalume.
• Material ‐ Hot Dip Galvanized Min.85 Microns or Galvalume AZ150 or better with C3 corrosion
resistant compliance as per Corrosion map of India EN ISO 14713 EN ISO 1461 EN ISO 12944-5 or
ASTM 123.
• Module Configuration – 1500V system, Single portrait
• Trackers to be designed as per IS 875 Part-3 with .3W (eccentric) loading without 20% reduction in
wind pressure for structure below 10 m height.
• Technology – Hydraulic or other technology (pls specify)
• Foundation Type – As per Geo‐tech studies
• Maximum Wind speed ‐ 50 m/s, Maximum working wind speed – 40m/s, o Stow Configuration: High
tilt angle stow for snow and zero degrees’ tilt angle for wind
• The tracker shall be designed to operate in ambient temperature range 0° to 60°.
• Cleaning Mode‐Compliant with Robotic Module cleaning
• Night position: Stow position
• Hard stopper is required
• Communication interface – MODBUS/RS 485/wire less
• Individual row‐level control with communication redundancy through mesh networked controllers
• Master controller with bi‐directional communication with any row controller o Wind sensor, Tilt sensor
• Control algorithm to be shared
• All fasteners for Module mounting and Structural assembly shall be compatible with the joining
members. HDG 8.8 grade or Stainless Steel Property class 8, Grade- SS304/KUN-80, flange nut
andflange bolt type fasteners shall be used. They must have acid resistant, anti-seize & protective
corrosion resistant finish for better durability considering the adverse climate conditions on site.
• Additionally, bidder is requested to fill the annexed technical specifications for the offered product.

Commercial offer inclusive of

• Capex in INR
• Opex cost /MWp
• Bill of material
• Country of origin for the BOM offer
• Delivery terms – quoted prices should be at CIF India port JNPT/Ex-works (India) g. Warrantee terms
o 10 years workmanship warranty
o 10 years rust proof warranty
o 10 years for Structure
o 5 years comprehensive warrantee for the complete system including motors and electronics.
o Uptime warranty – 99.99%
o Gain of irradiation on POA (Plane of Array) from Global Horizontal irradiation (GHI) should be
minimum 24% and the same shall be guaranteed for first 5 years.
o Month‐wise POA estimate shall be declared by the supplier

Technical offer inclusive of

• Technical datasheets along with detailed BoM

• Installation procedure/manual
• Types test Certificates
• Details of Tracker (as per Annexure)
• Robotic cleaning feasibility - approved robotic cleaning systems, no of robots required in the project
• Technical proposal
• Field test results and Data