Smarter Trackers:

Real Data Insights from TrinaTracker´s Smart Control System Applications

Webinar | PV Magazine

02/12/2024

On November 27th, TrinaTracker hosted a webinar on the PV Magazine platform to explore how smart tracking technology is revolutionizing the solar industry. The session featured real-world data and insights from TrinaTracker’s Smart Control System applications. This online event drew a diverse audience, including industry peers from New York, São Paulo, Berlin, Dubai, and beyond.


Three distinguished speakers took the virtual stage to discuss key industry trends and the significant benefits TrinaTracker’s innovations bring to global customers.

TrinaTracker Smart Control System: Advancements and Global Impact

Sun Kai, Head of the Smart Control System at TrinaTracker, presented the latest advancements in TrinaTracker’s Smart Control System. His presentation highlighted the debut of the high-power TCU and the cloud version of the digital intelligent monitoring platform.

 

He also shared real-world data, demonstrating how TrinaTracker’s innovations enhance energy yield and improve system reliability. Sun concluded with the launch of the SuperTrack Technical Whitepaper, providing an in-depth analysis of SuperTrack’s global performance and the significant benefits it delivers to diverse solar projects.

Smarter Tracker Industry: Future Trends​

Joe Shangraw, Research Associate at Wood Mackenzie, explored emerging trends in the smart tracker industry, referencing TrinaTracker’s latest innovations as a case study. He connected these advancements to Wood Mackenzie’s forecasts and levelized cost models, offering insights into their impact on the renewables, energy, and natural resources supply chain.

Digitalization in the Tracker Industry: Enhancing Customer Value

Joaquin Fontanet, Technical Sales Leader at PVcase, highlighted the company’s R&D collaboration with TrinaTracker. His presentation showcased how this partnership drives innovation, delivering unparalleled value to global customers through the adoption of smart solutions.

Key takeaways

  • TrinaTracker Smart Control System ensures enhanced reliability, efficiency, and performance in photovoltaic power plants, addressing critical operational concerns.

  • Trina Smart Cloud, a cutting-edge smart O&M tool, offers remote monitoring, real-time analysis, and intelligent operations to optimize system efficiency and reduce maintenance efforts.

  • The newly upgraded Trina Smart Cloud cloud version is tailored for customers requiring advanced remote control capabilities. Key features include multi-site management, remote parameter adjustment, diagnostic tools, and early warnings, further improving operation and maintenance efficiency.
  • SuperTrack, TrinaTracker’s innovative tracking algorithm, enhances energy generation by leveraging smart tracking and backtracking algorithms to optimize production, particularly in challenging weather conditions or complex terrains.

  • TrinaTracker Smart Controllers, equipped with self-developed TCU & NCU, deliver a variety of power supply solutions, communication technologies, and drive methods, ensuring consistent and reliable tracker operation.

  • The newly released high-power TCU significantly reduces the time to reach stow position during extreme weather, preventing damage to both modules and trackers.

About the speakers

Sun Kai

Head of Smart Control System

Joe Shangraw

Research Associate at Wood Mackenzie

Joaquin Fontanet

Leader of the Technical Sales department at PVcase

Learn more about PVcase offering and innovative solutions for energy yield modeling here

Featured product

featured product

TrinaTracker Smart Control System

Integrates tracker’s electronic controllers TCU&NCU, intelligent tracking algorithm SuperTrack and Trina Smart Cloud, the tracker monitoring, operation, and maintenance platform.

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