The GeoT system is Arctech’s latest innovation, featuring a PV tracker that adapts to the terrain rather than following a conventional straight-line row. Its ability to minimize cut-and-fill activities and optimize construction schedules has been thoroughly demonstrated, delivering substantial time and cost savings.
Since most terrain is not flat and typically features a continuous slope along the tracker, GeoT is designed with a highly flexible post head connection. This allows the tracker’s torque tube and panels to follow a continuous slope of up to 20% (11.3°). This 11.3° slope represents the angle between the terrain’s average slope and sea level.
The GeoT system has certain restrictions and tolerances that must be considered during the civil design process. Arctech has developed a sophisticated method to assess the GeoT system’s impact on the existing terrain and provide contractors with the necessary data. This includes determining the cut-off elevations for each tracker’s piers to ensure compliance with tolerances and requirements, as well as outlining the grading operations required to adjust the initial soil model when compliance cannot be achieved.
