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Genius Tracker™
Single-Axis Tracker
The Genius Tracker is a favorite among utility-scale EPCs and solar project owners for its fast and easy installation and exceptional resilience in high winds and challenging weather. It can adapt to uneven terrain and employs advanced algorithms for maximum solar energy capture throughout the day. Our intelligent monitoring system ensures easy maintenance, making it ideal for large-scale solar projects. The Genius Tracker system exemplifies GameChange Solar's customer-centric approach to advancing the solar industry.
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Genius Tracker 1P
Genius Tracker 1P
GameChange's flagship product. Super-fast installation with preassembled components and patented SpeedClamp technology that reduce installation labor by 28%. Our trackers are among the highest wind-rated in the industry, and our innovative software, including WeatherSmart and PowerBoost, significantly enhances energy production.
Genius Tracker 2P
Genius Tracker 2P
The “2 up in portrait” Genius Tracker design uses a robust structure to support 2 modules across the torque tube. This results in fewer piles per module.
Genius Tracker 1P-2R
Genius Tracker 1P-2R
Our dual row Genius Tracker solution with a driving and driven table connected via a linkage arm. These connected tables can reduce system loading and lower upfront tracker costs.
Genius Tracker TF
Genius Tracker TF
This Terrain Following Tracker follows the site ground slopes using the natural flexibility of our torque tube. This achieves lower grading and steel costs for sites with challenging terrain.
System Architecture
Genius Tracker systems feature a distributed architecture and a fully powered system with individual row control and table lengths up to 430 ft (132 m). GameChange Solar continues to lead the way in designing resilient solar power systems, ensuring reliable energy production even in the most challenging conditions.
Pre-Assembled Drive System
40-Year Maintenance-Free Linear Actuator
The Genius Tracker drive system has an expected 40-year design life. Its self-contained linear actuator requires no grease over the project lifetime, resulting in a lower O&M cost for Genius Tracker sites compared to actuators with grease points. GameChange Solar has performed third-party validated accelerated life cycle testing to ensure the lasting performance of our actuators for over 40 years.
Extreme weather resistance aided by “SuperShock” dampers
The Genius Tracker system has undergone rigorous wind tunnel testing to ensure its stability at extreme wind speeds up to a record 160 mph. The SuperShock Dampers allow our system to operate safely through hurricane-force wind speeds.
Each project’s damper design protects against aeroelastic instability and optimizes tracking accuracy, even on longer tables with large format modules.
Fast Installing | 28% Less Labor to Install (than other industry-leading trackers)
The Genius Tracker™ 1P system demonstrated significant productivity advantages over competitors, requiring 28% less labor to construct than the average of three market-relevant 1P trackers in a comprehensive third-party time study.
Our emphasis on factory pre-assembly and relatively lower part count significantly streamlines installation processes, reducing labor requirements and simplifying logistics and materials handling operations.
The SpeedClamp™ system allows for module installation with only two bolts per module, including the attachment of the module clamp itself.
GameChange Solar provides customers with an advanced online shipment status portal, which displays real-time logistics information down to the container-content level and facilitates efficient shipment scheduling to align with construction timelines.
Our Trackers Are Built to Last
Designed and tested for wind speeds up to 160 MPH (70 m/s), our trackers feature innovative stow strategies and high tilt angles to minimize damage from extreme weather. This robust design protects your solar array even in high-wind environments, providing peace of mind and protecting your investment.
The best way to mitigate damage to a solar array in a high-wind climate is to ensure that solar technology is designed and tested for extreme wind speeds. This can be achieved using advanced wind tunnel testing and stow strategies that lower the probability of damage.
Advanced Wind Load Testing
We have partnered with CPP, a leading boundary-layer wind tunnel consulting firm, to thoroughly evaluate the wind loading on our tracker structures. Through numerous tests, we have accurately determined static loads, dynamic amplification, and aeroelastic stability of the Genius Tracker system under wind speeds up to 160 mph. This rigorous testing ensures our trackers can withstand the harshest conditions.
Comprehensive Mechanical Load Testing
Using our wind load analysis insights, we conduct extensive mechanical load testing to ensure compatibility between our racking systems and PV modules. For load conditions exceeding preapproved values, we employ third-party test facilities to perform mechanical load testing in accordance with the IEC 61215 standard. By incorporating unbalanced loading in our tests, we simulate real-world wind effects on the modules, providing a more accurate and reliable load profile.
Porous Panel Technology
Our porous panel technology enables the industry’s largest modules to be used on extreme windspeed projects. The porous panels move wind vertices away from PV modules and break up airflow, reducing the maximum wind pressure on the modules. Wind tunnel testing shows that porous panels substantially reduce module loads. The porous panels seamlessly attach to trackers and are available for all module sizes.
Mitigate Risk from High Winds
Invest in our trackers for unparalleled durability and protection against high winds and hail, ensuring long-term performance and safety for your solar array.
Hurricane Ian approaching Florida in 2022. Multiple GCS project sites were passed directly over by Hurricane Ian withstanding sustained, hurricane-level wind speeds.
Higher Power Production
Genius Tracker combines sensors, weather forecasting, and smart algorithms to increase energy generation
PowerBoost adds up to 5.49% yearly energy gains depending on topography. This smart algorithm optimizes solar plant production during backtracking by eliminating row-to-row shading and dynamically adjusting tracking angles to optimize energy production based on site topography.
5.49%
PowerBoost
SmartStow provides energy gains of up to 3.15% over a 45-degree stow and 0.73% over a 0-degree stow. It intelligently positions tracker tables to withstand high winds, adjusting angles to balance efficiency and safety as wind speeds rise.
3.15%
SmartStow
WeatherSmart boosts energy gains by 6.02% during overcast days by turning tables flat to capture more diffuse light.
6.02%
WeatherSmart
One of the keys to the success of Genius Tracker is its power-enhancing software algorithms, validated by third-party analysts:
Real-time Monitoring Portal and Web App
The Genius Vision web app is a comprehensive monitoring solution designed to oversee Genius Tracker systems. It integrates real-time analytics, trend graphs, and diagnostics to inform you about every tracker components’ operational status. This software application package displays error messages and flags, helping you address issues promptly. With the Web App, you have the power to send control commands directly to Genius Tracker controllers, ensuring seamless operations.
Genius Hub
Equip your NERC-compliant site with Genius Hub and the Genius Vision app for leading-edge monitoring capabilities that enhance operational efficiency. This onsite software application and server are used to collect and display data from Genius Tracker's controller ensuring NERC compliance and operational excellence.
Unmatched Terrain Adaptability with GameChange Terrain Following and TopoSmart™
GameChange Solar’s Terrain Following Genius Tracker combined with TopoSmart™ technology enables the Genius Tracker™ to excel on undulating sites. Our innovative TF system greatly reduces grading and stabilization costs, enhancing profitability. By minimizing the impact on worker productivity caused by elevated work heights and complex grading, our solution ensures smoother project execution. Our tracker torque tubes seamlessly follow the terrain, and customers receive precise x, y, and z coordinates for every post location, ensuring accurate and efficient installations.
NOTE: Terrain following trackers from all vendors can result in 0.5 to 2% less energy generation due to module voltage mismatch.
Cost Efficiency
Reduces grading and stabilization expenses, boosting profitability.
Enhanced Productivity
Minimizes disruptions from difficult working conditions.
Proven Performance
Installer-approved slope adaptability without sacrificing safety.
Precision Installation
Detailed post-location data for accurate implementation.
Steep Stow Angle
Upon receiving the hail stow signal, the Master Controller Units reposition the solar tables to the maximum range of motion. This critical adjustment minimizes the projected area of the solar modules, effectively reducing the risk of hail damage.
Validation
Our HailStow™ strategy has been meticulously reviewed and validated in partnership with VDE Americas. Their thorough report includes sample analyses that quantify the reduction in Average Annual Loss due to hail events when using the Genius Tracker system.
Protect your solar investment with the proven reliability of GameChange Solar’s HailStow™. Experience enhanced security and peace of mind, knowing your assets are safeguarded against even the most severe weather conditions. Request the full VDE Hail report here
Hail Protection with GameChange Solar’s HailStow™
HailStow™ is our advanced hail protection feature designed to keep your solar assets safe. Leveraging real-time weather API data, HailStow™ generates alerts when a forecasted hail event is approaching your site. This innovative system complies with NERC and owner requirements by automatically sending hail stow signals to Master Controller Units or integrating through customer SCADA, complete with manual, on-site verification and approval.
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