PVHardware provides innovative solar tracking solutions and other products for utility-scale solar projects globally. They have experience installing over 435 megawatts of solar capacity across three continents since 2009. PVHardware offers full engineering, manufacturing, construction, and monitoring services to ensure successful project delivery and reduce risks for their clients.

1. PVHARDWARE
Value-added BOS Technology for Utility-Scale Solar
www.pvhardware.com
GREGORY LUKENS
International Business Development Director
2015 PRESENTATION
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2. INDEX
1. Introduction to PVH
2. Product Lines
3. Services
4. Selected References
5. Summary
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3. PVHardware is a provider of innovative solar tracking solutions for the global utility-scale
solar market.
PVH’s product lines are designed and engineered by leading industry professionals to deliver
the lowest total cost of installation while providing unparalleled customer service and support
during all phases of the project.
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USA
Europe
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
PVH has a successful track record in many of today’s leading solar markets.
116MWp+
92MWp+
Africa
160MWp+
Latin America
66MWp+
GLOBAL TOTAL TO DATE
489MWp+
Asia
53MWp+

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ONE OF THE FIRST SINGLE-AXIS TRACKERS IN SPAIN
950kWp in Letur (Albacete), Spain, in 2009

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PVH TIMELINE & MAJOR MILESTONES
PVH is a pioneer in horizontal single-axis trackers
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First single-axis tracker in
Letur, Spain (GRS)
PVH incorporated in
San Francisco, CA
First fixed-tilt racking
in Pescopennataro,
Italy (GRS)
First tracker in
Central America:
Zacapa, Guatemala
First USA project in Fallon, NV:
26MWp
First tracker in USA:
Newman, CA
Axone
Hyder II, AZ:
21MWp
PVH opens
metal works in
Cheste
(Valencia),
Spain
PVH opens
metal works in
Jundiai (Sao
Paulo), Brazil
Lesedi, South
Africa 80MWp
Letsatsi, South
Africa 80MWp
Agua Fria,
Honduras:
59.5MWp
Axone 1.0
Taft Co, CA:
26MWp
Axone 2.0
Phoenix, AZ:
31.8MWp

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INDEX Product Lines

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9. AXONE 2.0 HORIZONTAL SINGLE-AXIS TRACKER: KEY CRITERIA
Intelligent design integrating insights earned from global experience
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Conservative
Engineering
Code-based ASCE 7-05/10
approach integrates over
fifty years of wind tunnel
data.
Smart Component
Criteria
Premium components such
as HDG structural &
fasteners, polymeric
bearings, & industrial AC
motor equate to low
maintenance requirements.
Low Profile
The Axone’s single-
portrait module
configuration with shorter
rows reduce drive arm
torsion.
Centralized Motor
Architecture
Linear, pendulum-style
driveline and just 2 - 3
motors per MWp means
virtually no motor operation
& maintenance costs.
Industrial Controller
Off-the-shelf industrial
controller components
include Siemens PLC, VFD,
plug-and-play with quick
disconnects, and touchscreen
interface.
Steadier Uptime
Tracker designed for 90mph
at 45º without relying on
stow, resulting in higher
overall solar energy
generation due to minimal
downtime.
Backtracking
On-board algorithm adjusts
module positions during
periods of low solar height,
lessening the effect of
shadows on solar cells.
Practical Panel
Attachment
PV modules are directly
attached to rigid steel panel
rails, eliminating vibratory/
thermal expansion and over-
torquing risks associated with
aluminum sandwich clamps.
No Maintenance
Bearings
Self-lubricating, UV-
protected polymeric
bearings allow for grade and
foundation plumb tolerance,
and long term serviceability.

10. CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW
Axone 2.0
Reinforced Row
Centralized Motor,
Screwjack & Control Box
Reinforced Rows
General Rows
Drive Line
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11. 32-ROW “OPTI-BLOCK”
Axone 2.0
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Rotation Range
8 Vertical Posts
10 Vertical Posts
Distance between rows is
variable per project
32 Rows is optimal due to
mechanical, economic, and
maintenance factors.

12. OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Axone 2.0
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Rotation Limit Switches
Prevents over rotation.
Vertical Foundation Posts
Structural HDG foundations ideal
for vibropiling with superior
corrosion resistance.
Panel Rails
HDG steel or Magnelis, apt for direct
module attachment and grounding.
Bolted Drive Arm Connections
Eliminates the need for field
welding and special inspections,
and speeds installation.
U-Bolts
Securely attaches panel rails to
torque tube.
Rotating Post Heads
Quickly installed with polymeric
bearing for ultra-long life and
generous construction tolerance.
Torque Tubes
Splices made with easy-to-install
bolt-on clamps eliminating field
welding or time consuming tasks.

13. ROTATING POST HEAD
Axone 2.0
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14. MOTOR/ SCREW JACK/ CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY
Axone 2.0
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Anemometer
Measures wind speed and feed
controller with this data.
Controller Cabinet
External buttons include Left, Right,
and Emergency Stop, as well as
service port for external device
connection.
Screw Jack
Worm drive seamlessly transfers
driving force from motor to driveline.
GPS
Feeds controller with GPS data.
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Concrete Pad and Stand
Supports assembly.
Industrial AC Motor
Up to 2.2kW.
Screw Jack Connection to Drive Arm
Bolted for easy connection.

15. MOTOR & DRIVE LINE DETAIL
Axone 2.0
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Industrial AC Motor
Up to 2.2kW
Gearbox
Transfers driving
force from actuator
to screw jack
Power Input
Aluminum Casing
Rated IP55

16. MOTOR & DRIVE LINE DETAIL
Axone 2.0
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Screw Jack
Protected by bellows
Central Driveline

17. MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOUNDATION
Axone 2.0
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18. TRACKER CONTROLLER DETAIL: EXTERIOR
Axone 2.0
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19. TRACKER CONTROLLER DETAIL: INTERIOR
Axone 2.0
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20. TRACKER CONTROLLER FEATURES
Axone 2.0
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The Axone Controller features a Siemens SIMATIC S7 1200
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Variable Frequency
Drive (VFD), GPS, and runs a standard astronomical
algorithm for tracking sun position.
A color touchscreen enables simple navigation and manual
operation through the interface screen, as seen at left.
Key Features:
• Open source, off-the-shelf components by major
manufacturers
• Siemens PLC
• Astronomical tracking algorithm
• VFD ramps power up and down, ensuring long
motor life
• Default backtracking function

21. METEO SENSORS
Vane Anemometer, Horizontal & Tilted Calibrated Cells, & Pyranometer
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22. ON-SITE CONTROL
Facilitating on-site and remote monitoring & control
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24. PV Performance Control®
SCADA
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25.  Web-based: Being cross-platform, quick-to-install and server-
centric makes PV Performance Control® easy to access. Clients
can launch it on individual machines with no direct installation
required.
 Security: Client authentication with Role-Based Access Control.
 Real-Time Control & Monitoring: Control status of PV plant in
real time, and systematically manage alarm as they happen.
 Historical Analysis: Data Visualization and Reporting
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PV PERFORMANCE CONTROL® delivers real-time web-
based monitoring and control for your entire facility.
INTRODUCTION TO PV PERFORMANCE CONTROL®
Utility-scale Monitoring & Control
PV PERFORMANCE CONTROL® BENEFITS

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THE PV PERFORMANCE CONTROL INTERFACE
Performance Ratio
PR of the period selected in
the Date Range Selector.
Date Range Selector
Selection of the period of time to be shown in the trends.
Plant Data
Installed Power and
equipment used in the plant.
Selection Analysis
Meteo and production values.
Month Analysis
Monthly view of meteo and
production values.
Production Alarms
View of the selected period
production performance.
Download
Download trend data.
Historical Data Visualizations & Report Download

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INDEX Services

28. VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
PVH strives ensure overall project success for its clients.
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Manufacturing
PVH has invested in a state-of-the-
art metal works to ensure
competitive price points, as well as
providing tighter quality controls
and more timely fabrication.
Comprehensive Engineering
Services & Site Support
Site layout, geotechnical review and
foundation design, permit support,
and on-site construction and
commissioning support.
Third-party Structural Engineering and Quality
Control
Partnerships with various structural engineering
firms to ensure compliance with local codes
regarding structures, foundations, etc.
Turnkey Construction
In addition to standard delivery of
trackers, PVH offers comprehensive
construction services, which include
foundations, tracker erection, and
mechanical mounting of PV panels.
Bankability
PVH has available technical due diligence reports
from Black & Veatch and Vector Cuatro validating
its bankable methodologies, technologies, and
organization.
Logistics
PVH can coordinate delivery of
materials according to client’s
requirements, making rolling
deliveries which are organized to
facilitate construction.

29. COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES & SITE SUPPORT
PVH collaborates with client to ensure overall project success by providing value-added services as a part of basic tracker delivery.
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PVH collaborates with its clients to come up with the most ideal
solution for their projects, providing value-added services from the
beginning of the project through commissioning.
These standard services can include:
• Tracker layout specific to site.
• Geotechnical review and foundation design.
• Permitting support.
• Comprehensive installation manual and other related
construction documentation.
• On-site construction and commissioning support, including
training of EPC construction crews and quality assurance.

30. COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES & SITE SUPPORT
Set Up & Service Tools: HMI (Siemens Simatic)
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Example screen shots of Siemens HMI interface.

31. TURNKEY BUILD & DELIVERY
PVH can be one point of contact for entire tracker deliverable.
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In today’s utility-scale marketplace, mitigating project risk is a primary
objective of many Developers and EPC companies. For this reason, PVH
offers an optional “turnkey” tracker installation as a value-added service.
Because PVH was founded by construction industry, EPC, and solar
professionals and is not “just” a steel fabricator, this differentiation makes
for smooth PV structure installation, reducing project risk and
uncertainty.
PVH’s optional installation package of value-added services typically
includes:
• Unloading and material sorting & distribution.
• Vertical post placement, including survey, pre-drilling holes, sand or
aggregate filling, drive-in post and alignment.
• Assembly of tracker or PV mounting structure.
• Module installation (mechanical only).
• Motor foundations, including survey, excavation and backfilling,
reinforcement, and concrete placement.
• Motor installation and alignment.

32. VERIFIED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
PVH’s solution is adapted to local conditions and client requirement via third-party engineering.
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In the USA, PVH partners with
ZFA Structural Engineers in San
Francisco, California.
Elsewhere, PVH utilizes the
services of Atos’ Competency
Center for Mechanical
Engineering in Madrid, Spain.
Based on years of global construction and solar experience, PVH designs
optimized solar solutions that are robust, cost effective, and easy-to-build.
From the start, PVH’s structures are designed to the prescriptive
requirements of the 2009 International Building Code (25-year structural
design life). Every component in the structural system is designed to resist
code-prescribed wind pressures calculated from ASCE 7-05 “Minimum
Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures” (referenced by the 2009
IBC).
Because each project is unique, PVH relies on external third-party
engineering firms in order to adapt each structure to local codes and
norms, in addition to individual project requirements including electrical
configuration, geotechnical and topographical studies, seismic ratings, etc.
There are four main focuses with specific norms that have to be met to
install the tracker in the corresponding country:
1. USA: ASCE 7-10 & AISI-S100.
2. Europe: Eurocode.
3. South Africa: SANS 10160 & AS 4100.
4. Australia: AS/NZS 1170 & AS 4100.

33. MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN
PVH ensures its competitive position by controlling its own fabrication.
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PVH’s metal works is located in the main industrial sector of Cheste
(Valencia), Spain, only 800m from a major galvanizer, and about 30km
from the international cargo Port of Valencia. PVH’s industrial facility of
approximately 4.200m2 contains state-of-the-art equipment used for
transforming high grade steel into PVH’s structural components.
Afterwards, the material is sent to a major galvanizer only 800m away,
then on to the Port of Valencia.
By having its own metal transformation facility equipped with modern,
labor-saving tools allows PVH to be highly competitive, in addition to
allowing for tighter quality control, reduced manufacturing time, and
greater control of timeframes.
PVH is certified by the European Quality Assurance for the UNE-EN-ISO
9001:2008 and the UNE-EN-ISO 14001:2004 as the Quality Management
System and the Environmental Management System.
Nevertheless, for some projects it may make sense to manufacture
locally, such as those cases where local content is required. PVH’s supply
and manufacturing chain is flexible, and can adapt to contract
manufacturing via third-party fabricators and suppliers.

34. LOGISTICS
PVH supervises all logistics to ensure timely delivery.
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Today, large utility-scale solar projects are being devoloped in countries
worldwide which means that massive deliveries of equipment must be
shipped and delivered in an orderly and timely fashion. In the case of
trackers and racking, for very large projects perhaps hundreds of 20- and
40-foot containers, each weighing up to 20Tn, must arrive in a rolling,
“just-in-time” basis so that work crews have a steady flow of components
which must be installed during the months of work required to build out
the solar plant.
PVH has dedicated professionals which work directly with leading global
shippers in order to provide the best service in the most cost effective
manner. During delivery, which can take many months, PVH supervises all
aspects of each shipment during its journey from manufacturing to the
jobsite, assuring timely deliveries.

35. BANKABILITY
Black & Veatch and Vector Cuatro
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INDEX Selected References

37. PHOENIX, ARIZONA – 31.8MWp
Axone 2.0
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38. TAFT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – 25.9MWp
Axone 1.0
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39. ZACAPA, GUATEMALA – 6.1MWp
Axone 1.0
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40. CAVALLETTO, CALIFORNIA – 1.2MWp
Axone 1.0
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41. CORUCHE, PORTUGAL – 6.1MWp
Axone
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42. CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA – 1.2MWp
Axone
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43. HYDER, ARIZONA – 21.1MWp
Axone
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44. AGUA FRIA, HONDURAS – 59.5MWp
Fixed-tilt racking, turnkey installation
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45. LESEDI, SOUTH AFRICA – 80.1MWp
Fixed-tilt racking
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46. LETSATSI, SOUTH AFRICA – 80.1MWp
Fixed-tilt racking
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47. FALLON, NEVADA – 26.0MWp
Fixed-tilt racking
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INDEX Summary

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SUMMARY
Since 2009 PVH has designed, delivered, and constructed PV
support structures on three different continents, earning the
global experience necessary to successfully manage installations
of any capacity, at any location.
Indeed today PVHardware boasts an established international
base of installations.
From USA’s ASCE 7-10, to the South African SANS 10160, to
Australia’s AS/NZS 1170, PVH is well versed in the codes and
standards that will govern your installation.
PVH´s supply to date of over 435MWp of value-added solar BOS
technology, has forged PVH to be an invaluable solar partner for
global utility-scale solar, ensuring that your project truly is in the
best hands.

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CONTACT
www.pvhardware.com
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USA
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South Africa
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USA
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Spain
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Brazil
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