Facebook post: In a brief April 2018 update, Mass Megawatts is concentrating on achieving two milestones early this year. We are working with other individuals and companies to develop and market a robust solar tracking unit that is both a lower cost and reasonably easy to mass produce.
Secondly, certain items of the new product has to be reviewed and tested in order to bring assurances that the solar tracker is ready for market.
Before Mass Megawatts and potential territorial license agreements partners enter a contract and finance any project with Underwriters Labs, an understanding of the product to be tested must be clear. Is it the single tracker being the fastest route to bringing revenue or will the more time consuming and more profitable dual axis tracker be the preferred product. Then, will the Mass Megawatts product be part of the existing product of the license partner technology. The most likely partners have used solar products and would like to increase their potential rate of return with our tracker or using our tracker in combination with other solar technology including other solar tracker concepts.
UL 3703 cover trackers that are not attached to buildings in accordance to National Electrical code NFPA 70. Requirements include public access restricted by a fence and secured location and be evaluated given to any mechanical and moving parts requirement and evaluation with mechanical hazard requirements related to UL 3703. Requirements also cover ballast mounted versions of the tracker which by design are not required to be mechanically secured. Our product can be ballast mounted unlike most other solar trackers in the industry.
The requirements cover the attachment means of the solar products and not the solar devices themselves including those that are already certified under other certifications including UL 2703 and UL 1703 which are older certifications for fixed trackers including standards for mounting systems, clamping and ground lugs. Any tracker needs to be compatible with other solar products used with the tracker including safety, specific mounting , bonding, and grounding.
The requirements may not require wind load conditions. However, wind test data would help potential customers understand our product addressing those conditions which is a well known concern related to solar trackers in the industry.
