TRACTION CLAMP
The second-generation of ADES trackers is underway.
Given that the solar trackers perform step-by-step movements
and spend more time closed down than actually in action, it
is necessary to use a negative brake.
For this reason, the R+D department has developed and patented a
new traction system, known as a traction clamp, which eliminates
the traditional crown and pinion gear systems.
This system reduces the maintenance requirements of the
tracker, by eliminating the motor reducers and using the pure
tangential force maximizing the tracker’s energetic performance.
Thus, instead of breaking, the tractor clamp increases the
reliability of the system by sliding, thereby guaranteeing that
the system will be more profitable.
