Dayco Europe Srl: industrial construction and photovoltaic system installation.

In the images and in the short video that we show we do not stop to describe only the progress of the photovoltaic system that we are building in San Bernardo D’Ivrea (TO) for the customer Dayco Europe Srl – 1,893 440 Watt Jinko Solar modules for a nominal power of 832.96 kWp -.

 

 

Rather, we pause to describe the links, which seem obvious but are not at all, between industrial construction, plant engineering and renewable energy.

 

Designing and building a photovoltaic system appears to be a simple profession, made up of a few operations such as the installation of photovoltaic modules and electrical connections. The mistake that many make is to think that the system is finished there, instead the operations that determine a perfect installation are really different and much more complex.

 

First of all, the design must be one with a number of factors, such as:

1. Structurally assess the static nature of the roof. Not all roofs are suitable for hosting a photovoltaic system and additional punctual loads;
2. The regulations in force, safety and fire prevention in the first place; the obligation to install certified lifeline systems on the roof, both during installation and for future maintenance; respect the distances from skylights, from chimneys from skylight / smoke out or from REI compartments under the roof;
3. As happened in the case of the Dayco plant in Ivrea, it is sometimes advisable to redo the industrial roof from scratch because it is too damaged. In these cases it becomes an obligation to install 8-tenths sheets to allow certifiable tightening of the structures on which the photovoltaic modules are mounted.
4. At the plant level, it is always necessary to consider that the existing electrical substations on which to place the new electrical panels and inverters have sufficient space to accommodate the new technological equipment;
5. Also at the plant level, the new system must be connected to the customer’s consumption meter, so all the formal and operational steps that allow the connection itself and its entry into operation must be carefully analyzed.

 

 

Do not underestimate the work environment and the context where the system is installed:

1. Careful evaluation of the existing production cycle under the industrial cover object of intervention must be made. Production needs are always to be placed before those of photovoltaic system installation;
2. The management of interference in the installation phases is also fundamental. This criticality in Dayco has been overcome by appointing the figure of the project manager on site who communicates daily with the client’s managers, so that all the most delicate phases are managed.

 

A practical example (Dayco Europe – San Bernardo di Ivrea case) of point (3).

 

Before installing the photovoltaic system, the shed roof of the plant was completely redone. We have essentially replaced all the horizontal channels with special sheets; replaced the vertical panels with new ones with a thickness of 8 tenths; replaced all anti-condensation polycarbonate plastics with the addition of the fall protection net.

 

 

Finally, we decided to install the system on a reverse-mounted triangle structure. In other words, we have decreased the current inclination of the sheed by 15 ° to allow a perfect inclination (less than 45 °) to the photovoltaic modules.

 

 

This system has also been certified by an engineer both for its structural strength and for the stresses and thrusts of the wind.

The plant will be connected to the grid at the end of November and will allow the Dayco customer to save approximately 820,000 kWh annually.

 

Continue to follow us for this and other industrial achievements. Our operational experience for over 25 years in industrial construction will certainly be of support for any plant installation.