Solar Panel Installation
HPE believes excellent design warrants excellent installation. With over 30 years of high-end construction in our company’s DNA, we insist on delivering only the best in materials and workmanship.
We install our own systems and have developed the HPE field manual to be followed to the letter, so our clients can be assured our crews will meet the required installation tolerances. We take great pride in the clean energy our systems provide, and stand behind the quality and aesthetic integrity of our installations.
Committed to your complete satisfaction, we back our work with an industry leading 15-year warrantee and free cleaning and maintenance on every system for the first year.
Components
In general, all Solar systems are made up of the same basic components: Racking, Panels, and Inverter. At this stage, the Solar industry has many specialized manufactures of each component depending on the specific installation requirements.
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HPE uses only proven and warranted manufacturers, but understands that the system is only as good as the design. We maximize the options available by having the design flexibility to customize each HPE System, specifying the most appropriate manufacturers’ components based on the clients’ unique requirements.
The Racking System: Obviously each roof varies by material type and slope. The racking system is the basic structural element that secures the Photovoltaic Panels to the roof and is set to the angle and location to maximize the sun exposure. Typically these racks are made of stainless steel and aluminum and have a wind threshold of 100MPH.
The Panels: Each system is made up of a series of Photovoltaic Solar Panels. There are different sized panels as well as different watt production ratings available. The HPE system engineer will specify the type and number of panels appropriate for the location. These groupings are arranged in a collective Array to maximize the efficiency of the power collected. All panels are not created equal. Some are more architectural, designed to match a roof’s material. Some are more efficient in energy collection to maximize lower light conditions…Some panels prefer the cold, others, more heat tolerant…
HPE specifies the panel type and manufacturer for each system based on numerous factors: Space Available, Aesthetics, Site Temperature, Light Conditions, and Cost versus the Energy Output to name a few. All of the panels we specify are from industry leading companies with warrantees to match. The Sun’s power is collected in Direct Current or DC Power and is run encased in typically hidden conduit from the Array to the Inverter.
The Inverter: The inverter is the critical piece of equipment that converts the DC sun power to usable Alternating Current (AC) Power to be fed into the electrical meter. Effects of the Clean Energy can be noted immediately as the usage meter will slow dramatically, or often start spinning backwards. You are now on Clean Power. Which is good.
Bright Glorious Sun,
Warmth & Power Ever Shine,
Please Run My AC.
— 21st Century Haiku
