Installation Manual

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SOP Model
and Panel
Size
(Letters in
“ ” refer to
panel size.
See
Capacity
Chart)
Post Size
(sch = schedule,
or thickness of
pipe wall)
Max
Pole
Height
above
concrete
Base
w/array
@ 45
tilt
Approximate
Clearance
between top
of concrete
and lowest
point on
array @ 45
tilt
Max Pole
Height
above
concrete
base
w/array
@ 60 tilt
Approximate
Clearance
between top
of concrete
and lowest
point on
array @ 60
tilt
Max Pole
Height
above
concrete
base
w/array
@ 90 tilt
Approximate
Clearance
between top
of concrete
and lowest
point on
array @ 90
tilt
SOP – Y
“D”
For 2
modules size
“D” ONLY up
to 42 sq. ft.
max
Standard post size:
4” sch 40
4” sch 80
Special order:
5” sch 40
5” sch 80
6” sch 40
5’ 9”
10’ 6”
13’ 9”
18’ 9”
20’
0’ 9”
5’ 6”
8’ 9”
13’ 9”
15”
Footnote 1
8’ 6”
11’
15’
17’ 6”
Footnote 1
2’ 8”
5’ 2”
9’ 2”
11’ 8”
Footnote 1
7’ 4”
9’ 6”
13’ 3”
15’
Footnote 1
0’ 8”
1’ 10”
6’ 7”
8’ 4”
Dimension of Post Hole for Standard SOP Installation
SOP Model
Pipe Size
Depth of Hole
Width of Square
Hole
Diameter of
Round Hole
SOP - K
3”
4”
60”
72”
12”
12”
14”
14”
SOP -X
3”
4”
48”
72”
12”
12”
14”
14”
SOP - S
3”
4”
48”
72”
12”
12”
16”
16”
SOP – Y
For 2 “B” or “C”
size modules
4”
60”
16”
20”
SOP – Y
For 2 “D” size
modules
4”
5”
6”
60”
72”
72”
16”
16”
18”
20”
20”
24”
Footnote 1: There is not adequate clearance for these arrays with this size pipe. Use heavier schedule
pipe or larger pipe diameter.
WARNING:
Your building department may require the concrete foundation for the post for a PV array to be
designed by a structural engineer licensed in the state where the PV array is to be erected. This
is required because failure will result in costly damage to the PV modules. The specs for a
foundation described here, is suitable for most soil types, but no warranty of it’s suitability for
your soil or wind conditions is offered or implied.