§ Type 07 — Application
Solar Farms
Reduce wildfire risk while cooling and cleaning solar installations using continuous modular protection.
§ Overview
Array configuration — SOL
Reduce wildfire risk while cooling and cleaning solar installations using continuous modular protection.
Array configuration for ground-mount and rooftop PV, combining wildfire perimeter wetting with panel rinsing and heat-related output recovery.
Use the Rainmaker System Designer to configure the modular platform to your architecture, water source and roofline — the calculator returns module count, layout and pricing in under two minutes.
§ Intended applications
Specified for these environments.
- Ground-mount solar arrays with veld or grass interface
- Large rooftop PV installations
- Inverter, transformer and cable-yard surrounds
- Dust-affected sites requiring regular panel rinsing
- High-temperature sites where output derates in peak heat
§ Engineering specifications
Specified for solar farms conditions.
Only the data relevant to this configuration is listed. Quantities and total flow are confirmed for your property in the Preliminary Protection Design Report.
Module & nozzle configuration
- Module length
- 6 m
- Flexible sprinkler heads per module
- 2
- Nozzle type
- Large-droplet, rinse-capable
- Run layout
- Perimeter and inter-row runs configured per array
Mounting & installation
- Mounting position
- Array frame edges, posts or adjacent roof ridge
- Bracket
- UV-stabilised PVC bracket
- Clearance
- Set clear of tracker movement and module faces
- Installation route
- Site contractor under electrical safety supervision
Coverage
- Spray radius (per sprinkler head)
- 12 metres
- Wildfire duty
- Wetted perimeter band along the vegetation interface
- Cleaning duty
- Rinse cycle over panel faces to clear dust and pollen
- Cooling duty
- Surface wetting during peak-temperature periods
Water supply & flow requirements
- Minimum operating pressure
- 2 bar at inlet
- Typical source
- Site borehole, reservoir or municipal supply
- Water quality
- Low-scaling water preferred for panel rinsing
- Control
- Manual valves per array section
§ Engineering notes
Why this configuration is built the way it is.
- Rinse and cooling cycles use the same runs as wildfire protection, so the installation earns its keep outside fire season.
- Run layout is set around tracker geometry and maintenance access routes.