The Universal SunMount (USM): The Flat Roof Mounting system

The Solion Universal SunMount product is a unique solar mounting system designed especially for flat roof buildings.

The SunMount is a patented product, created to solve many problems associated with PV installation on flat roofs. The shape of the SunMount is designed to be well streamlined to reduce the separation of air layers and maximize pressure recovery along the surface, in order to produce low lift and drag forces.

• In field service since 2002: The SunMount has been installed all over the world in the most of challenging places from wind loading point of view.
• The lowest Coefficient of lift of any mounting system in the world: Wind tunnel study for the coefficient of lift at BRE confirmed that the USM generate suction from all direction at high wind as well as a high-speed wind tunnel test of 110Mph.
• Ballasting: Ballast are placed at corners and edge units only. This means any unit within the PV array is ballast free.
• Proper Panel Support: The PV Panel is supported along the USM length in landscape mode and clamped with 6 clamps for extra safety. Unlike the two rail systems, which support and clamp at the corners of the PV panel. Hence Panels with higher power than 500W_P with 2380mm length or longer, can be supported safely.
• Recycled Material: The USM is made of recycled Polypropylene (PP) which is chemically compatible with PVC roofing membrane (i.e. chemically inert with no chemical reaction for leaching plasticizer out of the membrane).
• Total Enclosure:  The Solion USM is the only product in the market which is totally enclosed from all direction. This means a large continuous array forms a roof skin to protect the roofing material from UV degradation, increase the building thermal resistance which reduces heating load in the winter & the heat of the summer. Further birds nesting & rodents also is not a problem like with other systems
• Light Weight: The SunMount (2 USM units interlocked per PV panel) weigh 10kg and it has a roof loading of 10kg/m² (including PV panel).
• Easy to install: A semi assembled product means a 1kWP system can be installed by one person in minutes, saving on time & labour cost.
• Modular construction: wedged shape modular mounting unit at 10-degree tilt angle, which can be interlocked with other units to form an integrated solar array of any shape or size.