A solar pile driver is a professional piling equipment specially designed for solar power station foundation construction. It adopts a crawler-type chassis, which can move flexibly on various complex terrains, and supports multiple construction methods to meet different piling needs. This photovoltaic pile driver has two main models: the electric generator model and the hydraulic model. The electric model is cost-effective and suitable for conventional soil construction; the hydraulic model has stronger power and can adapt to rock layer construction. Both models support drilling depth of 0-6 meters and drilling diameter of 80-600mm, which can meet the needs of most solar power station projects.
Unlike traditional manual piling, this solar piling machine can complete drilling, screw pile installation and steel pile ramming work independently, which greatly improves construction efficiency and reduces labor intensity. It is essential equipment for modern solar farm construction.
Solar Pile Driver Technical Parameter
| Hydraulic photovoltaic pile driver | |||
| Overall dimensions | 4700*2100*2800mm | Drill pipe rotational speed | 180r/min |
| Track shoe width | 400mm | gradability | 30° |
| motor | 4108 | rock hardness | 6-20F |
| Drilling diameter | 80-500mm | Slide tilt angle | 120° |
| Drilling depth | 0-6m | Drill arm swing angle | left and right 150 ° |
| Reducer torque | 13000n.m | Slide swing angle | left and right 40 ° |
| Mainstream pump | triple pump | Driving speed | 0-3km/h |
| oil pump | 40/40/32 | ||
| Crawler photovoltaic pile driver | |||
| Overall dimensions | 4700*2200*2800mm | Hydraulic hammer flow | 50-110L/min |
| Track shoe width | 400mm | Impact frequency | 350-800BMP |
| motor | 4108 | Hydraulic system pressure | 25mpa |
| Generator power | 88kw Motor | Strong wind for heat dissipation | yes |
| Drilling depth | 0-6m | oil pump | 40/40/32 |
| Drilling diameter | 80-600mm | Driving speed | 3km/h |
3 Common Solar Piling Methods: Which Is Best For Your Project?
There are three main construction methods for solar piling, each with different applicable scenarios and advantages. You can choose the most suitable method according to your project geology, pile type and construction requirements.
1. Drilling & Concrete Piling
This method first drills holes with a drill pipe, then pours concrete or presses precast concrete piles into the holes. It is suitable for projects with high bearing capacity requirements.
There are two specific construction schemes: one is drilling + high-frequency pile driver with excavator attachment, and the other is auger drilling with spiral drill pipe for soil, or DTH drilling with air compressor and impactor for rock layers. This method has high construction quality, but the process is relatively complicated and the construction period is longer.
2. Screw Pile Installation
This method uses the drill pipe to rotate the screw pile directly into the soil, which is the most commonly used construction method for solar projects. It is the same machine as the drilling model, just replace the corresponding drill tool.
This method has a fast construction speed and a simple process, and is suitable for most soil and soft rock geological conditions. According to the length of the pile, there are usually two models corresponding to 3-meter and 6-meter piles.
3. Ramming Metal Piles
This method uses a hydraulic hammer to ram U-shaped steel, H-shaped steel or wooden piles into the soil, which is suitable for projects that require high lateral bearing capacity.
You only need to provide the pile section drawing, and we can customize the corresponding pile hammer shank. This method has high construction efficiency and is especially suitable for sandy soil and soft soil geological conditions.
Applications of the YG Solar Pile Driver
This solar piling machine is widely used in various photovoltaic power station projects, covering almost all common solar construction scenarios:
- Centralized solar farms: Large-scale ground solar power stations in plains, Gobi and deserts, with high construction efficiency
- Distributed solar projects: Rooftop, factory and commercial distributed solar foundation piling
- Mountain solar projects: Solar power stations on slopes and uneven terrain, the crawler chassis can climb slopes up to 30 degrees
- Water surface solar projects: Pile foundation construction for fishing-light complementary and water surface photovoltaic projects
- In addition to solar projects, this solar pile driver can also be used for other foundation construction projects that meet the requirements of 80-600mm hole diameter and 0-6m depth, such as highway guardrail piling, greenhouse foundation construction, and building foundation drilling. It has a wide range of applications and high equipment utilization.
6 Solar Pile Driver Features
- Multi-function integration: One machine supports three construction methods: drilling, screw pile installation and metal pile ramming. You only need to replace the corresponding drill tools to switch between different construction methods, which greatly improves equipment utilization and reduces investment costs.
- High construction efficiency: For 5-meter-deep piles in soil, it only takes about 1 minute per hole; for rock layers, it takes about 2 minutes per hole. Under normal construction conditions, it can complete 100-150 piles per day, which is 5-6 times faster than manual piling.
- Strong terrain adaptability: The crawler-type chassis has a 400mm wide track shoe, which can climb slopes up to 30 degrees, and can move flexibly on uneven ground, mountainous areas, Gobi and other complex terrains. The maximum driving speed is 3km/h, which is convenient for transfer between different construction points on the site.
- Wide geological adaptability: The electric generator model is suitable for soil, Gobi, sugarcane fields, cobble and other geologies, with low cost and high cost performance; the hydraulic solar pile driver can be used for both soil and rock layers, just equip the corresponding impactor and drill bit.
- Simple operation: The operation panel is simple and easy to understand. Ordinary construction workers can master the operation after 1-2 days of training; no professional technicians are required. Only 2 workers are needed for the whole construction process, one responsible for operating the solar screw pile driver and one responsible for pile positioning.
- Wide parameter range: The drilling depth can reach 0-6 meters, and the drilling diameter is 80-600mm, which can meet the needs of most solar power stations and other foundation construction projects. This solar screw pile driver can adapt to different pile types, including screw piles, U-shaped steel, H-shaped steel and wooden piles, covering almost all common pile types for solar projects.
