Solar Power Components

Trade names.

A ground-mount structure is called ground mount racking by most US solar installers, and estructura de montaje en tierra in Spanish. Slotted angle has regional names and is called ángulo perforado in Spanish on US job sites. This page lists the names solar installers and steel suppliers use across the United States, and Spanish terms on US job sites, each linked to the GV solar product it describes.

US English and Spanish

Find a solar mounting part by the name your region uses.

Every name here was checked against a US solar mounting or steel section supplier across regions. Brand and system names are left off, so each name points to one product.

Ground Mountings & Purlins

Ground Mountings

Also called ground mount racking in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it estructura fija.

US English
ground mount racking
Español (US)
estructura fija

Ground Mountings & Purlins

Slotted, Solid, Punched Angles

Spanish-speaking crews call it ángulo perforado.

US English
slotted angle
Español (US)
ángulo perforado

Ground Mountings & Purlins

C Purlin

Also called C channel in the US.

US English
C channel

Ground Mountings & Purlins

Z Purlin

US English
Z section