公开(公告)号：US20230003824A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17944043

申请日：2022-09-13

申请人： Nextracker LLC

发明人： Yudong MA ,  Francesco Borrelli ,  Allan Daly ,  Yang Liu

IPC分类号： G01S3/786 ,  G05D3/10 ,  H02S40/20 ,  H02S20/32

摘要： A solar tracking system comprises multiple solar panel modules forming a grid of solar panel modules, wherein the multiple solar panel modules are orientatable to a solar source independently of each other; and a control system configured to orient each of the multiple solar panel modules to the solar source independently of each other based on a performance model to optimize an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules, wherein the performance model predicts an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules based on a topography of the area containing the grid of solar panel modules and weather conditions local to each of the solar panel modules.

公开(公告)号：US20220276331A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17742247

申请日：2022-05-11

申请人： Nextracker LLC

发明人： Alexander W. AU

IPC分类号： G01S3/786 ,  F16H19/08 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F16C25/02 ,  F16C23/10 ,  F24S25/10 ,  F24S30/425 ,  H02S20/32 ,  H02S20/10

摘要： In an example, the present invention provides a solar tracker apparatus configured with an off-set drive assembly. In an example, the apparatus has an inner race structure, which has a cylindrical region coupled to a main body region, the main body comprising an off-set open region. The cylindrical region is an annular sleeve structure coupled to the main body region, which occupies the spatial region within the cylindrical region. In an example, the apparatus has an outer race structure coupled to enclose the inner race structure, configured to couple the inner race structure to allow the inner race structure to move in a rotational manner about a spatial arc region; and configured to allow the inner race structure to pivot about a region normal to a direction of the spatial arc region. In an example, the solar tracker has a clamp assembly that is configured to pivot a torque tube.