STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS WITH ACTIVE STOWING IN SINGLE AXIS SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240072720A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18454599

    申请日:2023-08-23

    申请人: Nextracker LLC

    IPC分类号: H02S20/32 F24S30/425

    摘要: A solar tracking system includes a first solar tracking row and a second solar tracking row, each of the first and second solar tracking rows including a plurality of support piers, a torque tube rotatably supported on the plurality of support piers, a plurality of solar modules coupled to the torque tube, and at least one damper coupled to the plurality of support piers at a first end and coupled to a portion of the torque tube at a second, opposite end, and a connecting rod coupled to a portion of each torque tube of the first and second solar trackers such that rotation of the torque tube of the first solar tracker row effectuates movement of the connecting rod, which in turn, effectuates rotation of the torque tube of the second solar tracking row.

    Underground pumped hydro storage
    42.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11916508B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17553736

    申请日:2021-12-16

    申请人: AquaEnergy LLC

    摘要: An Underground Pumped Hydro Storage system may comprise a substrate, a large water-fillable bag, and an overburden causing pressure in the bag. The overburden may have nonuniformities of composition or dimension. Such nonuniformities may locally make overburden more flowable or gentle to the bag, at regions of relatively high shape change or flow during a cycle. Such nonuniformities may help prevent the overburden from freezing up in cold weather, or may enable a controlled progression of bag shapes. The overburden may have an irrigation hose buried in it.
    The bag edge joint may have any of various features that provide for a transition of local bending and load distribution near the joint between the bag upper and lower layers. An antechamber may be provided for access to the bag interior for robotic inspection or maintenance. The system may be deployed near a dam on a river.

    Main beam and application thereof, and photovoltaic tracking support

    公开(公告)号:US11909349B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17286881

    申请日:2020-01-17

    摘要: Disclosed are a main beam and a use thereof and a photovoltaic tracking bracket, wherein the main beam includes a flat plate and an elliptical curved plate, each of both ends of the flat plate are respectively fixedly connected to a corresponding end of the elliptical curved plate to form a ring shape, and a plane where the flat plate is located is perpendicular to a long axis of an ellipse where the elliptical curved plate is located. Also provided is the use of the main beam in the photovoltaic tracking bracket. The photovoltaic tracking bracket includes the main beam; a stand column; and a bearing seat comprising a bearing ring, a Z-shaped support plate and a bottom plate connected sequentially from top to bottom, wherein the Z-shaped support plate has a Z-shaped cross section, the main beam is installed inside the bearing ring, the flat plate of the main beam faces a photovoltaic assembly, and the bottom plate is connected to the stand column. Under the premise of ensuring the same thickness, the main beam of the present invention improves the resistance moment of the lateral cross section and saves costs, and when applied to the photovoltaic tracking bracket, the main beam can slow down the hot spot effect of the double-sided photovoltaic assembly and prolong the service life of the same.

    SOLAR TRACKER SYSTEM
    45.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240039461A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18446363

    申请日:2023-08-08

    申请人: FCX Solar LLC

    摘要: A photovoltaic system includes a collection of photovoltaic modules, a base supporting the collection of photovoltaic modules, and a damper coupled between the collection of photovoltaic modules and the base. The damper resists movement of the photovoltaic modules relative to the base. The damper has a first damping ratio when the collection of photovoltaic modules moves at a first rate relative to the base and a second damping ratio when the collection of photovoltaic modules moves at a second rate relative to the base, and the damper passively transitions from the first damping ratio to the second damping ratio.

    PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNT
    46.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240039459A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US17816692

    申请日:2022-08-01

    IPC分类号: H02S20/32

    CPC分类号: H02S20/32

    摘要: A photovoltaic module mounting system may include a module clamp that includes a central section that includes two first walls connected at the top of each first wall by a first connecting surface. The central section may have a first cross-sectional height corresponding to a height of each of the first walls and a first width corresponding to a distance between the two first walls. The module clamp may have ends that include two second walls connected at the top of each second wall by a second connecting surface in which each of the ends has a second cross-sectional height that is shorter than the first cross-sectional height and a second width that is wider than the first width. The central section may be connected to each of the ends such that the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface are bridged and form a bowtie shape.

    SOLAR ENERGY TRACKING SYSTEM
    47.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240030858A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18254144

    申请日:2021-11-26

    IPC分类号: H02S20/32 H02S30/20

    CPC分类号: H02S20/32 H02S30/20

    摘要: The present invention discloses a surya solar system (1000). The system (1000) includes a rail (50). The system (1000) further includes a frame (102) mechanically connected to the rail (50). Further, the system (1000) includes solar panels (100) configured over the frame (102). The panels (100) and the frame (102) are operatively configured to the rail (50), thereby enabling the panels (100) to move on the frame (102) for tracking the sun for absorbing the maximum intensity of sunlight. The system (1000) further includes sensors (150) which is operatively coupled to the panels (100). The sensors (150) are adapted to generate signal as the sunlight received on the panels (100). The system (1000) includes a processing system 10 (200a) which is operatively connected with the sensors (150). The processing system (200a) processes the signal for tracking the maximum intensity of the sunlight.

    Solar Panel Shapes, Configurations, and Methods of Installing and Positioning Solar Panels

    公开(公告)号:US20240022206A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18353746

    申请日:2023-07-17

    申请人: Jing-Yau Chung

    发明人: Jing-Yau Chung

    IPC分类号: H02S20/32

    CPC分类号: H02S20/32

    摘要: A solar panel or a plurality of solar panels may each have a length and a cross-section, wherein the solar panel cylinder has an elliptically-shaped cross-section, wherein the elliptically-shaped cross-section is defined by an equation xn/an+yn/bn=1, wherein the value of n is greater than or equal to 2, and wherein a and b are any positive numbers. The solar panels may also be planar with a plurality of solar panels mounted to a frame, having the frame mounted vertically to a vertical rod, and turning the rotatable rod about an axis. In another aspect of this technology a methodology of installing and positioning solar panels is implemented for maximizing the number of panels to be installed on and above a given ground area, and/or positioning for peak electrical output.

    BIFACIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, SINGLE AXIS SOLAR TRACKER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240007044A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18036886

    申请日:2021-11-08

    IPC分类号: H02S20/32 H01L31/068

    CPC分类号: H02S20/32 H01L31/0684

    摘要: Solar trackers are designed to withstand high wind loads, eventually by oversizing the structure and incurring in higher material cost and rendering high costs scenarios when deploying solar trackers in solar fields. A solar tracker and a method for operating the solar tracker yields a solution highly structured solar trackers by providing a single horizontal axis solar tracker associated to at least one bifacial photovoltaic module. The single horizontal axis solar tracker has a bifacial photovoltaic module associated to the torque tube using a joint fixture along one of the sides of the bifacial solar module so that the solar module jointly moves when the torque tube rotates. The single horizontal axis solar tracker may be operating according to the time of the day consequently to the available sunlight, so that a face of the bifacial photovoltaic module associated to the torque tube is facing the sun.

    TRACKER CONTROLLER FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230421093A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18037034

    申请日:2021-11-16

    IPC分类号: H02S20/32 H01Q1/12 F24S50/20

    CPC分类号: H02S20/32 F24S50/20 H01Q1/12

    摘要: A tracker controller for a photovoltaic installation includes a box and an antenna for a communications system housed within the box, with: an elongated casing pipe and a connection at one end of the casing pipe, connecting the casing pipe to a lower portion of the box, for the casing pipe to freely rotate with respect to the box around a rotation axis. The antenna also includes a protrusion, extending from the casing pipe near the connection, and which is configured so as to bump against the box, when the antenna rotates, for limiting rotation of the casing pipe, so that the antenna stays essentially in a vertical orientation.