Mounting hardware
    1.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD1026631S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US29867527

    申请日:2022-10-27

    设计人: Nathan Schuknecht

    摘要: FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of an embodiment of a mounting hardware, illustrating the mounting hardware mounted to exemplary environment;
    FIG. 2 is another upper perspective view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 3 is a lower perspective view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2;
    FIG. 4 is a front view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2;
    FIG. 5 is a rear view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2;
    FIG. 6 is a left-side view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2;
    FIG. 7 is a right-side view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2;
    FIG. 8 is a top view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2; and,
    FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the mounting hardware shown in FIG. 2.
    The drawings contain a symbolic break. The portion between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.
    The broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the mounting hardware that form no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of the attachment structures in FIG. 1 illustrates the environment of the claimed design and forms no part thereof.

    MOUNTING PIN FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240128920A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18334265

    申请日:2023-06-13

    IPC分类号: H02S20/23 F16B5/06

    CPC分类号: H02S20/23 F16B5/06

    摘要: A module mounting assembly that couples a PV module to a support structure is provided. The module mounting assembly may include a mounting bracket, a mounting pin, and a clamp. The clamp may be configured to couple the mounting bracket to the support structure and the mounting pin may be configured to couple the mounting bracket to the PV module. The mounting pin may have a number of features and designs that facilitate positioning the mounting pin within the openings and retaining the mounting pin in an installed state.

    Automated attachment of solar components

    公开(公告)号:US11817819B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US17812409

    申请日:2022-07-13

    IPC分类号: H02S20/30 B23P21/00 H02S30/10

    摘要: A method may include positioning one or more PV module mounting devices along a length of a structural component. The method may include specifying one or more parameters related to fastening the PV module mounting devices to the structural component, the one or more parameters indicating a spacing between the PV module mounting devices. The method may include fastening, by an automated attachment equipment, the PV module mounting devices to the structural component based on the specified parameters and moving the PV module mounting devices fastened to the structural component to an assembly platform.

    Geared drive system providing intermittent motion

    公开(公告)号:US11711052B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-25

    申请号:US17650489

    申请日:2022-02-09

    摘要: A mounting assembly may include an arced connecting member that includes a first drive chain along a bottom surface of the arced connecting member, a second drive chain positioned adjacent to the first drive chain, and a third drive chain in a gap between the first and the second drive chains. The mounting assembly may include an intermittent-motion drive system that has a drive wheel with a nub extending from a lateral surface of the drive wheel, the nub being shaped to interface with notches included along the third drive chain. The intermittent-motion drive system may include a first and a second protrusion shaped to interface with surfaces of the first and second drive chains, respectively. Rotation of a drive axle extending through the drive wheel may affect rotation of the drive wheel, rotational movement of the nub extending from the drive wheel, and movement of the arced connecting member.

    SPRING COUNTER-BALANCE ASSEMBLIES AND SOLAR TRACKERS INCORPORATING SPRINGS TO BALANCE ROTATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230124630A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US18069145

    申请日:2022-12-20

    发明人: Ronald P. Corio

    摘要: A solar tracker assembly is provided which includes a support column, a torque tube or torsion beam connected to the support column, a mounting mechanism attached to the torque tube or torsion beam, a drive system connected to the torque tube or torsion beam, and a spring counter-balance assembly connected to the torque tube or torsion beam. An exemplary spring counter-balance assembly comprises a bearing housing and a bushing disposed within the bearing housing and configured to be slideably mounted onto the torque tube or torsion beam, and one or more compressible cords made of a flexible material. The compressible cords are located between the bushing and the bearing housing and provide damping during rotational movement of the solar tracker assembly. An exemplary spring counter-balance assembly is provided including at least one top bracket and at least one bottom bracket, at least one spring, a damper, and a bracket. An exemplary spring counter-balance assembly comprises a bearing housing and a bushing disposed within the bearing housing and configured to be slideably mounted onto the torque tube or torsion beam. The spring counter-balance assembly may include at least one coil spring and a rotational stop. The bushing may be made of an elastomeric material and define one or more air spaces.

    SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220308600A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17806925

    申请日:2022-06-14

    IPC分类号: G05D3/10 G01S3/786 H02S20/32

    摘要: A method may include orienting a set of solar power units in a first position in which rows of solar power units are shaded by adjacent rows of solar power units; and monitoring energy generated by the set of solar power units over a window of time, that includes from when the set of solar power units are oriented in the first position until a sun angle corresponds to none of the rows being shaded by the adjacent rows. The method may include identifying a knee in energy generation during the first window of time, where the knee indicates a transition from higher to lower rates of change of energy generation at a given solar angle. The method may include plotting a trajectory of future orientation positions over time of the set of solar power units that include an orientation and time corresponding to the given solar angle.

    STOWING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES FOR HAIL MITIGATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220294387A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17654523

    申请日:2022-03-11

    IPC分类号: H02S30/20 G01W1/10

    摘要: A method may include obtaining information from a weather forecasting service that relates to indicators of an incoming hail event. The method may include determining a stowing score that quantifies whether the hail event is likely to occur within a period of time based on the information from the weather forecasting service. Responsive to the stowing score exceeding a threshold value, a time at which the incoming hail event is likely to occur may be predicted based on the weather forecasting service information. The threshold value may indicate a threshold likelihood of the hail event occurring or a threshold period of time before occurrence. The method may include determining a wind direction at the predicted time at which the hail event is likely to occur and stowing photovoltaic modules based on the wind direction.

    PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE DEFLECTION LIMITER

    公开(公告)号:US20220200522A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17561093

    申请日:2021-12-23

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/30

    摘要: A deflection pad may include a body including two peaks, and a recess in the body between the two peaks, the recess may be sized to accommodate a fastener such that when deployed, the fastener is below a height of the two peaks within the recess. The deflection pad may include arms projecting in a direction generally opposite the two peaks, the arms biased inward towards the recess. The deflection pad may be included in a system that includes a torsion beam and one or more support racks to which multiple PV modules may be attached, where the support are racks attached to the torsion beam. One or more deflection pads may be positioned on the support racks to be below the PV modules.

    SPRING CLIP FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING

    公开(公告)号:US20220085752A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17474607

    申请日:2021-09-14

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 F16B2/24

    摘要: A module mounting system may include a photovoltaic (PV) module frame including a mounting rail. The module mounting system may include a spring clip with a PV module frame interfacing element and a clip interfacing element. The spring clip may apply spring force via deformation to lock the PV module frame and a clip together. A second embodiment of the spring clip may include an upper component having one or more arms and a lower component having a central loop configured to rotate relative to each other and interface with the PV module frame or the mounting rail. A second embodiment of the module mounting system may include screwless clips including outer walls and inner walls coupled together as a continuous sheet of material. The screwless clips may couple to a respective mounting flange and a respective frame flange to lock the mounting purlin and the PV module frame together.