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公开(公告)号：US20210013828A1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-14
申请号：US16916102
申请日：2020-06-29
Applicant: Ojjo, Inc.
Inventor： Tyrus Hudson , Jack West , Katie Pesce , Greg McPheeters
Abstract: A damper assembly for single-axis tracker supported by truss foundations. Truss leg damper brackets are attached to each truss leg and provide a fixed mounting point for the lower end of a damper spring. Different techniques may be used to effect mechanical engagement between the leg bracket and truss leg to prevent movement under load. Aligning each damper spring with a truss leg may eliminate moments that must ordinarily be resisted when damper springs are attached to a monopile foundation.
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公开(公告)号：USRE49185E1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-23
申请号：US16848712
申请日：2020-04-14
Applicant: Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.
Inventor： Brian Cecil Stearns
Abstract: An accessory for a solar panel assembly includes a bracket defining an elongated portion extending in a first direction and including a slot, a connector coupled to the bracket and configured to engage at least one panel frame of the solar panel assembly, and a fence member including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion including a planar surface oriented at an angle relative to the bracket portion, and the second portion includes a projection that removably engages the slot.
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3.发明授权
公开(公告)号：US10768266B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-08
申请号：US16055663
申请日：2018-08-06
Applicant: Array Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Ronald P. Corio
Abstract: A solar tracker assembly comprises a support column, a torsion beam connected to the support column, a mounting mechanism attached to the torsion beam, a drive system connected to the torsion beam, and a torsion limiter connected to an output of the drive system. When an external force causes a level of torsion on the drive system to exceed a pre-set limit the torsion limiter facilitates rotational movement of the solar tracker assembly in the direction of the torsion, thereby allowing the external force to rotate about a pivot axis extending through the torsion beam. Exemplary embodiments also include methods of aligning a plurality of rows of solar trackers.
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公开(公告)号：US12191799B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-07
申请号：US18326902
申请日：2023-05-31
Applicant: Array Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Kyumin Lee , Kendra Passow , Daniel Fusaro , John Moseley , Sanket Shah
Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure address problems experienced in conventional tracking systems, including problems associated with inefficiencies created during diffuse light conditions. Embodiments disclosed herein address this problem by altering an angular orientation of PV modules during diffuse light conditions to ensure that the PV modules are in a position that more efficiently generates energy from diffuse irradiance.
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5.发明授权
公开(公告)号：US11454693B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-27
申请号：US17014850
申请日：2020-09-08
Applicant: Array Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Ronald P. Corio
IPC: G01S3/78 , F24S30/425 , F24S40/00 , G01S3/786 , F24S30/00
Abstract: A solar tracker assembly comprises a support column, a torsion beam connected to the support column, a mounting mechanism attached to the torsion beam, a drive system connected to the torsion beam, and a torsion limiter connected to an output of the drive system. When an external force causes a level of torsion on the drive system to exceed a pre-set limit the torsion limiter facilitates rotational movement of the solar tracker assembly in the direction of the torsion, thereby allowing the external force to rotate about a pivot axis extending through the torsion beam. Exemplary embodiments also include methods of aligning a plurality of rows of solar trackers.
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公开(公告)号：US11209189B2
公开(公告)日：2021-12-28
申请号：US15116246
申请日：2015-02-05
Applicant: BASF SE
Inventor： Jürgen Wortmann , Michael Lutz , Katharina Federsel , Kerstin Schierle-Arndt , Stephan Maurer , Michael Ladenberger , Markus Ostermayr
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a linearly concentrating solar power plant (1), in which a heat transfer medium flows through a pipeline loop (47) having at least one receiver, the heat transfer medium having a flow velocity which is such that the flow in the pipeline loop (47) is turbulent, at least part of the heat transfer medium, upon exit from the pipeline loop (47), being extracted and recirculated into the pipeline loop (47). Furthermore, the invention relates to a linearly concentrating solar power plant with at least one pipeline loop (47) having at least one receiver in which a heat transfer medium flowing through the pipeline loop (47) is heated by irradiating solar energy, a mixing device (27) being comprised, in which at least part of the heat transfer medium flowing through the pipeline loop (47) is mixed with heat transfer medium to be delivered.
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公开(公告)号：US11101767B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-24
申请号：US16071758
申请日：2017-01-20
Applicant: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
Inventor： Dongyuan Xu , Meng Huang , Shugong Nan , Xia Liu , Wenqiang Tang , Rongxin Liang , Jianming Quan
Abstract: A photovoltaic support includes a first vertical upright column (110) and a second vertical upright column (120) on a foundation, and a beam (10) respectively hinged with a first end of the first vertical upright column (110) and a first end of the second vertical upright column (120). The photovoltaic support further includes a first movable connecting piece (140) provided on the foundation and connected with a second end of the first vertical upright column (110). The first movable connecting piece (140) is automatically adjusted according to the wind intensity, such that the first vertical upright column (110) moves in a vertical direction to adjust an inclination angle of the beam (130). The photovoltaic support can adjust the angle adaptively in the case of a strong wind, and restore automatically after the strong wind has passed.
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公开(公告)号：US20180346289A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-06
申请号：US15777925
申请日：2016-11-17
Applicant: Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie S.A.
Inventor： Alfred Dethier , Stéphane Winand , Yves Lecloux
Abstract: A tower for a concentrated solar power plant includes: an upper external platform on which is arranged an essentially cylindrical solar receiver with an external side surface and an upper base, the side surface of the receiver including a plurality of removably mounted receiving panels; and a placement and maintenance system for the receiving panels. The placement and maintenance system for the receiving panels includes a crane mounted so as to be rotatable 360° and guided using at least two concentric rails, on the upper base of the receiver.
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公开(公告)号：US20240072722A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-29
申请号：US18505756
申请日：2023-11-09
Applicant: FTC Solar, Inc.
IPC: H02S20/32 , F15B15/20 , F16F9/02 , F16F9/18 , F16F9/32 , F16F9/34 , F16F9/36 , F16F9/50 , F16M11/10 , F24S30/425 , F24S40/00 , G05D3/10 , H02S30/10 , H02S40/30 , H02S50/00
CPC classification number: H02S20/32 , F15B15/20 , F16F9/0254 , F16F9/185 , F16F9/3271 , F16F9/34 , F16F9/369 , F16F9/50 , F16M11/10 , F24S30/425 , F24S40/00 , G05D3/105 , H02S30/10 , H02S40/30 , H02S50/00 , F16F2230/0041 , F24S2030/19
Abstract: Solar tracker systems include a torque tube, a column supporting the torque tube, a solar panel connected to the torque tube, and a damper assembly. The damper assembly includes a first end pivotably connected to the torque tube and a second end pivotably connected to the column. The damper assembly further includes an outer shell, a piston within and moveable relative to the outer shell, a first chamber wall and a second chamber wall within the outer shell at least partially defining a chamber, and a valve within the chamber. The valve includes a first axial end defining a slot and is biased to a first position within the chamber in which the first axial end is spaced from the first chamber wall. The valve is moveable within the chamber from the first position to a second position to passively change a flow resistance of the damper assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US11817815B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-14
申请号：US17806669
申请日：2022-06-13
Applicant: FTC Solar, Inc.
IPC: H02S20/32 , F16M11/10 , F16F9/34 , F16F9/36 , F16F9/50 , F16F9/18 , F24S30/425 , F16F9/02 , F24S40/00 , F15B15/20 , H02S50/00 , H02S30/10 , H02S40/30 , F24S30/00 , F16F9/44 , F16F9/49 , F16F9/10 , H02S99/00
CPC classification number: H02S20/32 , F15B15/20 , F16F9/0254 , F16F9/185 , F16F9/34 , F16F9/369 , F16F9/50 , F16M11/10 , F24S30/425 , F24S40/00 , H02S30/10 , H02S40/30 , H02S50/00 , F16F9/10 , F16F9/103 , F16F9/44 , F16F9/49 , F16F2222/12 , F16F2228/066 , F16F2230/0041 , F16F2230/30 , F16F2232/08 , F16F2234/02 , F24S2030/115 , F24S2030/19 , H02S99/00
Abstract: Solar tracker systems include a torque tube, a column supporting the torque tube, a solar panel connected to the torque tube, and a damper assembly. The damper assembly includes a first end pivotably connected to the torque tube and a second end pivotably connected to the column. The damper assembly further includes an outer shell, a piston within and moveable relative to the outer shell, a first chamber wall and a second chamber wall within the outer shell at least partially defining a chamber, and a valve within the chamber. The valve includes a first axial end defining a slot and is biased to a first position within the chamber in which the first axial end is spaced from the first chamber wall. The valve is moveable within the chamber from the first position to a second position to passively change a flow resistance of the damper assembly.
