Solar tracking drive mechanism
Patent
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OSTI ID:5201933
A solar tracking mechanism is used to orient a solar collector to directly face the rays of the sun using a hydraulic actuator and gear motor to both adjust the orientation of the collector and to stabilize it against spurious movement. One or more hydraulic cylinders are connected to act through at least one crank pin to rotate the collector about an axis. Hydraulic fluid is transfered between chambers in the cylinders by means of a low power gear motor. The collector itself is constructed without perforations through an insulating shell, but instead mounting brackets are molded into the shell and are configured to faciliate mounting of the collector.
- Assignee:
- American Solar
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4328789
- OSTI ID:
- 5201933
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
ACTUATORS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
MOTION
ORIENTATION
ROTATION
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR TRACKING
SOLENOIDS
STABILIZATION
THERMAL INSULATION
VALVES
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
ACTUATORS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
MOTION
ORIENTATION
ROTATION
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR TRACKING
SOLENOIDS
STABILIZATION
THERMAL INSULATION
VALVES