Tracking system for solar collectors

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:864838

Butler, Barry L ^[1]

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1. Golden, CO

A tracking system is provided for pivotally mounted spaced-apart solar collectors. A pair of cables is connected to spaced-apart portions of each collector, and a driver displaces the cables, thereby causing the collectors to pivot about their mounting, so as to assume the desired orientation. The collectors may be of the cylindrical type as well as the flat-plate type. Rigid spar-like linkages may be substituted for the cables. Releasable attachments of the cables to the collectors is also described, as is a fine tuning mechanism for precisely aligning each individual collector.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-C-01-4042
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4425904
• OSTI ID: 864838
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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solar
collectors
provided
pivotally
mounted
spaced-apart
pair
cables
connected
portions
collector
driver
displaces
causing
pivot
mounting
assume
desired
orientation
cylindrical
type
flat-plate
rigid
spar-like
linkages
substituted
releasable
attachments
described
fine
tuning
mechanism
precisely
aligning
individual
pivotally mounted
fine tuning
solar collectors
solar collector
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