Tilt assembly for tracking solar collector assembly
Abstract
A tilt assembly is used with a solar collector assembly of the type comprising a frame, supporting a solar collector, for movement about a tilt axis by pivoting a drive element between first and second orientations. The tilt assembly comprises a drive element coupler connected to the drive element and a driver, the driver comprising a drive frame, a drive arm and a drive arm driver. The drive arm is mounted to the drive frame for pivotal movement about a drive arm axis. Movement on the drive arm mimics movement of the drive element. Drive element couplers can extend in opposite directions from the outer portion of the drive arm, whereby the assembly can be used between adjacent solar collector assemblies in a row of solar collector assemblies.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1176439
- Patent Number(s):
- 8101849
- Application Number:
- 12/021,727
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
- DOE Contract Number:
- ZAX-6-33628-09
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2008 Jan 29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Almy, Charles, Peurach, John, and Sandler, Reuben. Tilt assembly for tracking solar collector assembly. United States: N. p., 2012.
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Almy, Charles, Peurach, John, & Sandler, Reuben. Tilt assembly for tracking solar collector assembly. United States.
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"Tilt assembly for tracking solar collector assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176439.
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abstractNote = {A tilt assembly is used with a solar collector assembly of the type comprising a frame, supporting a solar collector, for movement about a tilt axis by pivoting a drive element between first and second orientations. The tilt assembly comprises a drive element coupler connected to the drive element and a driver, the driver comprising a drive frame, a drive arm and a drive arm driver. The drive arm is mounted to the drive frame for pivotal movement about a drive arm axis. Movement on the drive arm mimics movement of the drive element. Drive element couplers can extend in opposite directions from the outer portion of the drive arm, whereby the assembly can be used between adjacent solar collector assemblies in a row of solar collector assemblies.},
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- Shugar, D. S.; Hickman, T.; Eckert, P.
- Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1996