Support for solar energy collectors
Abstract
A solar energy collection system can include support devices configured to accommodate misalignment of components during assembly. For example, the system can include piles fixed to the earth and an adjustable bearing assembly at the upper end of the pile. The adjustable bearing assembly can include at least one of a vertical adjustment device, a lateral adjustment device and an angular adjustment device. The solar energy collection system can also include a plurality of solar energy collection device pre-wired together and mounted to a support member so as to form modular units. The system can also include enhanced supports for wire trays extending between rows of solar energy collection devices.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1330702
- Patent Number(s):
- 9482449
- Application Number:
- 13/176,276
- 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:
- FC36-07GO17043
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Jul 05
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Cole, Corey, Ardell-Smith, Zachary, Ciasulli, John, and Jensen, Soren. Support for solar energy collectors. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Cole, Corey, Ardell-Smith, Zachary, Ciasulli, John, & Jensen, Soren. Support for solar energy collectors. United States.
Cole, Corey, Ardell-Smith, Zachary, Ciasulli, John, and Jensen, Soren. Tue .
"Support for solar energy collectors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1330702.
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title = {Support for solar energy collectors},
author = {Cole, Corey and Ardell-Smith, Zachary and Ciasulli, John and Jensen, Soren},
abstractNote = {A solar energy collection system can include support devices configured to accommodate misalignment of components during assembly. For example, the system can include piles fixed to the earth and an adjustable bearing assembly at the upper end of the pile. The adjustable bearing assembly can include at least one of a vertical adjustment device, a lateral adjustment device and an angular adjustment device. The solar energy collection system can also include a plurality of solar energy collection device pre-wired together and mounted to a support member so as to form modular units. The system can also include enhanced supports for wire trays extending between rows of solar energy collection devices.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2016},
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