Stackable tracking solar collector assembly

Shugar, Daniel S.; Almy, Charles; Peurach, John; Coleman, Nathaniel T.; Jones, Jason; Sandler, Reuben

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Title: Stackable tracking solar collector assembly

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A solar collector assembly may include a frame supporting a solar collector and a frame member defining a tilted pivot axis. Support struts may be used to elevate one end of the frame and may be pivoted between an orientation generally parallel to the frame member and to an orientation generally away from the frame. Anchorless, ballast type bases may be used to support the solar collector assembly. Several assemblies may be stacked on top of one another in a storage or transportation configuration using spacers extending between the frames.

Inventors:: Shugar, Daniel S.; Almy, Charles; Peurach, John; Coleman, Nathaniel T.; Jones, Jason; Sandler, Reuben

Issue Date:: Tue Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: SunPower Corp., San Jose, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1532144

Patent Number(s):: 9243818

Application Number:: 12/021,682

Assignee:: SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S2025/012 - {Foldable support elements}
F24S2025/013 - {Stackable support elements}
F24S2030/131 - {in the form of articulated bars}
F24S2030/136 - {for moving several solar collectors by common transmission elements}
F24S2030/16 - {Hinged elements
F24S25/11 - using shaped bodies, e.g. concrete elements, foamed elements or moulded box-like elements
F24S25/617 - Elements driven into the ground, e.g. anchor-piles
F24S30/428 - with inclined axis

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
H02S10/30 - Thermophotovoltaic systems
H02S20/00 - Supporting structures for PV modules
H02S20/10 - Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground
H02S20/32 - specially adapted for solar tracking

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/47 - Mountings or tracking
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T29/49355 - Solar energy device making

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DOE Contract Number:: ZAX-6-33628-09

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2008-01-29

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Shugar, Daniel S., Almy, Charles, Peurach, John, Coleman, Nathaniel T., Jones, Jason, and Sandler, Reuben. Stackable tracking solar collector assembly.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Shugar, Daniel S., Almy, Charles, Peurach, John, Coleman, Nathaniel T., Jones, Jason, & Sandler, Reuben. Stackable tracking solar collector assembly.  United States.

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  title        = {Stackable tracking solar collector assembly},

  author       = {Shugar, Daniel S. and Almy, Charles and Peurach, John and Coleman, Nathaniel T. and Jones, Jason and Sandler, Reuben},

  abstractNote = {A solar collector assembly may include a frame supporting a solar collector and a frame member defining a tilted pivot axis. Support struts may be used to elevate one end of the frame and may be pivoted between an orientation generally parallel to the frame member and to an orientation generally away from the frame. Anchorless, ballast type bases may be used to support the solar collector assembly. Several assemblies may be stacked on top of one another in a storage or transportation configuration using spacers extending between the frames.},

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Directionally controlled array of solar power units patent, February 1980

System for the utilization of solar energy patent, August 1982

Solar energy heating system patent, December 1982

Array positioning system patent, September 1983

Solar tracking apparatus utilizing photovoltaic flat panels and method patent, January 1984

Solar tracking device patent, August 1988

Lightweight solar panel support patent, May 1989

Shaded outdoor parking area patent, August 1989

Photovoltaic panel support assembly patent, July 1993

Panel array deployment apparatus patent, June 1994

U.S. solar power supply patent, November 1997

System to link the kinematics of neighboring panels in a panel assembly patent, February 2000

Solar collector and tracker arrangement patent, May 2000

Solar cell module patent, November 2001

Covered solar cell and manufacturing method thereof patent, March 2002

Thin-film solar cell module and method of manufacturing the same patent, October 2002

Novelty device for mounting on a vehicle antenna patent, July 2004

Variable Tilt Tracker for Photovoltaic Apparatus patent-application, February 2009

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Solar energy converter
patent, January 1977

Solar energy collection system
patent, August 1978

Directionally controlled array of solar power units
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System for the utilization of solar energy
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Solar energy heating system
patent, December 1982

Array positioning system
patent, September 1983

Solar tracking apparatus utilizing photovoltaic flat panels and method
patent, January 1984

Solar tracking device
patent, August 1988

Lightweight solar panel support
patent, May 1989

Shaded outdoor parking area
patent, August 1989

Photovoltaic panel support assembly
patent, July 1993

Panel array deployment apparatus
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U.S. solar power supply
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System to link the kinematics of neighboring panels in a panel assembly
patent, February 2000

Solar collector and tracker arrangement
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Solar cell module
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Covered solar cell and manufacturing method thereof
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Novelty device for mounting on a vehicle antenna
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patent-application, July 2004

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patent-application, April 2003

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patent-application, December 2004

Lighting apparatus
patent, July 2018

Lighting module heatsink
patent, October 2018

Lighting module locking mechanism
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Lighting module locking endcap
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