Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solar tracker and related methods, devices, and systems
- Patent Title (中): 太阳能跟踪器及相关方法,设备和系统
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Application No.: US13815913Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09471050B2Publication Date: 2016-10-18
- Inventor: Herbert Alan Tilley , Gregory William Robinson , Edwin Eugene McKenzie, III
- Applicant: Questar Energy Systems
- Applicant Address: US WA Issaquah
- Assignee: WOVN, INC.
- Current Assignee: WOVN, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Issaquah
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: F24J2/54
- IPC: F24J2/54 ; G05B15/02 ; G05F1/67 ; G06Q30/02 ; F24J2/38 ; H02S20/10

Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a solar tracker assembly. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a track, a centrally-positioned base member, a motor operably coupled to the base member, and a plurality of arms extending from the base member towards the track, with the track including a plurality of arcuate members that are assembled to form the track. A rotatable frame is coupled to the arms and has one or more towers and an actuator positioned on the one or more towers. A pivoting frame is coupled to the one or more towers, with the pivoting frame configured to carry a solar panel array. In operation, the motor can rotate the base member and arms around a Z-axis to position the rotatable frame at azimuth and the actuator can move the pivoting frame around an X-Y axis to position the pivoting frame at zenith.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140196761A1 Solar tracker and related methods, devices, and systems Public/Granted day:2014-07-17
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