Invention Application
- Patent Title: PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR COLLECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM
- Patent Title (中): 光伏太阳能收集和跟踪系统
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Application No.: PCT/US2010/026532Application Date: 2010-03-08
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Publication No.: WO2010129087A3Publication Date: 2010-11-11
- Inventor: ALMY, Charles , BARSUN, Stephan , SANDLER, Reuben , WARES, Brian , WAYMAN, Elizabeth
- Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION , ALMY, Charles , BARSUN, Stephan , SANDLER, Reuben , WARES, Brian , WAYMAN, Elizabeth
- Applicant Address: 3939 North First Street San Jose, California 95134 US
- Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION,ALMY, Charles,BARSUN, Stephan,SANDLER, Reuben,WARES, Brian,WAYMAN, Elizabeth
- Current Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION,ALMY, Charles,BARSUN, Stephan,SANDLER, Reuben,WARES, Brian,WAYMAN, Elizabeth
- Current Assignee Address: 3939 North First Street San Jose, California 95134 US
- Agency: CZAJA, Timothy, A. et al.
- Priority: US61/176,669 20090508
- Main IPC: F24J2/54
- IPC: F24J2/54 ; H01L31/042
Abstract:
A photovoltaic sun tracking system including a photovoltaic assembly (64), a first mounting structure (60), and a second mounting structure (62). The photovoltaic assembly includes at least one PV cell (54) maintained by framework (58) defining a PV plane. The first and second mounting structures are mounted to a support surface and rotatably maintain the framework at first and second pivot points (160, 162), respectively, to establish a tracking axis passing through the pivot points. The tracking axis is non-parallel with the PV plane. The photovoltaic assembly can be rocked along the tracking axis to follow motion of the sun relative to the earth. One or both of the mounting structures can be relatively small, and the off -parallel tracking axis promotes increased efficiency over the course of a year.
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