公开(公告)号：US20240235465A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18613310

申请日：2024-03-22

Applicant: Nextracker LLC

Inventor： Jacob Mark Morin ,  Ricardo Delgado-Nanez ,  Alexander W. AU ,  Samuel Heller

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  H02S20/10

CPC classification number: H02S20/32 ,  H02S20/10

Abstract: A solar tracker including at least one pair of piers configured to be secured in the ground and defining a span between the pair, a bearing supported on the pier, and a torque tube supported in the bearing such that the bearing enables rotation of the torque tube, the torque tube including a double wall thickness area, wherein the double wall thickness area limits deflection of the torque tube along the span.

公开(公告)号：US20230155539A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17989556

申请日：2022-11-17

Applicant: Nextracker LLC

Inventor： Jacob Mark Morin ,  David Kresse ,  Daniel Y. Abraham ,  Angel Galván Caride ,  Jeevan Vadakapuram

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  H02S20/10

CPC classification number: H02S20/32 ,  H02S20/10

Abstract: A solar tracker, solar array, and method of designing a solar tracker or array including a plurality of piers, a torque tube supported by the piers, each pier having a common reveal from the earth and the torque tube has a relative angle from a first pier to a second pier of between 0.25 and about 0.75 degrees.