公开(公告)号：US20220077816A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17469700

申请日：2021-09-08

Applicant: NEXTracker Inc.

Inventor： Jacob Mark Morin ,  Abhimanyu Sable ,  Pradeep Kumar Dube

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  F16C11/04

Abstract: A solar tracker including a torque tube, a plurality of bearings configured to receive the torque tube, a plurality of piers each configured to receive one of the plurality of bearings, and a lock-out device mounted on one of the plurality of piers and operatively associated with at least one of the plurality of bearings, the lock out device configured to periodically engage and disengage openings formed in the bearings to limit movement of the torque tube and to transfer load from the torque tube to the pier on which it is mounted.