公开(公告)号：US20240339959A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18626523

申请日：2024-04-04

Applicant: Nextracker LLC

Inventor： Andrew Thomsen ,  Jacob Mark Morin ,  Tushar Kanti Guha ,  Ricardo Delgado-Nanez

IPC: H02S20/32

CPC classification number: H02S20/32

Abstract: A solar tracking system includes a pier, a torque tube rotatably supported on the pier, a solar module coupled to the torque tube, wherein rotation of the torque tube effectuates a corresponding rotation of the solar module, and an inerter, the inerter including a drive gear couplable to the torque tube, wherein rotation of the torque tube effectuates movement of the drive gear, a drive gear operably coupled to the drive gear, wherein movement of the drive gear effectuates movement of the driven gear, and a flywheel operably coupled to the driven gear, wherein movement of the driven gear effectuates rotation of the flywheel, wherein a wind loading on the solar module effectuates rotation of the torque tube and a corresponding rotation of the flywheel, where rotation of the flywheel stores kinetic energy to mitigate excitation of the solar tracker.