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公开(公告)号：USD1030466S1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-11
申请号：US29864521
申请日：2022-06-01
摘要： FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a module clamp;
FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a left-side view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a top view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1.
The broken lines depict portions of the module clamp that form no part of the claimed design.-
公开(公告)号：US11949371B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-02
申请号：US18169058
申请日：2023-02-14
摘要： A deflection pad may include a body. The body may include a recess to accommodate a fastener configured to attach the deflection pad to a support structure. The base of the deflection pad may include a bottom surface configured to engage a surface of the support structure. The deflection pad may be included in a system that includes a torsion beam and one or more support racks to which multiple PV modules may be attached, where the support are racks attached to the torsion beam. One or more deflection pads may be positioned between the PV modules and the support rack so as to cushion impact.
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公开(公告)号：US11946506B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-02
申请号：US18176395
申请日：2023-02-28
发明人： Lucas Creasy , Nikhil Kumar , James Fusaro , Kenyon Bradley , Daniel Smith
CPC分类号： F16B7/182 , F16B7/025 , F16B7/042 , F16D1/0864 , H02S30/00 , Y02E10/47 , Y10T403/7041
摘要： A torque tube coupler may include an outer body that includes a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface adjacent to the first abutting surface. Set screws may be inserted into one or more channels of the first abutting surface. Tightening the set screws may force the abutting surfaces away from each other and the outer body to press against an inner surface of a torque tube. Another embodiment of the torque tube coupler may include a central ring sized based on a size of a torque tube. The torque tube coupler may also include a set of fingers that extend away from a first side of the central ring and are shaped to flex radially outward. The torque tube coupler may include a core disposed within the set of fingers that, when drawn towards the central ring, causes the fingers to flex radially outwards.
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公开(公告)号：US20240039460A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-01
申请号：US18315168
申请日：2023-05-10
CPC分类号： H02S20/32 , F16C17/02 , F16C35/02 , F16C2380/00
摘要： A bifurcated bearing housing for use within a torque tube interface may include a first component defining a first portion of an aperture configured to house a first portion of a rotating bearing, a second component defining a second portion of the aperture configured to house a second portion of the rotating bearing, and a connection interface between the first and second components, wherein, when the first and second components are in an attached configuration, the connection interface lies below a centerpoint of the aperture defined by the first and second components. The bifurcated bearing housing may include one or more of ridges, gussets, and/or hems to increase the structural integrity and rigidity of the bearing housing.
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公开(公告)号：US20230383794A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-30
申请号：US18322869
申请日：2023-05-24
发明人： Nathan Schuknecht , Nikhil Kumar
CPC分类号： F16D7/021 , F16M13/022 , H02S20/32
摘要： Torque limiters prevent the transmission of excessive torque between moving components of one or more gears in a tracker drive assembly. When an amount of torque between these moving components exceeds a threshold, the torque limiter may slip, thus allowing the components to move relative to each other. Embodiments disclosed herein may include a drive motor configured to rotate a drive shaft, at least one gear configured to translate rotation of the drive shaft into rotation of a PV module mounting structure, and a torque limiter interposed between an interior surface of a first component of the at least one gear and an exterior surface of a second component of the at least one gear to allow the first component to slip relative to the second component when an amount of torque between the first and second components exceeds a threshold.
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公开(公告)号：US11689152B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-27
申请号：US17474607
申请日：2021-09-14
IPC分类号： H02S30/10 , F16B2/24 , H02S40/34 , H01R4/2407
CPC分类号： H02S30/10 , F16B2/24 , H01R4/2407 , H02S40/34
摘要： A module mounting system may include a photovoltaic (PV) module frame including a mounting rail. The module mounting system may include a spring clip with a PV module frame interfacing element and a clip interfacing element. The spring clip may apply spring force via deformation to lock the PV module frame and a clip together. A second embodiment of the spring clip may include an upper component having one or more arms and a lower component having a central loop configured to rotate relative to each other and interface with the PV module frame or the mounting rail. A second embodiment of the module mounting system may include screwless clips including outer walls and inner walls coupled together as a continuous sheet of material. The screwless clips may couple to a respective mounting flange and a respective frame flange to lock the mounting purlin and the PV module frame together.
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公开(公告)号：US20230078507A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US17932240
申请日：2022-09-14
发明人： Kyumin Lee , Kendra Lynn Conrad
摘要： A method may include calculating a solar position of the Sun and a projected solar zenith (PSZ) relative to a position of a photovoltaic (PV) module. The method may include determining whether an orientation of the PV module is configurable to prevent shading of an upper substring of the PV module while shading a lower substring of the PV module. Responsive to determining that such an orientation is not configurable, the method may include determining whether the orientation of the PV module is configurable to prevent shading of both the upper substring and the lower substring. Responsive to determining that such an orientation is not configurable, the method may include determining whether the PSZ is within a maximum tracker angle range. A target tracker angle may be identified based on the PSZ and the maximum tracker angle range and used as a tracker angle control setpoint.
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公开(公告)号：US20230015330A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-19
申请号：US17812409
申请日：2022-07-13
发明人： Nathan Schuknecht , Lucas Creasy
摘要： A method may include positioning one or more PV module mounting devices along a length of a structural component. The method may include specifying one or more parameters related to fastening the PV module mounting devices to the structural component, the one or more parameters indicating a spacing between the PV module mounting devices. The method may include fastening, by an automated attachment equipment, the PV module mounting devices to the structural component based on the specified parameters and moving the PV module mounting devices fastened to the structural component to an assembly platform.
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公开(公告)号：US11469707B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-11
申请号：US17654523
申请日：2022-03-11
发明人： Sanket Shah , Kyumin Lee
摘要： A method may include obtaining information from a weather forecasting service that relates to indicators of an incoming hail event. The method may include determining a stowing score that quantifies whether the hail event is likely to occur within a period of time based on the information from the weather forecasting service. Responsive to the stowing score exceeding a threshold value, a time at which the incoming hail event is likely to occur may be predicted based on the weather forecasting service information. The threshold value may indicate a threshold likelihood of the hail event occurring or a threshold period of time before occurrence. The method may include determining a wind direction at the predicted time at which the hail event is likely to occur and stowing photovoltaic modules based on the wind direction.
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公开(公告)号：US20220294386A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-15
申请号：US17805010
申请日：2022-06-01
摘要： A method of forming a module clamp of a photovoltaic module support structure may include cutting a folding pattern into a sheet of metal. The folding pattern may include one or more width-wise slits relative to the sheet of metal, one or more length-wise slits relative to the sheet of metal, and a hole. The method may include stamping one or more first features onto the sheet of metal to form a stamped sheet and folding the stamped sheet along the one or more width-wise slits and the one or more length-wise slits to form a preliminary module clamp. The method may include stamping one or more second features onto the preliminary module clamp to form the module clamp.
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