ENERGY GENERATING PHOTOVOLTAIC AWNING WITH SCISSOR MECHANISM AND TILTING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS

    公开(公告)号:WO2022020217A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:PCT/US2021/042094

    申请日:2021-07-16

    Applicant: EVOLUSUN INC.

    Abstract: An expandable and retractable photovoltaic structure includes a base that provides support to permit mounting of the photovoltaic structure solely from the base. Photovoltaic panels are arranged adjacently between the base and a lead element when the photovoltaic structure is in an open configuration. The photovoltaic structure is supported by scissor link mechanisms, coupled to the base at one end and the lead support element at the other end. The scissor link mechanisms consist of scissor links pivotally coupled together to form a moveable successive chain of the scissor links. The photovoltaic panels are attached to the scissor links, via side frames, so that as the lead arm moves away from the base the scissor link mechanisms expand to deploy the photovoltaic structure in an open configuration, and as the lead arm moves towards the base, the scissor link mechanisms retract the photovoltaic structure to place the photovoltaic structure in the closed configuration.

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