Abstract:
A modular ballast system (10) for supporting objects uses tubing (12) such as pipes of appropriate size for the (5) required ballast. Once in place, the empty pipes are filled with a watery mix (14) (slurry) of sand, silt, gravel, soil, cement or other generally available material to generate a majority of the ballast weight. A two piece clamping mechanism (16) provides fixed placement attachment points (18) suitable for attachment by supported structures. The lower piece (20) of the clamping mechanism (16) sits under the ballast tubing (12) and is designed to both support and disperse the anticipated weight of the objects with minimal impact on the surface beneath it.
Abstract:
A solar panel rack (100) may comprise a vertical support (105), a transverse support (110), brackets (120) attaching hollow beams to the transverse support (110), and brackets (125) configured to attach solar panels (130) or solar panel assemblies to the hollow beams (115). Internal splices (135) may couple collinearly arranged hollow beams (115) in the solar panel rack (100). Some or all of these components may be formed from folded sheet metal blanks comprising bend lines predefined by bend-inducing features formed in the blanks. Preformed slots, holes, or other openings in the sheet metal blanks may predefine the relative positions of various components in the solar panel rack (100) and predefine the positions of solar panels (130) or solar panel assemblies to be supported by the solar panel rack (100). Individual components of the solar panel rack (100) may be useful in other structures and applications apart from solar panel racks.
Abstract:
Le procédé d'installation d'une structure solaire, caractérisé en ce que le procédé comporte des étapes de: a)implantation d'au moins deux pieds d'ancrage (1) sur une portion de sol (S); b)mise en place au niveau d'une extrémité libre s'étendant au-dessus de la portion de sol de chacun des pieds d'ancrage d'un support pivot (2) comportant un axe de pivot (X); c)alignement des axes de pivot des supports pivot les uns avec les autres; d)fixation des supports pivot sur leur pied d'ancrage respectif; et e)mise en place de la structure solaire sur les supports pivot.
Abstract:
A solar energy system is provided. The solar energy system comprises: lateral shafts extended parallelly in a lateral direction and arranged in a plurality of rows spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction, each lateral shaft including lateral connecting rods and a lateral universal joint connected between adjacent lateral connecting rods; supporting columns upon which each lateral connecting rod is rotatably supported; a longitudinal shaft extended perpendicular to the lateral shafts and including longitudinal connecting rods and a longitudinal universal joint connected between adjacent longitudinal connecting rods; solar energy battery assemblies fixed on each of the lateral shafts; pillars disposed at positions at which the lateral shafts cross the one longitudinal shaft respectively; worm-gear mechanisms fixed on the pillars and configured to couple the lateral shafts with the one longitudinal shaft respectively; and a driving device coupled with the longitudinal shaft and configured to drive the longitudinal shaft to rotate.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un dispositif (1) de fixation de panneau photovoltaïque, cadré ou non, comprenant des moyens de maintien (2), aptes à maintenir un panneau photovoltaïque (P) par coopération avec deux bords parallèles dudit panneau photovoltaïque ou encore deux ailes parallèles du cadre du panneau photovoltaïque (P). Le dispositif comprend lesdits moyens de maintien (2) comprenant des éléments (3, 4; 5, 6) coopérant avec les deux bords parallèles dudit panneau photovoltaïque (P), ou encore, avec les deux ailes parallèles du cadre du panneau photovoltaïque (P), chaque élément présentant une fente(7) destinée à recevoir une aile du cadre (C) d'un panneau photovoltaïque (P) cadré, ou encore à recevoir le bord d'un panneau photovoltaïque (P) non cadré, de telle façon à assurer le blocage du panneau photovoltaïque au moins suivant la direction perpendiculaire au panneau photovoltaïque (P) et suivant une direction parallèle au plan du panneau photovoltaïque (P) et perpendiculaire à l'axe des fentes (7).
Abstract:
An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.