US 12,224,701 B2
Dual axis solar array tracker
Ra'ed Arab, Ottawa (CA); Bruno Rocha, Ottawa (CA); and Abdullah Arab, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to MAXUN Solar Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed by MAXUN Solar Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,300.
Application 18/498,300 is a continuation of application No. 18/006,615, previously published as PCT/CA2022/050049, filed on Jan. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/137,221, filed on Jan. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0063750 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02S 20/32 (2014.01); F24S 30/455 (2018.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); H02S 40/44 (2014.01); F24S 30/00 (2018.01)
CPC H02S 20/32 (2014.12) [F24S 30/455 (2018.05); H02K 7/1166 (2013.01); H02S 40/44 (2014.12); F24S 2030/135 (2018.05); F24S 2030/136 (2018.05)] 20 Claims
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1. A solar array tracker comprising:
a first longitudinal beam comprising a first mechanical system;
a second longitudinal beam offset from the first longitudinal beam comprising a second mechanical system; and
at least one rotatable transverse beam extending between the first longitudinal beam and the second longitudinal beam, the transverse beam comprising:
a rotatable shaft inside the transverse beam;
a plurality of solar collector nodes each comprising a collector node mechanical element and connected to a thermal collection cell;
a first end comprising a first transverse beam mechanical element for engaging with the first mechanical system to effect rotation of the transverse beam around its axis;
a second end comprising a second transverse beam mechanical element operatively engaged with the rotatable shaft for engaging with the second mechanical system to tilt the plurality of solar collector nodes relative to the transverse beam through the collector node mechanical element in each of the plurality of solar collector nodes by rotating the rotatable shaft inside the transverse beam; and
a thermal conduit connecting each of the plurality of solar collector nodes.