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US 10,648,699 B2Granted
Solar mirror array system, methods and apparatuses thereto
Assigneen Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
InventorsCraig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
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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.
Claims6
A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors comprising:
- a plurality of chords which include a top layer of only 4 chords substantially in parallel with each other;
- a plurality of struts;
- a plurality of nodes that connect to the struts and chords, at least one of the plurality of nodes has a circle size that allows the node to be extruded on a 10 inch diameter extrusion press, one node of the plurality of nodes supporting a load of at least 1,000 lbs.;
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- a platform supported by the chords and struts on which the solar mirrors are disposed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.