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US 11,637,525 B2Granted
Photovoltaic plant, in particular a ground photovoltaic plant
OwnerFrancesco Pieroboninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a photovoltaic plant including a plurality of units each having at least one respective photovoltaic panel, a support structure of the plurality of units designed to support the latter at a distance from the ground (GR).
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A photovoltaic plant comprising:
- a plurality of units each having at least one respective photovoltaic panel, a support structure of said plurality of units designed to support the plurality of units at a distance from the ground,
- further comprising at least one motor and motion transmission means from said at least one motor to at least two units, so that by activating only one motor it is possible to control substantially simultaneously the inclination in an east-west direction of said at least two units,
- wherein said motion transmission means comprise at least one shaft arranged or aligned in a north-south direction, said at least one shaft being actuatable in rotation by said at least one motor and being integral in angular displacement or inclination with said at least two units, so that by activating said at least one motor the rotation of said at least one shaft is determined and thus the angular displacement towards east or west of said at least two units is controlled,
- wherein said at least one shaft includes several sections connected to each other,
- wherein said at least one shaft rotates around a respective main axis of longitudinal extension;
- further comprising at least one actuator comprising a cylinder and a stem, said stem being extendable from and retractable into said cylinder, and
- wherein said at least one motor controls the extension/retraction of said stem from/into said cylinder,
- wherein the extension/retraction of the stem causes angular displacement of at least one lever, said at least one lever having one end pivotably connected to the stem and an opposite end connected to the at least one shaft,
- said angular displacement of the at least one lever causing rotation of the said at least one shaft to control the inclination in the east-west direction of the at least two units and
- wherein said motion transmission means for at least one unit comprise at least one pair of brackets integral in rotation or angular displacement with said at least one shaft and extending from positions of said at least one shaft offset along the respective main axis of longitudinal extension, and wherein said motion transmission means further comprise at least one pair of rods, each rod having a first end pivotably connected to each bracket and a second end connected to a respective portion of a respective unit.
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A group for a ground photovoltaic plant comprising:
- a unit having at least one respective photovoltaic panel,
- a support structure of said unit designed, in use, to support the unit at a distance from ground,
- at least one motor supported by a support component or frame integral with said support structure so that said at least one motor is supported at the distance from the ground,
- motion transmission means connecting said at least one motor to said unit, so that activating said at least one motor controls the angular displacement or inclination of said unit,
- said motion transmission means comprising a shaft or a section of a shaft, said shaft being operable in rotation by said at least one motor and being integral in angular displacement or inclination with said unit, so that by activating said at least one motor the rotation of said at least one shaft is determined and thus the angular displacement or inclination is controlled towards the east or west of said unit,
- further comprising at least one actuator comprising a cylinder and a stem, said stem being extendable from and retractable into said cylinder, and wherein said at least one motor is operably connected to said stem to control the extension/retraction of said stem from/into said cylinder,
- wherein the extension/retraction of the stem causes angular displacement of at least one lever, said at least one lever having one end pivotably connected to the stem and an opposite end connected to the shaft,
- said angular displacement of the at least one lever causing rotation of the shaft to control the inclination in the east-west direction of the unit, and
- further comprising at least one pair of brackets integral in rotation or angular displacement with said shaft or section of a shaft and extending from positions of said at least one shaft offset along the respective main axis of longitudinal development, and further comprising at least one pair of rods, each rod having one end pivotably connected or articulated to one of said pair of brackets and a second end connected to a respective portion of said unit.
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A group for a ground photovoltaic plant comprising:
- a unit having at least one respective photovoltaic panel;
- a support structure of said unit to support the unit at a distance from ground;
- at least one motor supported by a frame integral with said support structure so that said at least one motor is supported at the distance from the ground;
- motion transmission means connecting said at least one motor to said unit, so that activating said at least one motor controls an angular displacement of said unit;
- said motion transmission means comprising a shaft or a section of a shaft, said shaft being rotatable by said at least one motor for causing the angular displacement of said unit, so that activating said at least one motor causes a rotation of said at least one shaft, causing the angular displacement of the unit towards an east or west direction;
- further comprising at least one actuator comprising a cylinder and a stem, said stem being extendable from and retractable into said cylinder, and wherein said at least one motor is operably connected to said stem to control the extension/retraction of said stem from/into said cylinder,
- wherein the extension/retraction of the stem causes angular displacement of at least one lever, said at least one lever having one end pivotably connected to the stem and an opposite end connected to the shaft, and
- said angular displacement of the at least one lever causing the rotation of the shaft to control the inclination towards the east or west direction of the unit,
- and further comprising at least one pair of brackets movably connected with said shaft and extending from positions thereof offset along the respective main axis of longitudinal development, and at least one pair of rods, each rod having one end pivotably connected to one of said pair of brackets and an opposite end connected to a respective portion of said unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.