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US 11,689,146 B2Granted
Deformable model for performance enhancement of photovoltaic-wind hybrid system
AssigneeAbu Dhabi University
InventorsAnas I. Q. Al Tarabsheh, Mohammad A. Ghazal
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a rotating pole, a first set of photovoltaic modules; and a second set of photovoltaic modules. The second set of photovoltaic modules do not rotate with the rotating pole.
Claims14
A hybrid wind and solar apparatus, comprising:
- a pole;
- multiple connectors, wherein each of the multiple connectors connect to the pole;
- an enclosure, wherein each of the multiple connectors connect to the enclosure;
- multiple arms, wherein each of the multiple arms includes a first elbow, a first arm segment, a second elbow, a second arm segment, and a third elbow, wherein:
- the first elbow attaches to the enclosure,
- the first arm segment attaches to the first elbow and the second elbow,
- the second arm segment attaches the second elbow and the third elbow, and
- the third elbow attaches to a one of multiple brackets;
- a first set of photovoltaic modules,
- wherein:
- each photovoltaic module within the first set of the photovoltaic modules is located:
- directly below each of the multiple arms, and
- below the enclosure;
- a second set of photovoltaic modules, wherein the second set of photovoltaic modules are configured not to rotate with the pole when the pole rotates, wherein:
- each other photovoltaic module within the second set of photovoltaic modules is connected to a bracket of the multiple brackets, wherein each of the brackets is connected to the third elbow of each of the arms, and
- each of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules is configured to rotate between zero and 90 degrees based on positions of the first elbow, the second elbow, the third elbow, the first arm segment, and the second arm segment,
- wherein each of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules is configured to range from a position being perpendicular to the pole to another position wherein each of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules is located above the connecting pole.
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A method, comprising:
- attaching a pole to an enclosure via multiple connectors;
- attaching an arm to the enclosure, wherein the arm includes a first elbow, a first arm
- segment, a second elbow, a second arm segment, and a third elbow, wherein:
- the first elbow attaches to the enclosure,
- the first arm segment attaches to the first elbow and the second elbow,
- the second arm segment attaches the second elbow and the third elbow, and
- the third elbow below attaches to a bracket
- attaching a first photovoltaic module to the arm, wherein the first photovoltaic module is located directly below the first elbow;
- and;
- attaching a second photovoltaic module to the bracket, wherein the second photovoltaic module moves in a different plane than the first photovoltaic module.
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