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US 12,003,209 B2Granted
Pre-assembly based installation for a single axis solar tracker
AssigneeGamechange Solar Corp.
InventorScott Van Pelt
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AssigneeGamechange Solar Corp.
InventorScott Van Pelt
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A method of installing a solar panel assembly that includes a first beam, a second beam and a third beam where the first and second beams are parallelly spaced and perpendicular to the third beam, and further includes a plurality of purlins, a semicircular ring fastened to the third beam, and a plurality of photovoltaic panels between adjacent ones of the plurality of purlins to form the solar panel assembly, the method comprising lifting the solar panel assembly and rotatably attaching it to a post by inserting a pin into a first bore in a flange extending from the third beam and into a second bore in the post, where the first and second bores are coaxial such that the solar panel assembly has a range of rotational motion about the pin, and fastening proximate and distal ends of the first and second beams to distal and proximate ends of adjacent solar panel assemblies.
A method of assembling and installing a solar panel assembly, comprising:
A method of installing a solar panel assembly that includes (i) a first beam and a second beam where the first and second beams are parallelly spaced and separated by and fastened to a third beam perpendicularly positioned between the first and second beams, (ii) a plurality of purlins fastened to and perpendicularly extending between the first beam and the second beam, (iii) a semicircular ring fastened to the third beam, where the semicircular ring includes teeth extending radially away from the third beam, and (iv) a plurality of photovoltaic panels between adjacent ones of the plurality of purlins to form the solar panel assembly, the method of installing the solar panel assembly comprising:
A method of installing a solar panel assembly that includes (i) a first beam and a second beam where the first and second beams are parallelly spaced and separated by and fastened to a third beam perpendicularly positioned between the first and second beam, (ii) a plurality of purlins fastened to and perpendicularly extending between the first beam and the second beam, (iii) a semicircular ring fastened to the third beam, where the semicircular ring includes teeth extending radially away from the third beam, and (iv) a plurality of photovoltaic panels between adjacent ones of the plurality of purlins to form the solar panel assembly, the method of installing the solar panel assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.