Solar table mobile transport
AssigneeTerabase Energy, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Campbell, Brian Coleman, Tianyu Zhao, Adam Hansel, Soren Jensen
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Abstract
A solar table mobile transport is described that moves a solar table to a point of installation. The solar table mobile transport comprises multiple motors that allow movement within a three-dimensional coordinate system as well as provide angular controls of pitch, yaw and roll. These motors enable at least one alignment process used to install the solar table to a mounting structure within a solar system.
Claims21
A solar table mobile transport (hereinafter, “mobile transport”) for moving a solar table having a torque tube and at least one solar panel, the mobile transport comprising:
- a transport component having a vehicular segment and a driving system, the transport component being operable to move the solar table from a first location to a point of installation under control of the driving system;
- an attachment component coupled to the transport component, the attachment component comprising at least one attaching element that securely attaches to the solar table and a plurality of motors that support at least one alignment process implemented during an installation of the solar table to at least one mounting structure;
- a rotational actuator that rotates the solar table around a center point of the torque tube;
- a first motor coupled within a front portion of the attachment component, the first motor providing first vertical movement of a front portion of the solar table;
- a second motor coupled within a back portion of the attachment component, the second motor providing a second vertical movement of a back portion of the solar table;
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- wherein a combination of the first and second vertical movements create a pitch angle of the solar table.
A solar table mobile transport (hereinafter, “mobile transport”) for moving a solar table, the mobile transport comprising:
- a transport component having a vehicular segment and a driving system, the transport component being operable to move the solar table from a first location to a point of installation under control of the driving system;
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- an attachment component coupled to the transport component, the attachment component comprising at least one attaching element that securely attaches to the solar table and a plurality of motors that support at least one alignment process implemented during an installation of the solar table to at least one mounting structure;
- a first motor coupled within a front portion of the attachment component, the first motor providing first horizontal movement of a front portion of the solar table;
- a second motor coupled within a back portion of the attachment component, the second motor providing a second horizontal movement of a back portion of the solar table;
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- wherein a combination of the first and second vertical movements create a yaw angle of the solar table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.