Self supporting solar solution
AssigneeWind Turbine & Energy Cables, Corp.
InventorOrin B. Singh
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Abstract
An electrical bus system has a trunk bus that includes at least one positive bus line, an equal number of negative bus line, and a ground cable. The trunk bus lines extend through clamping blocks where some of the clamping blocks are coupled to brackets that are themselves coupled to vertical supports. The ground cable is coupled to vertical support using the bracket. Multi-tap shear bolt connectors are used to connect the trunk bus line to photovoltaic wires carrying the output from one or more solar panel arrays, thereby eliminating the need for combiner boxes used in conventional systems.
Claims14
A ruggedized cable, comprising:
- (a) an elongated, cylindrical steel member coated with aluminum, wherein the cylindrical steel member is surrounded by a plurality of conductor strands;
- (b) a first insulation layer that encases conductor strands and the cylindrical steel member, wherein the first insulation layer (i) is comprised of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), (ii) has a thickness from 73 mils to 132 mils, and (iii) is black;
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- (c) a second insulation layer deposited on the first insulation layer, wherein the second insulation layer (i) is comprised of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), (ii) has a thickness from 13 mils to 23 mils, and (iii) comprises a color additive.
A ruggedized cable, comprising:
- (a) an elongated conductive member surrounded by a plurality of conductor strands;
- (b) a first insulation layer that disposed over the conductor strands and over the elongated conductive member, wherein the first insulation layer (i) comprises cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), (ii) has a thickness from 73 mils to 132 mils, and (iii) is black;
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- (c) a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer, wherein the second insulation layer (i) comprises high-density polyethylene (HDPE), (ii) has a thickness from 13 mils to 23 mils, and (iii) comprises a color additive.
A ruggedized cable, comprising:
- (a) an elongated conductive member coated with aluminum and surrounded by a plurality of conductor strands;
- (b) a first insulation layer that encases the conductor strands and the elongated conductive member, wherein the first insulation member (i) comprises cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), (ii) has a thickness from 13 mils to 23 mils, and (iii) comprises a color additive;
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- (c) a second insulation layer formed over the first insulation layer, wherein the second insulation member (i) comprises high-density polyethylene (HDPE), (ii) has a thickness from 13 mils to 23 mils, and (iii) comprises a color additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.