Pile installation confirmation instrument
AssigneeArray Tech, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Andrew Reich, Thierry Marin-Martinod, Todd DarVel Anderson, Logan Herbert
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Abstract
An instrument for ensuring proper pile installation in photovoltaic systems (PV) may include a laser assembly configured to output a first beam in a first direction and a second beam in a second direction. The second beam may indicate the angular tolerance of a torque tube. The instrument may further include a mounting interface configured to position the laser assembly on a mounting pile.
Claims20
An instrument for ensuring proper pile installation in photovoltaic (PV) systems, the instrument comprising:
- a laser assembly configured to output a first beam in a first direction and a second beam in a second direction, wherein the second beam indicates an angular tolerance of a torque tube;
- and
- a mounting interface configured to position the laser assembly on a mounting pile.
A system for ensuring proper pile installation in photovoltaic (PV) systems comprising:
- a laser assembly that outputs a first beam in a first direction and a second beam in a second direction, wherein the second beam indicates an angular tolerance of a torque tube;
- a mounting pile coupled to the laser assembly;
- an alignment pile aligned with the first beam such that the second beam indicates the angular tolerance of a torque tube as a reference for a subject pile, the mounting pile positioned between the alignment pile and the subject pile.
A method of ensuring proper pile installation in a photovoltaic system comprising:
- positioning an instrument on a surface of a mounting pile wherein the instrument includes a laser assembly that outputs a first beam in a first direction and a second beam in a second direction, wherein the second beam indicates an angular tolerance of a torque tube;
- aligning the first beam with a point on an alignment pile;
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- using the second beam as a reference to determine whether a subject pile is in compliance with the angular tolerance of the torque tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.