Strategies to enhance critical wind speeds with active stowing in single axis solar tracking systems

A solar tracking system, comprising:

• a first solar tracker row, the first solar tracker row including:
• a plurality of support piers;
• a torque tube rotatably supported on the plurality of support piers;
• a plurality of solar modules coupled to the torque tube;
• at least one damper coupled to one of the plurality of support piers at a first end and coupled to a portion of the torque tube at a second, opposite end;
• and
• a first lever arm connected to the torque tube of the first solar tracker row at one first lever arm end and connected to a connecting rod at an another first lever arm end, wherein the first lever arm comprises a first pivot point rotatably connecting the one first lever arm end to the another first lever arm end, the first pivot point spaced apart from a rotational axis of the torque tube of the first solar tracker row;
• a second solar tracker row, the second solar tracker row including:
• a plurality of support piers;
• a torque tube rotatably supported on the plurality of support piers;
• a plurality of solar modules coupled to the torque tube;
• at least one damper coupled to one of the plurality of support piers at a first end and coupled to a portion of the torque tube at a second, opposite end;
• and
• a second lever arm connected to the torque tube of the second solar tracker row at one second lever arm end and connected to the connecting rod at an another second lever arm end, wherein the second lever arm comprises a second pivot point rotatably connecting the one second lever arm end to the another second lever arm end, the second pivot point spaced apart from a rotational axis of the torque tube of the second solar tracker row;
• and
• the connecting rod, the connecting rod coupled to the torque tube of the first solar tracker row at a first end of the connecting rod and coupled to the torque tube of the second solar tracker row at a second, opposite end of the connecting rod, such that rotation of the torque tube of the first solar tracker row effectuates movement of the connecting rod, which in turn, effectuates rotation of the torque tube of the second solar tracker row.