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US 2010/0059045 A1Published application
Two-axis hydraulic solar tracker
OwnerDomingo Guinea Diaz, Eugenio Villanueva Martinez +2inventors
InventorsDomingo Guinea Diaz, Eugenio Villanueva Martinez, David Martin Gómez, Maria Carmen Garcia-Alegre Sánchez
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Abstract
A two-axis solar tracker that orientates and adjusts the angular position of associated solar collector panels. The tracker may be hydraulically operated all movements of the tracker may be produced by three hydraulic cylinders.
Claims17
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A hydraulic solar tracker, comprising:
- a support frame configured to receive solar collector panels;
- and
- a totally hydraulically-operated movement structure configured to provide two-axis rotation of a solar collector panel received by the support frame, the movement structure including three hydraulic cylinders coupled to the support frame.
A hydraulic solar tracker, comprising:
- a support frame configured to receive solar collector panels;
- a totally-hydraulically powered movement structure coupled to the support frame and configured for two-axis movement;
- and
- a plurality of hydraulic cylinders coupled to the movement system.
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A method, comprising:
- exposing a hydraulic solar tracker configured in accordance with claim 1 to solar energy;
- and
- hydraulically adjusting the angle of the support frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.