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US 2019/0296687 A1Published application
Structural beam for solar tracker
AssigneeNextracker LLC
InventorsJacob M. Morin, Stuart Upfill-Brown
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Abstract
A solar system is provided and includes a solar array and a support structure configured to support the solar array. The support structure includes structural beam which includes an upper plate, a lower plate that is disposed opposite to the upper plate, a first side plate interposed between the upper and lower plates, and a second side plate interposed between the upper and lower plates and spaced apart from the first side plate. Each of the upper and lower plates is fixedly coupled to the first and second plates by a plurality of joints formed by clinching.
Claims14
A solar system, comprising:
- a solar array;
- and
- a support structure configured to support the solar array, wherein the support structure includes a structural beam, comprising:
- an upper plate;
- a lower plate disposed opposite to the upper plate;
- a first side plate interposed between the upper and lower plates;
- and
- a second side plate interposed between the upper and lower plates and spaced apart from the first side plate,
- wherein each of the upper and lower plates is fixedly coupled to the first and second side plates by a plurality of joints formed by clinching.
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