Solar Mirror Array System, Methods and Apparatuses Thereto
AssigneeWerner Extrusion Solutions LLC
InventorsCraig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
Claims17
An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array, the frame having at least one structural element, the apparatus comprising:
- a torque plate;
- and
- at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element.
An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array comprising:
- a primary torque plate having. an upper portion and a bottom;
- a secondary torque plate having an upper portion and a bottom;
- and
- a torque plate bearing attached to the primary and secondary torque plate through attachment flange of the primary and secondary torque plate, the primary and secondary torque plates attach to an end of the primary and secondary frame, respectively, via nodes of the frames that fasten to the upper portions and the bottom of the respective plates, the flange between the primary and secondary torque plates allows for rotational alignment between the primary and secondary torque plates.
A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors comprising:
- a plurality of chords which include a top layer of only 4 chords essentially in parallel with each other;
- a plurality of struts;
- a plurality of nodes that connect to the struts and chords, and
- a platform supported by the chords and struts on which the solar mirrors are disposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.