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US 2022/0186982 A1Published application
Module clip
AssigneeNevados Engineering, Inc.
InventorsYezin TAHA, Amitoj GILL
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Abstract
Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain.
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A module clip comprising:
- a upper portion;
- a lower portion disposed below the upper portion in a vertical direction, the lower portion and configured to secure a solar module between with the upper portion;
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- a strap disposed below the lower portion in the vertical direction and configured to secure the module clip to a solar module mounting structure;
- one or more fasteners extending in the vertical direction and coupling the upper portion to the lower portion to be spaced apart from the lower portion, and coupling the upper portion and the lower portion to the strap.
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A clipped solar module comprising:
- a solar module mounting structure extending in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical direction;
- a first module clip attached to one end of the torque tube and a second module clip attached to an opposite end of the torque tube, each of the first module clip and the second module clip comprising an upper portion, a lower portion disposed below the upper portion in the vertical direction, one or more module fasteners coupling the upper portion to the lower portion, and a strap;
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- a solar module disposed above the torque tube in a vertical direction and having one end secured to the first module clip and an opposite end secured to the second module clip.
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A tracker comprising:
- a foundation;
- a bearing assembly mounted on the foundation and comprising a solar module mounting structure coupler;
- a solar module mounting structure coupled to the solar module mounting structure coupler;
- a first module clip attached to one end of the solar module mounting structure and a second module clip attached to an opposite end of the solar module mounting structure, each of the first module clip and the second module clip comprising an upper portion and a lower portion disposed below the upper portion;
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- a solar module disposed over the solar module mounting structure and having one end secured to the first module clip and an opposite end secured to the second module clip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.