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US 2022/0190677 A1Published application
Outboard flexure bearing assembly
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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An outboard flexure bearing assembly comprising:
- one or more bearings;
- a shaft extending through the one or more bearings and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a first flex plate attached to the first end of the shaft;
- a second flex plate coupled to the first flex plate;
- and
- a first solar module mounting structure coupler coupled to the second flex plate and coupled to the first end of the shaft.
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A tracker comprising:
- a foundation;
- an outboard flexure bearing assembly mounted on the foundation and comprising:
- one or more bearings;
- a shaft extending comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a first flex plate coupled to the first end of the shaft;
- a second flex plate coupled to the first flex plate;
- and
- a first solar module mounting structure coupler coupled to the second flex plate and coupled to the first end of the shaft;
- a first solar module mounting structure supported by to the first solar module mounting structure coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.