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US 2022/0190776 A1Published application
Integrated articulated bearing
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 integrated bearing assembly comprising:
- an integrated bearing support comprising a metal plate folded to form a bearing support panel and two side panels on opposite sides of the bearing support panel each extending away from the bearing support panel in a same direction, the two side panels each comprising a pivot point that together define a pivot axis;
- a pivoting bearing support attached to each the two side panels at the pivot point and configured to pivot around the pivot axis;
- a first bearing attached to the bearing support panel;
- a second bearing attached to the pivoting bearing support;
- and
- a flexible joint coupling the first bearing and the second bearing.
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A tracker comprising:
- a foundation;
- an integrated bearing assembly comprising:
- an integrated bearing support comprising a metal plate folded to form a bearing support panel and two side panels on opposite sides of the bearing support panel each extending away from the bearing support panel in a same direction, the two side panels each comprising a pivot point that together define a pivot axis;
- a pivoting bearing support attached to each of the two side panels at the pivot point and configured to pivot around the pivot axis;
- a flexible joint coupled to the pivoting bearing support;
- and
- at solar module mounting coupler coupled to the flexible joint;
- and
- a solar mounting module structure supported by the solar module mounting coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.