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US 2022/0190777 A1Published application
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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A flexure assembly comprising:
- a first mating plate and a second mating plate, the first mating plate defining a first axis and the second mating plate defining a second axis different from the first axis;
- a flex plate attached to and disposed between the first mating plate and the second mating plate, the flex plate configured to flex around the first axis defined by the first mating plate and flex around the second axis defined by the second mating plate;
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- a first bearing coupled to the first mating plate and a second bearing coupled to the second mating plate.
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A tracker comprising:
- a foundation;
- a flexure assembly mounted on the foundation and comprising:
- a first solar module mounting structure coupler;
- a first mating plate coupled to the first solar module mounting structure coupler and defining a first axis,
- a second mating plate defining a second axis different from the first axis;
- a flex plate disposed between and attached to the first mating plate and the second mating plate, the flex plate configured to flex around the first axis defined by the first mating plate and flex around the second axis defined by the second mating plate;
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- a first bearing coupled to the first mating plate and a second bearing coupled to the second mating plate.
- a first solar module mounting structure supported by the first solar module mounting structure coupler.
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