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US 2024/0266993 A1Published application
Variable terrain solar tracker
AssigneeNevados Engineering, Inc.
InventorsYezin TAHA, Amitoj Gill, Laura Sverchek
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Abstract
Solar module clips that may be advantageously employed in solar trackers to decrease time and effort in the installation and the alignment of solar modules—which are important for the subsequent efficiency of solar modules in operation—as well as ensure proper alignment of solar modules and/or solar module frames.
Claims20
A solar module securing device, comprising:
- a rail comprising a first edge and a second edge opposite from the first edge,
- a plurality of clamps disposed on the rail and each comprising a plurality of wedge-shaped features, and
- a tube strap secured to the rail and comprising at least one hook disposed over the first edge.
A solar module securing device, comprising:
- a rail comprising a first edge and a second edge opposite from the first edge,
- a first clamp disposed on the rail and adjacent to the first edge of the rail and a second clamp disposed on the rail and adjacent to the second edge of the rail, the first and second clamp each comprising a plurality of wedge-shaped features, and
- a tube strap secured to the rail and having a greater length than the rail, comprising a first hook at a first edge of the tube strap and a second hook at a second edge of the tube strap, the first hook disposed above the first edge of the rail and the second hook disposed above the second edge of the rail.
A solar panel module tracker, comprising:
- a solar panel module comprising mounting holes,
- a torque tube below the solar panel module,
- a solar module clip secured to the torque tube, comprising:
- a rail,
- at least one clamp disposed on the rail comprising at least one wedge-shaped feature, and
- a tube strap below the rail comprising at least one hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.