Ground pile structures for solar tracking systems
OwnerAlexander W. Au, Madeleine Davis Kho +1inventors
InventorsAlexander W. Au, Madeleine Davis Kho, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
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Abstract
A ground pile for a solar tracking system includes an elongate hollow tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, a mount proximate the first end for attaching solar tracking components, one or more threaded longitudinal segments of the hollow tube each having exterior helical segments extending around the longitudinal segment and forming a screw thread, and one or more drivable longitudinal segments of the hollow tube having cross-sections with an internal surface shaped in a non-circular shape.
Claims20
A ground pile for a solar tracking system, comprising:
- an elongate hollow tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end;
- a mount proximate the first end for attaching solar tracking components;
- one or more threaded longitudinal segments of the hollow tube each having exterior helical segments extending around the longitudinal segment and forming a screw thread;
- and
- one or more drivable longitudinal segments of the hollow tube having cross-sections with an internal surface shaped in a non-circular shape.
A ground pile for a solar tracking system, comprising:
- an elongate hollow tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end;
- a mount proximate the first end for attaching solar tracking components;
- and
- one or more threaded longitudinal segments of the hollow tube each having exterior helical segments extending around the longitudinal segment and forming a screw thread, the helical segments of the one or more threaded longitudinal segments being formed by a hydroforming process.
A ground pile for a solar tracking system, comprising:
- an elongate hollow tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end;
- a mount proximate the first end for attaching solar tracking components;
- one or more threaded longitudinal segments of the hollow tube each having exterior helical segments extending around the longitudinal segment and forming a screw thread;
- and
- one or more pushable longitudinal segments of the hollow tube each tapering inward from a wider cross-section to a narrower cross-section in a direction from the first end towards the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.