# US 2026/0063333 A1 · Systems and methods for automatic solar table landing and securement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0063333 A1 - Document ID: US20260063333A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/991,103 - Filed: 2024-12-20 - Published: 2026-03-05 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-04 - Assignees: Terabase Energy, Inc. - Applicants: Terabase Energy, Inc. - Inventors: Soren Jensen; Tyler Grushkowitz; Adam Hansel; Matthew Paul Campbell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260063333A1 ## CPC - F24S 25/00: Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules - F24S 80/00: Details, accessories or component parts of solar heat collectors not provided for in groups F24S10/00-F24S70/00 - F24S 2025/014: {Methods for installing support elements} - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) ## Abstract In solar systems, the installation process for solar table is typically implemented manually by an installer. Such a manual process negatively impacts cost-effectiveness and installation consistency, especially for large solar systems. The present invention discloses system and method embodiments of automatic solar table landing and securement by a solar table mobile transport or a lander vehicle. The solar table mobile transport or the lander vehicle may be controlled to allow motorized and automatic alignment of the solar table while it is still secured to the mobile transport or the lander. As a result, installation efficiency may be significantly improved. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of automatic solar table landing and securement, the method comprising: transporting, by a mobile transport, a solar table from a centralized factory to a point of installation, the solar table comprising a torque tube and multiple solar modules secured onto the torque tube; capturing ambient images around the point of installation to identify and locate a previously installed solar table for table alignment and a supporting pile for table landing; aligning and clocking, by the mobile transport or a lander that picks up the solar table from the mobile transport, an end of the torque tube of the solar table to an open end of a torque tube of the previously installed solar table; connecting the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table for insertion of fasteners and securement between the two torque tubes; aligning and landing an unconnected end of the torque tube of the solar table onto the supporting pile. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the end of the torque tube of the solar table is a swaged end and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table is an unswaged end. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table are connected via insertion of the swaged end into the unswaged end. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table are connected via a tube coupler. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the tube coupler is a sleeve or a liner insert, the tube coupler is a one-piece component or comprises multiple pieces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the tube coupler is pre-installed onto the torque tube at the centralized factory or is installed on the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table after the previously installed solar table was landed and installed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the tube coupler is installed in real-time when the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table are connected. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to the lander handling the installation, the mobile transport unloads the solar table and returns to the centralized factory for subsequent loading and transportation operations; upon completing installation the solar table, the lander moves to a next point of installation to perform a subsequent solar table picking and installing. ### Claim 9 (canceled) ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the aligning and landing of the solar table is monitored using feedback from one or more load sensors deployed on the mobile transport and ongoing images captured from one or more cameras or lidar sensors deployed on the mobile transport. ### Claim 11 A system for automatic solar table landing and securement, the system comprising: a mobile transport that transports a solar table from a centralized factory to a point of installation, the solar table comprising a torque tube and multiple solar modules secured onto the torque tube; and a lander that is configured to perform operations comprising: picking up the solar table from the mobile transport; identifying and locating a previously installed solar table and a supporting pile based on ambient images around the point of installation captured by one or more cameras or lidar sensors deployed on the lander; aligning and clocking an end of the torque tube of the solar table to an open end of a torque tube of the previously installed solar table; connecting the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table for insertion of fasteners and securement between the two torque tubes; and aligning and landing an unconnected end of the torque tube of the solar table onto the supporting pile. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the end of the torque tube of the solar table is a swaged end and the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table is an unswaged end. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the torque tube of the previously installed solar table are connected via insertion of the swaged end into the unswaged end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the torque tube of the previously installed solar table are connected via a tube coupler. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the tube coupler is a sleeve or a liner insert, the tube coupler is a one-piece component or comprises multiple pieces. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the tube coupler is pre-installed onto the torque tube at the centralized factory or is installed on the open end of the torque tube of the previously installed solar table after the previously installed solar table was landed and installed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the tube coupler is installed in real-time when the end of the torque tube of the solar table and the torque tube of the previously installed solar table are connected. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the lander is configured to perform operations further comprising: unloading the solar table and moving a next point of installation for subsequent solar table picking and installing. ### Claim 19 (canceled) ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the aligning and landing of the solar table is monitored using feedback from one or more load sensors deployed on the mobile transport and ongoing images captured from one or more cameras or lidar sensors deployed on the mobile transport.