Self-ballasted apparatus for solar tracking

A system of solar tracking assemblies, the system comprising:

• a plurality of interconnected solar tracking assemblies, each solar tracking assembly comprising:
• a frame comprising a plurality of leg assemblies interconnected by a plurality of trusses, each leg assembly having a shaft with a mounting end;
• a plurality of armature assemblies adapted to provide movement around a plurality of axes, each one of the plurality of armature assemblies being mounted on a corresponding mounting end of one of the plurality of leg assemblies;
• at least one solar panel mounted on a corresponding one of the plurality of armature assemblies;
• and
• a local control unit mounted on the frame and in communication with the plurality of armature assemblies, the local control unit being adapted to control movement of the plurality of armature assemblies;
• and
• a global control unit in communication with each local control unit of each of the plurality of interconnected solar tracking assemblies, the global control unit being adapted to provide instructions for each local control unit and each of the armature assemblies in communication therewith,
• wherein the frames of adjacent solar tracking assemblies are connected to and spaced apart by one another in two directions by spacing arms, each spacing arm being connected at a first end to one of the plurality of leg assemblies of a first solar tracking assembly and at a second end to one of the plurality of leg assemblies of an adjacent solar tracking assembly, and
• wherein spacing arms in at least one of the two directions run proximate to the ground to permit passage between the frames of the adjacent solar tracking assemblies.