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Spatial structure assemblies

US8952307B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

16References

24Claims

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Assignee

HELIOFOCUS LTD · IL

Inventors

Yanir Blumenthal · Kfar Sava, IL
Oren Gadot · Nes Ziona, IL
Thomas Keck · Aachen, DE
Wolfgang Schiel · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Hristo Zlatanov · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2012
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/47
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sun tracking system for tracking the sun in at least two axes, including a base, a rotating system mounted on the base, a spatial structure assembly having a lower portion at a first peripheral end thereof, and an upper portion at a second peripheral end thereof, the lower portion being more proximal to the base than the upper portion, and an anchoring location at the lower portion, and a torque box assembly at the anchoring location for resisting a torque applied to the spatial structure assembly.

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