Assembling and aligning a two-axis tracker assembly in a concentrated photovoltaic system
US9074797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49355
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for a two-axis tracking mechanism for a concentrated photovoltaic system. Two or more components forming the support structure of the two-axis tracker mechanism, which are assembled in the field and manufactured to allow one or more lasers to align the support structure of the two-axis tracker mechanism in three dimensions, vertical (X) dimension, horizontal (Y) dimension, and diagonal (Z) dimension, at a site where the concentrated photovoltaic system is to be installed. Adjustable leveling mechanisms are built into the two or more components forming the support structure.
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