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Photovoltaic assembly convenient for angle adjustment

The disclosure relates to the technical field of photovoltaic power generation, in particular to a photovoltaic assembly convenient for angle adjustment, which includes a photovoltaic mounting base and a photovoltaic mounting frame. The photovoltaic mounting base is fixed on a fixture and is used for providing an installation station. The photovoltaic mounting frame is detachably mounted on the photovoltaic mounting base and can adjust angle, and a mounting end of the photovoltaic mounting frame can adjust mounting size and is used for mounting photovoltaic panels. The inclination angle of the photovoltaic panel can be detected in real time, and the angle of the photovoltaic panel can be adjusted according to environmental factors such as illumination, so as to adapt to the actual situation, ensure the smooth power generation and ensure the power generation.
Owner:HUANENG SHANXI COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY CO LTD SHANXI PROVINCE +7

Torque actuated rail assembly

A system to connect a structure, such as a photovoltaic module, to a rib of a metal panel of a building surface. The system includes a torque actuated rail assembly comprises a lag clip or a lag foot and a rail. The lag clip or lag foot includes a lag catch and an aperture to receive a fastener to selectively couple the lag clip or lag foot to the rib. The rail includes a hook. When the rail is in a first configuration, the rail is disengaged from the lag clip or lag foot. When a force is applied to the rail, it transitions to a second configuration in which the hook is coupled to the catch and the rail is engaged to the lag clip or lag foot.
Owner:RMH TECH LLC

Mounting device for building surfaces having elongated mounting slot

A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface.
Owner:RMH TECH LLC

Internally disposed attachment mechanisms for mounting solar panel modules and methods of installation therefor

An attachment mechanism secures a solar panel module to a surface. The attachment mechanism includes a spacer having a channel and a fastener. The fastener has a first portion with first threads, where the first portion is at least partially disposed through the channel. The first threads are at least partially disposed into the surface for securing the spacer and the fastener to the surface. The fastener has a second portion with second threads different than the first threads. The second portion is disposed at least partially through a through hole of the solar panel module. A nut of the attachment mechanism is engaged with the second threads to secure the solar panel module to the fastener.
Owner:UNIRAC INC

Scheduling method of large-scale heliostat field artificial light source and camera cooperative calibration heliostat

The invention relates to the field of heliostat calibration, and discloses a scheduling method for calibrating heliostats through cooperation of artificial light sources and cameras in a large-scale heliostat field, and the method comprises the following steps: determining the heliostat range covered by each camera, determining the heliostat range covered by each artificial light source, and determining the heliostat range covered by each camera; the method comprises the following steps: determining the center and size of a light spot in an image shot by a camera when the heliostats are calibrated, determining the heliostats which can be calibrated in the coverage range of each artificial light source-camera combination, regarding each effective calibration combination as a node to construct an undirected graph, dividing the nodes into a plurality of groups through a graph grouping algorithm, and ensuring that the nodes in the same group are not connected with each other, therefore, all combinations in the same group can execute calibration in parallel. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the problem of affiliation misjudgment caused by light spot interference between heliostats is solved, possible shadow and shielding problems are avoided, dynamic scheduling of the artificial light source and the camera is realized, and invalid operation time is shortened.
Owner:SEPCOIII ELECTRIC POWER CONSTR CO LTD

Bonding sheet of high-precision heliostat reflecting surface supporting assembly

The utility model relates to a bonding sheet of a high-precision heliostat reflecting surface supporting assembly, which comprises a bonding sheet main body, a clamping mechanism is arranged on the lower side of the bonding sheet main body, the clamping mechanism comprises a hollow inserting rod, a rotating shaft, a tooth column and four clamping blocks, the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on one side of the inner wall of the rotating shaft, and the tooth column is arranged on the other side of the rotating shaft. The tooth column is fixedly installed at one end of the rotating shaft, four clamping grooves are formed in the circumferential side of the hollow inserting rod, the clamping blocks are installed in the clamping grooves in a sliding mode, and a tooth plate is fixedly installed on one side of each clamping block and engaged with the tooth column. By means of the clamping mechanism, when the bonding sheet is installed on the supporting assembly, a worker can conveniently and rapidly install the bonding sheet on the supporting assembly, the subsequent worker can conveniently disassemble the bonding sheet, and therefore the using convenience of the bonding sheet is improved.
Owner:FIVE STAR ELECTRIC TOOLS JINHUA CITY

Solar phase change heat storage cooperative control method and system

The invention relates to the technical field of solar heat energy system control, and provides a solar phase change heat storage cooperative control method and system, which ensure that the thermal physical state of a material is accurately sensed by introducing a calibration mode; in the heat collection stage, according to the comparison between the actual melting time consumption of the phase change material and the reference melting time, the latent heat attenuation coefficient is dynamically calculated, the heat storage capacity attenuation is evaluated in real time, and misjudgment of heat storage saturation due to material performance reduction is avoided; in the heat release stage, based on the internal temperature of the heat storage unit and the water outlet temperature change of a user side, the supercooling degree of the phase change material is accurately determined, the crystallization characteristic of the phase change material is mastered in real time, and a basis is provided for supercooling intervention; and the system stores and updates the melting starting temperature, the latent heat attenuation coefficient and the supercooling degree in real time, and executes heat collection and heat release control according to the melting starting temperature, the latent heat attenuation coefficient and the supercooling degree. According to the method, the problem of inaccurate control caused by performance change of the phase-change material is solved, the utilization efficiency of solar heat energy and the stability of heat supply are remarkably improved, and energy waste is effectively avoided.
Owner:LANZHOU INST OF TECH

Photovoltaic photo-thermal energy storage multi-element coupled all-weather self-adaptive building energy system and method

The invention discloses a photovoltaic photo-thermal energy storage multi-element coupled all-weather self-adaptive building energy system and method, and belongs to the crossing field of solar comprehensive utilization and building energy saving. The system integrates a Fresnel lens, a frequency division film, a photovoltaic power generation unit, a thermoelectric power generation unit and a multi-temperature-zone phase change energy storage device, and the surface of the photovoltaic and thermoelectric unit is covered with an aerogel heat collection and insulation layer. Sunlight is focused by a Fresnel lens and then is separated into short-wave light and long-wave light by a frequency division film, and power generation waste heat is stored in a cascade mode through a phase change energy storage device; the intelligent control unit switches a heat supply season mode or a cold supply season mode according to seasons and energy consumption requirements. The system improves the solar spectrum utilization rate, achieves all-weather self-adaptive supply of electricity and heat of the building, is compact in structure, low-carbon and efficient, and is suitable for various building energy scenes.
Owner:SANYA SCI & EDUCATION INNOVATION PARK WUHAN UNIV OF TECH

Loop heat pipe and water heat storage coupling system and working method

The invention discloses a loop heat pipe and water heat storage coupling system and a working method, and belongs to the technical field of heat storage. The system has the modes of light gathering of the light-following trough heat collector, heat conduction of the loop heat pipe, heat storage of the water storage tank and warm water irrigation by using the stored heat water. When sunlight is sufficient in the daytime, the system converts solar energy into sensible heat of water in the heat storage water tank and stores the sensible heat, and the sensible heat is insulated by soil to slow down heat loss; when plants need to be irrigated, warm water in the irrigation water tank is used for irrigation; at night or in the absence of illumination, warm water in the heat storage water tank exchanges heat with air in the greenhouse, so that a lasting and stable heat supply source is provided for the greenhouse. Solar energy collected by the heat collecting groove is efficiently transmitted into the water tank through the loop heat pipe driven by temperature difference to be converted into sensible heat of water to be stored, the sensible heat is used for increasing the greenhouse temperature and irrigating plants when heat is needed at night, and the purposes of efficiently storing heat in the daytime and continuously supplying heat at night are integrally achieved.
Owner:HEBEI UNIV OF TECH

Photo-thermal system mirror surface micro-angle linkage adjustment method based on thermal perception

The invention relates to the technical field of hot melting salt storage, and discloses a photo-thermal system mirror surface micro-angle linkage adjustment method based on thermal perception, which breaks through the limitation of traditional single data monitoring and experience judgment through multi-source data fusion and triple physical constraint decoupling, and remarkably improves the fault diagnosis accuracy. And secondly, the problem of poor model timeliness caused by traditional static partitioning and long-period updating is solved through dynamic partitioning deployment and real-time contribution identification, so that the contribution degree matrix can be updated in real time along with the mirror surface state. Accurate tracking of parameters of different time scales and safe rehearsal of a control strategy are achieved through parameter hierarchical updating and digital twinborn verification, and parameter aliasing and optimization failure caused by a traditional single updating strategy are avoided.
Owner:YANTAI AVIATION HYDRAULIC CONTROL CO LTD

Quick lock module rail for solar tracker

A coupling system for solar trackers is disclosed. The coupling system can reduce the number of fasteners and labor required for securing solar modules to torque tubes. The system includes a support rail, a strap assembly, and a fastening assembly. The support rail features an upper surface for receiving solar modules and a lower surface with spaced protuberances forming a gap to accommodate a torque tube. Inner surfaces of the protuberances can inhibit rotation of the torque tube relative to the support rail. The fastening assembly includes retaining bolts with adjustable gaps to secure solar modules of varying thicknesses. Spring arms and biasing elements enhance module retention and alignment. The strap assembly clamps the support rail to the torque tube which can ensure stability.
Owner:NEXTPOWER LLC

Solar heat collecting pipe heating and drying device and pipe row manufacturing method thereof

InactiveCN121829045AHigh photothermal conversion efficiencyincrease speedSolar heating energyDrying gas arrangementsThermodynamicsLouver
The invention relates to the technical field of drying, and discloses a solar heat collection tube heating and drying device and a tube row manufacturing method thereof.The solar heat collection tube heating and drying device comprises a first rack, and a first heat collection module is arranged on an inclined mounting platform formed by a first-stage step and a second-stage step of the first rack; a drying cavity defined by first steel plates is installed on the outer wall of the three-stage step of the first rack, and a first partition plate is arranged in the drying cavity. A second partition is arranged on the top surface of the first partition, a third partition is arranged on the side wall of the second partition, and an air delivery pipe is arranged between the third partition and the first partition; an air inlet shutter is mounted on the first steel plate, a fan opposite to the air inlet shutter is mounted on the second partition plate, and an exhaust shutter is mounted on the first steel plate; a supporting beam located above the third partition plate is arranged on the first rack, a footstand is arranged on the supporting beam, and a drying bin used for drying corn is placed on the footstand; according to the device, the solar energy utilization rate is increased through the heat collection structure, heat collection and drying chambers are reasonably partitioned, the airflow circulation path is clear, and stable drying of corn is achieved.
Owner:BAOTOU BOTE TECH +2

Multi-source energy linkage heat storage method and system based on large-temperature-difference unit cascade heating

The invention discloses a multi-source energy linkage heat storage method and system based on large-temperature-difference unit cascade heating, and belongs to the technical field of centralized heating and energy comprehensive utilization. The method comprises the steps that water inlet temperature parameters and external environment prediction parameters of a heat supply pipe network are obtained, and load demand characteristics are generated; establishing a dynamic optimization model according to the load demand characteristics and the obtained energy price time sequence parameters; operating parameters of the multi-stage heating unit group and scheduling parameters of the double-medium heat storage tank are calculated through the dynamic optimization model, and a multi-source scheduling instruction is generated; and the multi-source dispatching instruction is executed, and the self-adaptive valve set is controlled to switch a heat source path and is linked with the double-medium heat storage tank to charge and discharge heat. According to the method, the dynamic optimization model is established to cooperatively control the operation mode of the multi-stage heating unit set and the double-medium heat storage tank, cascade efficient utilization and intelligent economic dispatching of multi-source energy can be achieved, and the economical efficiency and the operation stability of the heat supply system are remarkably improved.
Owner:ZHONGKE HUIRONG (HEBEI) ENERGY TECH CO LTD

Salt-scale-resistant anoxic TiO2 ceramic photo-thermal evaporation material with vertical pore structure and preparation method of salt-scale-resistant anoxic TiO2 ceramic photo-thermal evaporation material

The invention relates to a salt-scale-resistant anoxic TiO2 ceramic photo-thermal evaporation material with a vertical pore structure and a preparation method of the salt-scale-resistant anoxic TiO2 ceramic photo-thermal evaporation material. The salt-scale-resistant anoxic TiO2 ceramic photo-thermal evaporation material with the vertical pore channel structure is rutile phase anoxic TiO2 with a non-stoichiometric ratio, the chemical composition is TiO2-x, and x is more than 0 and less than 2; the photo-thermal evaporation material has a three-dimensional macroscopic porous structure formed by a direct-writing 3D printing technology, and an included angle between a pore channel in the three-dimensional macroscopic porous structure and a normal of an evaporation surface is 90 degrees.
Owner:SHANGHAI INST OF CERAMIC CHEM & TECH CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Photovoltaic photo-thermal heat pump heating control method based on dynamic load

The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic photo-thermal heating, and discloses a photovoltaic photo-thermal heat pump heating control method based on a dynamic load. The method comprises the steps that the solar irradiation intensity, the environment temperature, the relative humidity and the building heat load requirement of a target heating area are measured and recorded, and environment load data are formed; on the basis of the data, the connection topology of a photovoltaic photo-thermal heat collector array and a heat pump unit is optimized through a multi-source heat supply assembly collaborative configuration method, and a system structure configuration scheme is determined; according to the scheme, the output thermal power of the heat collector array is dynamically predicted through a photo-thermal conversion efficiency prediction method, and a predicted thermal power distribution scheme is obtained; and finally, on the basis of the predicted heat power distribution scheme, a circulation path of a heat medium between the heat collector array and the heat pump unit is independently controlled through a heat medium directional scheduling method, and a heat medium scheduling instruction is generated. According to the method, dynamic cooperation of all assemblies of the heating system can be achieved, the method adapts to building heat load changes, and the flexibility and adaptability of system operation are improved.
Owner:GANSU NATURAL ENERGY RES INST (UNITED NATIONS IND DEV ORG INT SOLAR TECH PROMOTION & TRANSFER CENT)

Shading apparatus with panels

A shading apparatus with panels, such as, for example solar panels, connected to a spindle assembly rotatable about a vertical axis. Two or more panels are arranged in a series and connected to the spindle assembly and each panel is rotatable on a horizontal-longitudinal axis and form an array configured to provide a shade canopy. Certain embodiments include a payload area, such as, for example, a seating platform which may be either affixed or releasably attachable to the spindle assembly and / or central pole and rotatable about the vertical axis as a carousel.
Owner:SUNCATCHER LLC

Cleaning device and cleaning device system

The present disclosure provides a cleaning device and a cleaning device system. The cleaning device includes a cleaning device body. The cleaning device body includes a filtering mechanism, a drive mechanism, an adjustment assembly, a moving assembly, and a propulsion assembly. The filtering mechanism is at least partially disposed inside the cleaning device body. The drive mechanism is configured to generate a suction force to drive liquid to flow through the at least one filtering mechanism. The adjustment assembly is configured to adjust an action force applied to the cleaning device in a first direction or a second direction, so that the cleaning device is switched between a first motion state and a third motion state. The moving assembly is disposed at the bottom of the cleaning device body and configured to drive the cleaning device to move on a to-be-cleaned surface. The propulsion assembly is configured to drive the cleaning device to move away from the to-be-cleaned surface. The cleaning device can be switched between the first motion state and the third motion state to perform underwater cleaning and water surface cleaning to meet different use requirements.
Owner:XINGMAI INNOVATION TECH (SUZHOU) CO LTD

High-low position integrated molten salt tank

The invention relates to a molten salt tank and discloses a high-low position integrated molten salt tank which comprises a vertical molten salt storage tank and a low molten salt storage tank which are connected into a whole, the low molten salt storage tank is located on one side of the bottom of the vertical molten salt storage tank, and a molten salt inlet and a breathing opening are formed in the top of the vertical molten salt storage tank; a short shaft pump is mounted at the top of the low-position fused salt storage tank, and an outlet of the short shaft pump is connected with a fused salt conveying pipeline; and a communicating pipe is arranged between the top of the vertical molten salt storage tank and the top of the low-position molten salt storage tank. According to the molten salt tank, the short-shaft pump is used, the vibration problem caused by a long-shaft pump can be avoided, meanwhile, the lowest liquid level of molten salt can be lowered, the dead zone of the molten salt is reduced, the consumption of the molten salt is reduced, and the cost is saved; the molten salt is driven by gravity to flow, the complex and potential unreliable siphoning effect is replaced, system operation does not depend on precise control and external force any more, safety and reliability are achieved, and the situations that flow adjustment is difficult and siphoning fails due to the fact that a siphon pipeline changes along with the liquid level in a tank are avoided.
Owner:SEPCOIII ELECTRIC POWER CONSTR CO LTD

Combined heat and power system and control method thereof

The invention provides a combined heat and power system and a control method thereof, and relates to the technical field of combined heat and power. The system comprises a fuel gas heat and power cogeneration subsystem, a heat supply subsystem and a fused salt heat storage subsystem, the fuel gas heat and power cogeneration subsystem is used for fuel gas power supply, the fused salt heat storage subsystem can convert solar energy and / or flue gas generated by power supply into heat energy of high-temperature fused salt to be stored, and the heat supply subsystem conducts primary heating on heat supply return water through geothermal energy; and flue gas and / or high-temperature fused salt generated by power supply are / is used for conducting secondary heating on heat supply return water. Geothermal energy, solar energy and fused salt heat storage are coupled, and renewable energy sources are fully utilized for heat and power cogeneration, so that the power supply requirement and the heat supply requirement of a user are met. In the ground source heat pump unit, primary heating is conducted through geothermal energy, heat supply return water is heated into warm water, then the warm water is secondarily heated into hot water through smoke in the gas heat and power cogeneration system, the compression ratio of a compressor in a ground source heat pump can be reduced, and power consumption of the compressor is reduced.
Owner:STATE POWER INVESTMENT CORPORATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Curved-surface photovoltaic tile and manufacturing method thereof

The invention discloses a curved photovoltaic tile and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises the steps that a curved-surface assembly is provided, the curved-surface assembly comprises a curved-surface back plate, a first adhesive and a curved-surface battery piece, and the first adhesive is connected with the curved-surface back plate and the curved-surface battery piece; and the curved-surface assembly and the curved-surface panel are stacked and fixed, and the shape of the curved-surface assembly is the same as that of the curved-surface panel. Therefore, by obtaining the curved-surface assembly with the same shape as the curved-surface panel and then laminating and fixing the curved-surface assembly and the curved-surface panel, the pressure required by laminating and fixing the curved-surface back plate, the curved-surface battery piece and the curved-surface panel to form the curved-surface photovoltaic tile can be reduced, so that the hidden crack phenomenon of the curved-surface battery piece is reduced, and the production yield of the curved-surface photovoltaic tile is improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN HELLO TECH ENERGY CO LTD

Method for creating an occupancy plan for arranging a plurality of solar elements on a occupancy surface

The invention relates to a method for creating a layout plan for the arrangement of a plurality of solar elements (3) on a layout area (1), in particular a building envelope, comprising the following method steps: A. Providing the layout area (1) as a surface model, which surface model includes, in particular, the dimensions of the layout area (1), information on the arrangement of obstacles (2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4) and / or information on special areas with special requirements; B. Providing a pattern (4) of solar elements (3); C. Overlaying the pattern (4) of solar elements (3) and the surface model; D. Determining the solar elements (3) of the pattern (4) of solar elements (3) that lie within the layout area (1) and do not collide with obstacles (2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4) and / or special areas, as placeable solar elements (5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4).4); E Rotating the pattern (4) of solar elements (3) and / or moving the pattern (4) of solar elements (3); F Determining the solar elements (3) of the pattern (4) of solar elements (3) that lie within the occupancy area (1) and do not collide with obstacles (2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4) and / or special areas, as placeable solar elements (5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4);.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Molten salt tank type heat collection device, operation method thereof and molten salt tank type photo-thermal power station

The invention relates to a molten salt groove type heat collecting device, an operation method of the molten salt groove type heat collecting device and a molten salt groove type photo-thermal power station, and belongs to the field of molten salt groove type photo-thermal power stations. The heat collection mechanism comprises a plurality of heat collectors which are connected in series through pipelines to form a heat collector group, and the two ends of the heat collector group are communicated to the molten salt tank; the heat collector set is arranged in a U shape, a pipeline at the bottom of the U shape is a middle jumper pipe, and the middle jumper pipe is located at the highest position. And a gas outlet of the gas heating mechanism is communicated with the middle jumper pipe. The two ends of the U-shaped heat collector set are communicated with the fused salt tank, the highest position of the heat collector set is communicated with the gas heating mechanism, heating and salt injection can be conveniently conducted on the heat collectors, the automation degree is high, and convenience and rapidness are achieved.
Owner:CHINA SHIPBUILDING NEW POWER CO LTD +1

Pre-assembled photovoltaic systems

Devices, apparatus, and systems for pre-assembled photovoltaic systems are provided. In one example, a pre-assembled photovoltaic system includes: a foldable support, a photovoltaic module fixed to the foldable support, and a limiting device connected to the foldable support. The limiting device is configured to control one or more unfolding angles of the foldable support.
Owner:XIAN LONGI CLEAN ENERGY CO LTD

Attachment bracket apparatus

An attachment bracket apparatus includes a base and a flange extending vertically from the base. A central axis extends along the length of the base. A first hole is disposed along the central axis of the base and in the first side of the base. A second hole is disposed along the central axis of the base and in the second side of the base. One or more third holes are disposed on the first side of the base, and one or more fourth holes are disposed on the second side of the base. At least the one or more third holes, respectively, are positioned offset from the central axis and are further offset from each other, respectively, in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of extension of the central axis.
Owner:UNIRAC INC

Roof interface with sealant injection ports

A mounting system includes a mounting device. The mounting device includes an internal cavity defined in a side of the mounting device, a first sealant aperture defined in the mounting device and opening into the internal cavity, a second sealant aperture defined in the mounting device and opening into the internal cavity, the first sealant aperture and the second sealant aperture being in fluid communication when the mounting device is placed on a surface for use, and a fastener aperture defined through the internal cavity. The mounting system further includes a coupling bracket including a bottom portion, an underside surface of which is correspondingly shaped in conformance with a shape of an outer surface of a central portion of the mounting device so as to be accommodated thereon when in use, and a fastener to couple the mounting device and the coupling bracket together via the fastener aperture.
Owner:UNIRAC INC

Mode switching method, device and equipment of variable photo-thermal integrated Carnot cell and storage medium

The invention discloses a mode switching method, device and equipment of a variable photo-thermal integrated Carnot battery and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of photo-thermal energy storage, and the method comprises the steps: firstly cleaning and fusing historical and to-be-measured radiation, meteorological, geographic and equipment data, and generating high-quality features; then, a Transform-LSTM model containing an encoder, position coding, multi-head attention, feedforward, LSTM and a full connection layer is built, historical features are used for training until convergence is achieved, and a target model is obtained; the model outputs a solar radiation predicted value in real time, a storage and release link of medium and low temperature circulation is started when the solar radiation predicted value falls into a first preset intensity grade, and high temperature circulation is switched when the solar radiation predicted value falls into a second preset intensity grade to complete mode switching. According to the invention, output uncertainty caused by solar radiation fluctuation can be converted into stable and adjustable electric energy output, and optimal distribution of photo-thermal resources and maximization of system efficiency are realized.
Owner:湖南省湘电试验研究院有限公司

Adjustable solar tracker support frame and hanging bearing assembly

A solar tracker support frame assembly includes a multi-leg solar tracker support frame and a hanging bearing housing assembly. The multi-leg solar tracker support frame includes first and second frame legs and a bridge extending between the first and second frame legs. The hanging bearing housing assembly is at the multi-leg solar tracker support frame and is configured to support a torque tube. The hanging bearing housing assembly includes a bearing sleeve and a torque tube connector. The bearing sleeve includes a first bearing sleeve portion and a hanging bearing sleeve portion. The first bearing sleeve portion interfaces with the bridge, and the hanging bearing sleeve portion extends out from the first bearing sleeve portion below the bridge. The torque tube connector is configured to couple the torque tube to the hanging bearing housing assembly at least at the hanging bearing sleeve portion below the bridge.
Owner:NEXTPOWER LLC