Structure for adjusting angle of solar panel on buoy
By designing a guide rail structure on the buoy to adjust the angle of the solar panel, the problem of the inability to adjust the angle of the solar panel was solved, the power generation efficiency was improved and the equipment maintenance was simplified, achieving the effects of simple structure, convenient installation and low cost.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520268497.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-20
AI Technical Summary
The angle of the solar panels on the existing buoys cannot be adjusted, resulting in insufficient power generation in areas with low solar radiation. Furthermore, the solar panels block the maintenance access, affecting equipment maintenance.
Design a structure that includes vertical guide rails, horizontal guide rails, and a solar panel frame. The angle of the solar panel can be adjusted through the guide rail structure, and the angle adjustment and opening/closing can be achieved by using screws and screw holes. Similar to a door panel structure, it is easy to maintain.
It enables the adjustment of solar panel angles according to location and seasonal changes, improving power generation efficiency, facilitating equipment maintenance, and featuring a simple structure, easy installation, and low cost.
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Abstract
Description
Technical fields:
[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of solar panel angle adjustment structure, specifically relating to a structure for adjusting the angle of a solar panel on a buoy. Background technology:
[0002] Marine observation is a crucial means of studying the marine environment, and it is of great significance to marine engineering construction, transportation, marine fishing, and marine aquaculture. Buoys are often used as carriers for marine observation equipment, offering advantages such as all-weather operation, automatic transmission and data collection, and low cost. Solar panels are also needed on the buoys to provide power for various observation devices. As shown in patent CN218949414U, a frame for mounting surface equipment is fixed above the buoy, and solar panels are fixed to the buoy outside the frame via mounting brackets. Current solar panel installations are fixed, and the angle does not change once installed. In southern regions, especially Hainan, where solar radiation is high, there is no concern about power generation. However, in northern regions with low solar radiation, especially in winter, the tilt angle of the solar panels needs to be adjusted according to the solar angle to ensure power generation. While some existing technologies fix solar panels at an angle to the mounting frame, the surface equipment fixed to the frame and the equipment inside the buoy require regular maintenance, and the solar panels obstruct access to maintenance openings. Therefore, this application provides a solar panel fixing and installation structure that can adjust the tilt angle and can be easily opened like a door panel. Utility model content:
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings and deficiencies of the existing technology and to design a structure for adjusting the angle of the solar panel on the buoy, which solves the problem that the angle of the solar panel on the existing buoy cannot be adjusted or that it blocks the entrance to the buoy compartment.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention relates to a structure for adjusting the angle of a solar panel on a buoy, comprising a vertical guide rail, a horizontal guide rail, a solar panel frame, and a solar panel. The solar panel is fixed on the solar panel frame. Two parallel vertical guide rails are fixed on the left and right sides of the entrance to the water equipment installation frame. Correspondingly, a horizontal guide rail is fixed on the buoy below the two vertical guide rails. A first guide groove is formed on the vertical guide rail, and a fourth guide groove is formed on the inner side of the horizontal guide rail. The fourth guide groove is set longitudinally and horizontally. An upper guide screw and a lower guide screw are fixed on the outer walls of the left and right sides of the solar panel frame. The upper guide screws on the left and right sides move back and forth along the first guide grooves on the left and right vertical guide rails, respectively, and the lower guide screws on the left and right sides move back and forth along the fourth guide grooves on the left and right sides, respectively, to adjust the tilt angle of the solar panel.
[0005] The vertical guide rail also has a second guide groove and a third guide groove. The third guide groove is set vertically and the first guide groove is longer than the third guide groove. The second guide groove is set horizontally in the longitudinal direction. The two ends of the second guide groove are connected to the upper ends of the first guide groove and the third guide groove, respectively. The two ends of the vertical guide rail are bent vertically to form a connecting part. Fixing parts are set on the left and right sides of the entrance of the water equipment installation frame. The connecting part has two first fixing holes set in the longitudinal direction in the horizontal direction. The fixing part has two second fixing holes set in the transverse direction in the horizontal direction. The first fixing hole near the solar panel side is aligned with the corresponding second fixing hole near the water equipment installation frame side and connected by bolts. The angle steel on the left and right sides has a first round hole. The angle steel side near the solar panel is welded with a nut at the first round hole. The second round hole is set at the corresponding position in the middle of the vertical guide rail. When the upper guide screw is placed at the end of the third guide groove, the first round hole and the second round hole are exactly aligned.
[0006] Specifically, the solar panel frame is a rectangular frame made of angle steel, with fixing holes at the bottom of the angle steel on both the left and right sides, and the solar panel is fixed to the fixing holes with bolts.
[0007] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: (1) The angle of the solar panel can be adjusted by the guide rail structure according to the changes in location and season; (2) The solar panel frame can be opened and closed at 90° with the vertical track, similar to the door panel structure, which makes it convenient to enter the buoy to maintain the equipment; (3) The structure is simple, easy to install, low in cost and high in stability. Attached image description:
[0008] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional view of the structure of the solar panel angle adjustment on the buoy involved in this utility model.
[0009] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the vertical guide rail structure related to this utility model.
[0010] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the horizontal guide rail structure involved in this utility model.
[0011] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the solar panel frame structure involved in this utility model.
[0012] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the vertical structure of the solar panel involved in this utility model.
[0013] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of section A.
[0014] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the solar panel in the open state according to this utility model.
[0015] Among them, 100 is a vertical guide rail, 200 is a horizontal guide rail, 300 is a solar panel frame, 400 is a solar panel, 500 is a buoy, 600 is a water equipment installation frame, 101 is a first guide groove, 102 is a second guide groove, 103 is a third guide groove, 104 is a connecting part, 105 is a first fixing hole, 106 is a second round hole, 201 is a fourth guide groove, 301 is an upper guide screw, 302 is a lower guide screw, 303 is a first round hole, 601 is a fixing part, and 602 is a second fixing hole. Detailed implementation method:
[0016] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0017] It should be noted that in the following description, the terms "front," "rear," "left," "right," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used solely for the convenience of describing this utility model and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. Furthermore, in the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0018] Example 1
[0019] like Figure 1-4 As shown, this embodiment relates to a structure for adjusting the angle of a solar panel on a buoy, including a vertical guide rail 100, a horizontal guide rail 200, a solar panel frame 300, and a solar panel 400; the solar panel 400 is fixed on the solar panel frame 300.
[0020] Two parallel vertical guide rails 100 are fixed on the left and right sides of the inlet of the water equipment installation frame 600. Correspondingly, a horizontal guide rail 200 is fixed on the buoy 500 below the two vertical guide rails 100.
[0021] A first guide groove 101, a second guide groove 102, and a third guide groove 103 are provided on the vertical guide rail 100. The first guide groove 101 and the third guide groove 103 are arranged vertically, with the first guide groove 101 being longer than the third guide groove 103. The second guide groove 102 is arranged horizontally longitudinally, and its two ends are connected to the upper ends of the first guide groove 101 and the third guide groove 103, respectively. The two ends of the vertical guide rail 100 are vertically bent to form connecting parts 104. Fixing parts 601 are provided vertically on the left and right sides of the entrance of the water equipment installation frame 600. The connecting parts 104 have two first fixing holes 105 arranged longitudinally in the horizontal direction, and the fixing parts 601 have two second fixing holes 602 arranged laterally in the horizontal direction. The first fixing holes 105 near the solar panel 400 are aligned with the corresponding second fixing holes 602 near the water equipment installation frame 600 and connected by bolts to fix the vertical guide rail 100.
[0022] A fourth guide groove 201 is provided on the inner side of the horizontal guide rail 200, and the fourth guide groove 201 is set horizontally in the longitudinal direction.
[0023] An upper guide screw 301 and a lower guide screw 302 are fixed on the outer walls of the left and right sides of the solar panel frame 300. The upper guide screws 301 on the left and right sides move back and forth along the guide grooves (first guide groove 101, second guide groove 102 and third guide groove 103) on the left and right vertical guide rails 100, respectively. The lower guide screws 302 on the left and right sides move back and forth along the fourth guide grooves 201 on the left and right sides, respectively.
[0024] The terms "vertical horizontal setting" or "horizontal longitudinal setting" are understood as setting along the y-axis, "horizontal horizontal setting" or "horizontal lateral setting" are understood as setting along the x-axis, and "vertical direction" is understood as the z-axis direction.
[0025] Specifically, the solar panel frame 300 is a rectangular frame made of angle steel, with fixing holes opened at the bottom of the angle steel on the left and right sides, and the solar panel 400 is fixed to the fixing holes by bolts.
[0026] The first round hole 303 is opened on the side of the angle steel on both the left and right sides. A nut is welded to the side of the angle steel near the solar panel 400 at the first round hole 303. The second round hole 106 is opened at the corresponding position in the middle of the vertical guide rail 100. When the upper guide screw 301 is placed at the end of the third guide groove 103, the first round hole 303 and the second round hole 106 are exactly aligned.
[0027] As one implementation method, the water equipment installation frame 600 is a structure in the installation structure of a marine observation equipment based on a buoy 500, as described in utility model patent application number 202223401698.7. The water equipment installation frame 600 includes uprights, reinforcing rods, diagonal braces, and guardrails. The four uprights are arranged in a rectangle, and adjacent uprights are connected by horizontally or vertically arranged reinforcing rods to form a rectangular frame. An annular guardrail is fixed to the top of the rectangular frame. The outer diameter of the annular guardrail is larger than the radius of the circumcircle of the rectangle formed by the uprights to prevent ships from hitting the marine observation equipment. The four uprights are fixed to the upper surface of the buoy 500 body by diagonal braces, further improving the stability of the water equipment installation frame 600. In this implementation method, the two vertical guide rails 100 are fixed on the left and right sides of the entrance of the water equipment installation frame 600. Specifically, fixing ears are installed on the columns on the left and right sides of the entrance of the water equipment installation frame 600, and the two ends of the vertical guide rail 100 are bent vertically to form connecting ears. The connecting ears are connected to the corresponding fixing ears to fix the vertical guide rail 100.
[0028] The method for adjusting the angle of the solar panel in this embodiment is as follows: the upper guide screws 301 on both the left and right sides move up and down along the first guide grooves 101 on the left and right vertical guide rails 100, respectively, and the lower guide screws 302 on both the left and right sides move back and forth along the fourth guide grooves 201 on the left and right horizontal guide rails 200, respectively, to adjust the tilt angle of the solar panel 400. After adjusting the angle, the upper guide screws 301 and lower guide screws 302 are fixed with nuts to fix the solar panel 400. The angle of the solar panel can be manually adjusted according to the location and season using the above method.
[0029] like Figure 5-7 As shown, the solar panel 90° opening and closing adjustment method involved in this embodiment is as follows: the upper guide screws 301 on the left and right sides move upward along the first guide grooves 101 on the left and right vertical guide rails 100 respectively, and the lower guide screws 302 on the left and right sides move backward along the fourth guide grooves 201 on the left and right horizontal guide rails 200 respectively, until the lower guide screws 302 move out of the fourth guide grooves 201. Then, the upper guide screws 301 on the left and right sides move along the second guide grooves 102 on the left and right vertical guide rails 100 respectively, and then move downward along the third guide groove 103, moving to the third guide groove. At the bottom of the slot 103, the solar panel frame 300 is vertical, and the first round hole 303 and the second round hole 106 are aligned. The bolt passes through the second round hole 106 and the first round hole 303 and is fixed with the nut. The vertical guide rail 100 on one side is removed, and the solar panel frame 300 and the solar panel 400 rotate with the vertical guide rail 100 on the other side until the other first fixing hole 105 and the other second fixing hole 602 are completely aligned. The two are fixed with bolts to fix the solar panel frame 300 and prevent it from swaying caused by sea waves. Then, it can enter the buoy cabin to work.
Claims
1. A structure for adjusting the angle of a solar panel on a buoy, characterized in that, The system includes vertical guide rails, horizontal guide rails, a solar panel frame, and solar panels. The solar panels are fixed to the solar panel frame. Two parallel vertical guide rails are fixed to the left and right sides of the entrance to the water equipment installation frame. Correspondingly, a horizontal guide rail is fixed to the buoy below the two vertical guide rails. A first guide groove is opened on the vertical guide rail, and a fourth guide groove is opened on the inner side of the horizontal guide rail. The fourth guide groove is set horizontally in the longitudinal direction. An upper guide screw and a lower guide screw are fixed on the outer walls of the left and right sides of the solar panel frame. The upper guide screws on the left and right sides move back and forth along the first guide grooves on the left and right vertical guide rails, respectively. The lower guide screws on the left and right sides move back and forth along the fourth guide grooves on the left and right sides, respectively, to adjust the tilt angle of the solar panels.
2. The structure for adjusting the angle of a solar panel on a buoy according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical guide rail also has a second guide groove and a third guide groove. The third guide groove is set vertically and the first guide groove is longer than the third guide groove. The second guide groove is set horizontally in the longitudinal direction. The two ends of the second guide groove are connected to the upper ends of the first guide groove and the third guide groove, respectively. The two ends of the vertical guide rail are bent vertically to form a connecting part. Fixing parts are set on the left and right sides of the entrance of the water equipment installation frame. The connecting part has two first fixing holes set in the longitudinal direction in the horizontal direction. The fixing part has two second fixing holes set in the transverse direction in the horizontal direction. The first fixing hole near the solar panel side is aligned with the corresponding second fixing hole near the water equipment installation frame side and connected by bolts. The angle steel on the left and right sides has a first round hole. The angle steel side near the solar panel is welded with a nut at the first round hole. The second round hole is set at the corresponding position in the middle of the vertical guide rail. When the upper guide screw is placed at the end of the third guide groove, the first round hole and the second round hole are exactly aligned.
3. The structure for adjusting the angle of a solar panel on a buoy according to claim 1, characterized in that, The solar panel frame is a rectangular frame made of angle steel. Fixing holes are opened at the bottom of the angle steel on both the left and right sides, and the solar panel is fixed to the fixing holes with bolts.
Citation Information
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Buoy-based overwater ocean observation equipment mounting structure
CN218949414U