Fence-type solar structure

Abstract

To provide a fence type solar structure setting a solar module vertically with respect to ground and making wind smoothly blow through a fence type solar module set vertically.SOLUTION: A fence type solar structure is provided including supporting columns set on ground in a plurality of rows and alternately arranged in a state where a front row and a rear row are separated, a solar panel set to both supporting columns adjacent to each other of each row and the front row and the rear row are alternately arranged, and a connection member set so as to connect the supporting columns of the front row where the solar panel is set and the supporting columns of the rear row, and in which a ventilation port is formed between the solar panel of the front row and the solar panel of the rear row.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a fence-type solar structure, and more particularly to a fence-type solar structure in which solar modules are installed vertically and wind can blow smoothly between the installed vertical fence-type solar modules.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, in order to solve environmental and cost problems caused by energy production using fossil fuels and nuclear power, the use of various renewable energy sources such as sunlight, wind power, wave power, and geothermal energy is increasing.

[0003] Among these, solar power generation has the advantages that it has fewer installation location restrictions, is relatively easy to construct, and is easy to adjust the power generation scale compared to other renewable energy sources such as wind power. It is often applied to living spaces such as houses and apartments, and recently, solar power generation facilities have also been installed and used in farmland and the like.

[0004] In order to increase the power generation efficiency, such a solar power generation facility must install solar modules at a predetermined inclination angle on a support base so that there is no shadow and sunlight is concentrated almost vertically.

[0005] The solar modules installed in this way are often damaged by natural disasters such as typhoons and heavy snow.

[0006] For example, when solar modules are installed horizontally or inclined with respect to the ground, many damages and breakage damages due to heavy snow occur, and when solar modules are installed vertically with respect to the ground, many damages and breakage damages due to strong winds occur.

[0007] In particular, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the solar panels constituting the solar module are installed vertically between both support rods, there is an advantage that the space required for installing the solar module is reduced. However, since the solar panels installed vertically between both support rods directly receive the wind pressure caused by strong winds on the entire surface, the fixing structures that fix the solar panels to both support rods may be damaged or broken, and as a result, there is a problem that the solar panels fall from both support rods and are damaged.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0008]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0009] The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fence-type solar structure that installs a solar module vertically with respect to the ground and allows wind to smoothly blow through between the vertically installed fence-type solar modules.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0010] The fence-type solar structure according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes: Support columns that are installed side by side in a plurality of rows on the ground and are alternately arranged in a state where the front row and the rear row are separated from each other; Solar panels in which the front row and the rear row are alternately arranged in two rows between the two adjacent support columns in each row; A connecting member that is installed so as to connect the support columns in the front row and the support columns in the rear row, and includes: It is characterized in that a ventilation opening is formed between the solar panels in the front row and the solar panels in the rear row.

[0011] In addition, a mounting frame for connecting the upper and lower sides of the two support columns is installed on a plurality of adjacent support columns in each column, and the solar panels are installed on the upper mounting frame and the lower mounting frame. Openings may be formed in the upper mounting frame and the lower mounting frame so that wiring can be performed inside them.

[0012] Furthermore, the connecting member is provided as a pair of connecting frames that are respectively coupled to the support columns of the adjacent front row and the support columns of the rear row, and that connect the support columns of the front row and the support columns of the rear row. A coupling groove having an inner diameter corresponding to the circumferential surface of the support column is formed in the connecting frame, and the pair of connecting frames may be coupled in a state of surrounding the support column.

[0013] Furthermore, the connecting member is provided as a bend pipe that is respectively coupled to the mounting frame of the adjacent front row and the mounting frame of the rear row, and that connects the mounting frame of the front row and the mounting frame of the rear row. The bend pipe may include linear fixing portions that are respectively inserted into and coupled to the mounting frame of the front row and the mounting frame of the rear row at both ends thereof, and a bend portion that is formed by being bent corresponding to the distance between the mounting frame of the front row and the mounting frame of the rear row between the two fixing portions.

[0014] Furthermore, the connecting member may include a connecting pipe provided between the support columns of the adjacent front row and the support columns of the rear row, and fixing brackets that are respectively coupled to both ends of the connecting pipe and the support columns of the front row and the support columns of the rear row, and that connect the support columns of the front row and the support columns of the rear row.

Advantages of the Invention

[0015] According to the fence-type solar structure of the present invention, by installing the solar modules perpendicular to the ground and forming ventilation openings that separate the vertically installed fence-type solar modules, the wind can smoothly blow through the ventilation openings between the solar modules, so that the wind pressure acting on the solar modules can be reduced, and there is an effect that damage or breakage due to wind pressure in the solar modules can be prevented.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0017] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] The terms used in the present invention are defined in consideration of the functions in the present invention, and since they may vary depending on the intentions or conventions of users and operators, the definitions of these terms should be interpreted in meanings and concepts that conform to the technical matters of the present invention.

[0019] Also, the embodiments of the present invention do not limit the scope of rights of the present invention, but are merely examples of the components shown in the claims of the present invention, are included in the technical idea throughout the specification of the present invention, and are embodiments including components that can be substituted as equivalents in the components of the claims.

[0020] Furthermore, the optional terms in the following embodiments are used to distinguish one component from other components, and the components are not limited by those terms.

[0021] Therefore, when explaining the present invention, if a detailed description of related known technologies obscures the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

[0022] FIGS. 1 to 5B are diagrams showing a fence-type solar structure and each embodiment according to the present invention.

[0023] As shown in the figure, the fence-type solar structure according to the present invention arranges a plurality of support columns 120 for installing solar panels 110 constituting a solar module 100 in two rows, and connects the adjacent support columns 120 in the front row and the support columns 120 in the rear row to each other, thereby securing a supporting force capable of withstanding the wind pressure acting on each solar panel 110.

[0024] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, such a solar module 100 includes support columns 120 that are installed side by side in multiple rows on the ground and are alternately arranged with a front row and a rear row separated from each other, solar panels 110 that are arranged side by side between adjacent support columns 120 in each row with the front row and the rear row alternately arranged, and a connecting member that is installed to connect the support columns 120 of the front row and the support columns 120 of the rear row on which the solar panels 110 are installed.

[0025] By doing so, a ventilation opening 170 is formed at a predetermined interval between the solar panels 110 of the front row and the solar panels 110 of the rear row. Even when wind pressure acts on the solar panels 110, the wind quickly blows through the ventilation opening 170, so that the wind pressure acting on the solar panels 110 can be quickly reduced.

[0026] In particular, the support column 120 may be provided as a round bar column, but may also be provided as a polygonal column as required.

[0027] Two such support columns 120 that are arranged side by side form a pair, and a pair of support columns 120 are provided side by side in a row at a predetermined interval.

[0028] Furthermore, between each pair of support columns 120 arranged in a row, another pair of support columns 120 are positioned so as to be separated in the rear row and are alternately arranged with each pair of support columns 120 provided in the front row.

[0029] For each pair of support columns 120 provided in the front row and the rear row respectively, the solar panels 110 are installed perpendicular to the ground respectively, and as shown in FIG. 2, the solar panels 110 are fixedly installed on a pair of support columns 120 via a plurality of mount frames 130.

[0030] Such a plurality of mounting frames 130 are connected orthogonally to the upper and lower sides of a pair of adjacent support columns 120 in each column, respectively. In the mounting frame 130 and the support column 120, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B, the mounting frame 130 is fixedly installed on the support column 120 by a U-bolt 132 whose both ends penetrate through the mounting frame 130 and are fastened with nuts while surrounding the support column 120.

[0031] In particular, the U-bolt 132 is installed in an open state to sandwich the support column 120 and surround the support column 120, and both ends of the open side of the U-bolt 132 are joined in a state of penetrating through the mounting frame 130, so that the mounting frame 130 is firmly joined to the round bar support column 120 at the minimum fastening part.

[0032] Also, as shown in FIG. 3A, the mounting frame 130 is formed of a C-shaped steel having an opening 131 on one side, and the mounting frame 130 is provided in a state where its front surface is in contact with the rear part of the support column 120, and the opening 131 is provided so as to be located behind the support column 120.

[0033] Such a mounting frame 130 can be wired inside the mounting frame 130 by inserting various electric wires, cables, etc. from the opening 131, and the electric wires and cables wired inside are protected by the mounting frame 130, so that damage to the electric wires and cables can be prevented and stable solar power generation can be realized.

[0034] In particular, both ends of the U-bolt 132 penetrating through the front surface of the mounting frame 130 while surrounding the support column 120 are provided inside the mounting frame 130 as shown in FIG. 3B, and nuts are inserted from the opening 131 of the mounting frame 130 and fastened to the U-bolt 132, so that the fastening part of the U-bolt 132 and the nut is not exposed to the outside, not only the appearance is beautiful, but also interference with peripheral components can be avoided.

[0035] Also, as described above, solar panels 110 are respectively coupled to the front surfaces of the upper mount frame 130 and the lower mount frame 130 between the two support columns 120. Here, the solar panels 110 are provided to be fixed to the upper and lower sides of the mount frame 130 via separate brackets at the upper and lower portions, respectively.

[0036] On the other hand, the front support columns 120 and the rear support columns 120 where the solar panels 110 are installed are connected to each other by a connecting member, so that the front solar modules 100 and the rear solar modules 100 arranged in two rows are integrated, ensuring a strong supporting force that can withstand wind pressure.

[0037] Here, the connecting member for connecting the front support columns 120 and the rear support columns 120 is provided as a connecting frame 140 in which a plurality of them are set, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C. The connecting frame 140 is provided as a square frame or a circular frame. In this embodiment, a square frame will be taken as an example for description.

[0038] A pair of connecting frames 140 are coupled so as to be in surface contact on both the left and right sides of the front support columns 120 and the rear support columns 120 and are provided to surround the front support columns 120 and the rear support columns 120. Coupling grooves 141 having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the support columns 120 are respectively formed at both ends of each unit connecting frame 140.

[0039] Since the coupling grooves 141 of such a unit connecting frame 140 are formed in a shape corresponding to the radius of the support columns 120, when a plurality of connecting frames 140 are joined to each other, the coupling grooves 141 of both connecting frames 140 form a circle that completely surrounds the circumferential surface of the support columns 120.

[0040] Also, fastening holes 142 penetrating the coupling grooves 141 are formed at both ends of each connecting frame 140 provided with the coupling grooves 141. A fastening bolt 143 penetrates and is coupled to the fastening holes 142, and a nut is fastened to the end of the fastening bolt 143 penetrating the fastening holes 142.

[0041] At the same time, through holes corresponding to the fastening holes 142 of the connecting frame 140 are formed in the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120. By sequentially passing the fastening bolts 143 through the fastening holes 142 of the connecting frame 140 and the through holes of the support columns 120 and then fastening with nuts, the pair of connecting frames 140 are firmly coupled to the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120.

[0042] Also, such a pair of connecting frames 140 are respectively provided on the upper side and the lower side of the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120. The pair of connecting frames 140 coupled to the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120 are coupled to fixed positions of the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120 by the fastening bolts 143 passing through each unit of the connecting frame 140 and the support columns 120. Therefore, the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120 are firmly connected, and the durability of the connection part is ensured.

[0043] A ventilation opening 170 is formed at a predetermined interval between the front row solar panels 110 and the rear row solar panels 110 connected by the connecting frame 140 in this way. The wind acting on the solar panels 110 is quickly dispersed and discharged through the ventilation opening 170.

[0044] Therefore, in the present invention, the solar panels 110 are alternately arranged in two rows, and the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120 are connected and integrated. Thus, the supporting force of the solar module 100 can be improved. Furthermore, due to the ventilation opening 170 between the front row support columns 120 and the rear row support columns 120, the wind pressure acting on the solar panels 110 is dispersed, so that the wind pressure can be efficiently reduced.

[0045] On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the connecting member for connecting the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120 may be configured in other embodiments.

[0046] That is, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the connecting member may be provided as a bend pipe 150 that is coupled to the adjacent front-row mount frame 130 and the rear-row mount frame 130, respectively, and that connects the front-row mount frame 130 and the rear-row mount frame 130.

[0047] Such a bend pipe 150 is formed of a hollow square pipe or a cylindrical pipe, but in the present embodiment, a hollow square pipe will be described as an example.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 4A, such a bend pipe 150 includes a linear fixing portion 152 whose both ends are inserted and coupled to the front-row mount frame 130 and the rear-row mount frame 130, respectively, and a bend portion 151 that is bent so as to correspond to the distance between the front-row mount frame 130 and the rear-row mount frame 130 between both fixing portions 152.

[0049] In particular, since the bend pipe 150 according to the present embodiment is formed of a hollow pipe, there is an advantage that wires and cables wired in the mount frame 130 are drawn out and connected to the front-row or rear-row mount frame 130 by the bend pipe 150 without being exposed to the outside.

[0050] Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, such a bend pipe 150 is coupled by a U-bolt 132 that couples the support column 120 and the mount frame 130 in a state where the fixing portions 152 at both ends thereof are inserted into the front-row mount frame 130 and the rear-row mount frame 130, respectively.

[0051] That is, a plurality of through holes through which the U-bolt 132 penetrates and is coupled are formed in both fixing portions 152 of the bend pipe 150, and nuts are fastened to both ends of the U-bolt 132 that penetrates the through holes, so that the bend pipe 150 is firmly coupled within the front-row mount frame 130 and the rear-row mount frame 130. In addition, since the fastening portion for fixing the bend pipe 150 is minimized, the strength and durability of the solar module 100 can be improved, and a beautiful appearance can be provided.

[0052] However, in the present embodiment, both fixing portions 152 of the bend pipe 150 are inserted into the front row mount frame 130 and the rear row mount frame 130, respectively, and are coupled by the U-bolt 132. As a result, both ends of the U-bolt 132 to which the nut is fastened are exposed to the outside from the opening 131 of the mount frame 130 as shown in FIG. 4B.

[0053] As described above, a ventilation port 170 similar to that of the above-described embodiment is also formed between the front row solar panel 110 and the rear row solar panel 110 connected by the bend pipe 150 according to the present embodiment. Therefore, the wind acting on the solar panel 110 is quickly dispersed by the ventilation port 170, and the wind pressure acting on the solar panel 110 is efficiently reduced.

[0054] In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the connecting member that connects the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120 may be configured in still another embodiment.

[0055] The connecting member according to the present embodiment includes a connecting pipe 160 provided so as to be interposed between the adjacent front row support column 120 and rear row support column 120, and fixing brackets 161 respectively coupled to both ends of the connecting pipe 160 and the front row support column 120 and the rear support column 120 to connect the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120.

[0056] In particular, the connecting pipe 160 provided between the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120 is preferably provided as a square pipe having a length corresponding to the distance between the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120.

[0057] In this way, since the connecting pipe 160 is provided as a square pipe, the fixing brackets 161 coupled to both sides of the connecting pipe 160 are completely adhered to and fastened to both side surfaces of the connecting pipe 160, so that a strong coupling force can be maintained.

[0058] Further, the fixed bracket 161 is a member that connects both ends of the connecting pipe 160 to the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120 respectively. One end thereof is provided as a large diameter end 161a that is connected to the support column 120 having an outer diameter relatively larger than that of the connecting pipe 160, and the other end on the opposite side is provided as a small diameter end 161b that is connected to the connecting pipe 160 having a diameter relatively smaller than that of the support column 120.

[0059] At the boundary between the small diameter end 161b and the large diameter end 161a of such a fixed bracket 161, an inclined portion that gradually expands from the small diameter end 161b toward the large diameter end 161a is formed, thereby ensuring the durability against bending stress and torsion at the boundary connecting the small diameter end 161b and the large diameter end 161a.

[0060] With the small diameter end 161b of such a fixed bracket 161 being in close contact with the side surface of the connecting pipe 160 and fastened to the fastening bolt 162, and the large diameter end 161a of the fixed bracket 161 being in contact with the circumferential surface of the support column 120 and fastened to the fastening bolt 162 for connection, the connecting pipe 160 and the fixed bracket 161 can firmly connect the front row support column 120 and the rear row support column 120, and the strength and durability of the connection part are ensured.

[0061] Also, as described above, between the front row solar panels 110 and the rear row solar panels 110 connected by the connecting pipe 160 and the fixed bracket 161 according to this embodiment, a ventilation port 170 similar to that of the above-described embodiment is formed. Therefore, the wind acting on the solar panels 110 is quickly dispersed by the ventilation port 170, and the wind pressure acting on the solar panels 110 is efficiently reduced.

[0062] As described above, the present invention has been described in detail with specific embodiments. However, these are for specifically explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Needless to say, those having ordinary knowledge in the art can make modifications and improvements within the technical idea of the present invention.

[0063] Any mere modification or variation of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention, and the specific protection scope of the present invention shall be clarified by the scope of the claims.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0064] 100 Solar module 110 Solar panel 120 Support column 130 Mounting frame 131 Opening 132 U-bolt 140 Connecting frame 141 Coupling groove 142 Fastening hole 143 Fastening bolt 150 Bend pipe 151 Bend portion 152 Fixed portion 160 Connecting pipe 161 Fixed bracket 161a Large-diameter end 161b Small-diameter end 162 Fastening bolt 170 Vent

Claims

1. Support columns arranged in a plurality of rows on the ground and alternately arranged in a state where the front row and the rear row are separated from each other, Solar panels installed in two rows alternately, with the front row and the rear row installed on two adjacent support columns in each row, A connecting member installed to connect the support columns in the front row and the support columns in the rear row, A ventilation opening is formed between the solar panel in the front row and the solar panel in the rear row, Mounting frames for connecting the upper and lower sides of the two support columns are installed on a plurality of adjacent support columns in each row. The solar panels are installed on the upper mounting frame and the lower mounting frame. Openings are formed on the back surfaces of the upper mounting frame and the lower mounting frame facing the respective support columns so that wiring can be done inside each mounting frame. The connecting member is provided as a hollow bend pipe that is respectively coupled to the mounting frame in the front row and the mounting frame in the rear row adjacent thereto to connect the mounting frame in the front row and the mounting frame in the rear row, and wiring can be done inside them. Fence-type solar structure.

2. The bend pipe has straight fixing parts inserted and coupled to the mounting frame in the front row and the mounting frame in the rear row at both ends thereof, and a bend part formed by being bent corresponding to the distance between the mounting frame in the front row and the mounting frame in the rear row between the two fixing parts. The fence-type solar structure according to Claim 1.

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