Solar photovoltaic tracking apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is a solar photovoltaic tracking apparatus. A base frame thereof is fixedly disposed. A first swing frame is pivotally connected to the base frame to swing front-to-back. A second swing frame is mounted on the first swing frame to swing front-to-back along with the first swing frame. The second swing frame is pivotally connected to the first swing frame to swing left-to-right relative to the first swing frame. A solar photovoltaic panel is mounted on the second swing frame. One end of a manual adjustment support rod is connected to the base frame, and the other end thereof is connected to the first swing frame, so as to enable the first swing frame to be fixed at a plurality of different front-to-back inclination angles. One end of an electric telescopic rod is hinged to the first swing frame, and the other end thereof is hinged to the second swing frame, so that the second swing frame is driven to swing left-to-right by means of extension and retraction. An illumination sensor is fixed to the second swing frame, is communicatively connected to the electric telescopic rod via a controller, and is used to control the extension and retraction of the electric telescopic rod. The inclination angle of the solar photovoltaic panel is adjusted by means of a simple structure, so that the solar photovoltaic panel can efficiently utilize sunlight.

Description

Solar photovoltaic tracking device TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of solar photovoltaic devices, in particular to a solar photovoltaic tracking device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Solar photovoltaic panels are usually installed and fixed on a support frame for use. The support frame fixes the solar photovoltaic panel at a certain inclination angle to face the sun and more fully receive light.

[0003] However, most of the current support frame structures used to fix the solar photovoltaic panel cannot adjust the inclination angle of the solar photovoltaic panel. Since the sun rises in the east and sets in the west in a day, different illumination angles are produced at different times in a day along the east-west direction. In addition, according to the alternation of seasons and the different latitudes of the installation site of the solar photovoltaic panel, the illumination angle of the sun in the north-south direction will also be different.

[0004] Therefore, how to design a simple solar photovoltaic panel support structure to realize the angle adjustment of the solar photovoltaic panel along the east-west direction and the north-south direction at a low cost, so that the solar photovoltaic panel can efficiently utilize sunlight during use. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a solar photovoltaic tracking device, which solves the technical problem of how to adjust the inclination angle of the solar photovoltaic panel through a simple structure, so that the solar photovoltaic panel can efficiently utilize sunlight during use.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the solution of the present application is: a solar photovoltaic tracking device, comprising a chassis, a first swing frame, a second swing frame, an electric telescopic rod, a hand adjustment support rod and a light sensor;

[0007] The chassis is fixedly arranged;

[0008] The first swing frame is pivotally connected to the chassis to swing forward and backward;

[0009] The second swing frame is installed on the first swing frame to swing forward and backward with the first swing frame. The second swing frame is pivotally connected to the first swing frame to swing left and right relative to the first swing frame. The second swing frame is used to install the solar photovoltaic panel;

[0010] One end of the hand adjustment support rod is connected to the chassis, and the other end is connected to the first swing frame, and the hand adjustment support rod can fix the first swing frame at a plurality of different forward and backward inclination angles;

[0011] The electric telescopic rod is hinged at one end to the first swing frame and at the other end to the second swing frame to drive the second swing frame to swing left and right through telescoping;

[0012] The light sensor is fixed to the second swing frame and is communicatively connected to the electric telescopic rod through the controller to control the telescoping of the electric telescopic rod.

[0013] Further, the hand-adjusting support rod is pivoted at one end to the first swing frame, and the pivot shaft on which the hand-adjusting support rod is pivoted to the first swing frame is parallel to the pivot shaft on which the first swing frame is pivoted to the base frame, the base frame has a plurality of first clamping portions arranged longitudinally, and the other end of the hand-adjusting support rod is formed with a second clamping portion which can be detachably clamped to one of the first clamping portions.

[0014] Further, the base frame is fixed with a support member, the support member is provided with a plurality of inclined grooves, the groove opening of each inclined groove extends upwardly and obliquely, each inclined groove is one of the first clamping portions, the hand-adjusting support rod is provided with a transversely extending blocking pin which is the second clamping portion, and the blocking pin slides into one of the inclined grooves to clamp the second clamping portion to the first clamping portion.

[0015] Further, the base frame is a vertical rod, the bottom end is used to be fixed to the ground, and the top end is pivoted to the first swing frame.

[0016] Further, the first swing frame comprises a horizontal rod portion and a vertical rod portion fixed to the horizontal rod portion, the horizontal rod portion is pivoted to the base frame, and the electric telescopic rod is hinged to the vertical rod portion of the first swing frame.

[0017] Further, the light sensor is used to collect the light intensity of the solar photovoltaic panel directly opposite the second swing frame.

[0018] After the above scheme is adopted, the beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: during installation, the front-rear direction can be made consistent with the geographical north-south direction, and the left-right direction can be made consistent with the geographical east-west direction, the hand-adjusting support rod can be adjusted according to the season, the dimension of the installation position and the slope of the installation position, the solar photovoltaic panel is first made to face a suitable angle in the north-south direction, and then during use, the electric telescopic rod is controlled to telescope by the light sensor according to the change of the rising and setting of the sun every day, so that the solar photovoltaic panel swings in the east-west direction to automatically find the most inclined angle of light, thereby adjusting the inclined angle of the solar photovoltaic panel through a simple structure, and enabling the solar photovoltaic panel to efficiently utilize sunlight during use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present application;

[0020] Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of part A in Fig. 1;

[0021] Fig. 3 is a side view of the first swing frame when it is turned to an angle;

[0022] Fig. 4 is a side view of the first swing frame when it is turned to another angle;

[0023] Fig. 5 is a side view of the second swing frame when it is turned to an angle;

[0024] Fig. 6 is a side view of the second swing frame when it is turned to another angle.

[0025] Explanation of reference numerals: 1 - base frame, 2 - first swing frame, 3 - second swing frame, 4 - electric telescopic rod, 5 - hand-adjusting support rod, 6 - light sensor, 7 - solar photovoltaic panel, 8 - support piece, 9 - inclined chute, 10 - blocking pin, 11 - horizontal rod part, 12 - vertical rod part, 13 - controller. Embodiment of the present application

[0026] The present application is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0027] In the claims, specification, and above drawings of the present application, unless otherwise expressly specified, the terms such as "center", "transverse", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "vertical", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicating the orientation or positional relationship are only used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, so it cannot be understood as limiting the specific protection scope of the present application.

[0028] The application provides a solar photovoltaic tracking device, as shown in Figures 1-6, comprising a base frame 1, a first swing frame 2, a second swing frame 3, an electric telescopic rod 4, a manual adjusting support rod 5 and a light sensor 6; the base frame 1 is fixedly arranged; the first swing frame 2 is pivotally connected to the base frame 1 by a left-right transversely extending pivot shaft, so that the first swing frame 2 can swing forward and backward; the second swing frame 3 is installed on the first swing frame 2 to swing forward and backward with the first swing frame 2, and the second swing frame 3 is pivotally connected to the first swing frame 2, and the pivot shaft used for the pivotally connected connection is perpendicular to the pivot shaft by which the first swing frame 2 is pivotally connected to the base frame 1, so as to swing left and right relative to the first swing frame 2, and the second swing frame 3 is used for mounting and fixing a solar photovoltaic panel 7; the manual adjusting support rod 5 is connected to the base frame 1 at one end and connected to the first swing frame 2 at the other end, and can fix the first swing frame 2 at a plurality of different forward and backward inclination angles; a manual adjusting telescopic rod structure in which one end is hingedly connected to the base frame 1 and the other end is hingedly connected to the first swing frame 2 can be used, or a rod piece in which one end can be detachably fixed at different positions on the first swing frame 2 and the other end can be detachably fixed at different positions on the base frame 1 to fix the length of the rod when the first swing frame 2 is inclined to different angles can be used, which is not specifically limited, and preferred embodiments are given below; the electric telescopic rod 4 can be any existing telescopic rod structure capable of electrically telescoping, one end of the electric telescopic rod 4 is hingedly connected to the first swing frame 2, and the other end is hingedly connected to the second swing frame 3, so as to drive the second swing frame 3 to swing left and right by telescoping; the light sensor 6 is fixed on the second swing frame 3, and the light sensor 6 is used for collecting the light intensity of the solar photovoltaic panel 7 directly opposite the second swing frame 3, i.e. collecting light in the direction directly opposite the solar photovoltaic panel 7, the light sensor 6 capable of collecting light intensity is prior art in the field, and the working principle and structure thereof will not be expanded and described in detail in the embodiment, the light sensor 6 is communicatively connected to a controller 13, the controller 13 is communicatively connected to the electric telescopic rod 4, the light sensor 6 converts the collected light intensity into an electrical signal and transmits the electrical signal to the controller 13, the controller 13 is any existing programmable controller, can read the signal transmitted by the light sensor 6, and can send a signal to control the electric telescopic rod 4 to telescope, and the specific program setting can be realized by conventional technical means in the field, which will not be described in detail in the embodiment, so that the second swing frame 3 can swing left and right until the light sensor 6 faces the direction with the strongest light, at which time the solar photovoltaic panel also faces the direction with the strongest light.

[0029] In the installation, the front and back direction described herein corresponds to the geographical north-south direction, the left and right direction described herein corresponds to the geographical east-west direction, by manually adjusting the hand-adjusting support rod 5, the first swing frame 2 is fixed at a suitable angle, and then with the rising and setting of the sun every day, the light sensor 6 will control the electric telescopic rod 4 to extend and retract, so that the second swing frame 3 drives the solar photovoltaic panel 7 to swing left and right, and automatically find the direction with the strongest light at different times, and the solar photovoltaic panel can efficiently utilize sunlight during use. For seasonal changes, the user only needs to adjust the hand-adjusting support rod 5 periodically, and turn the first swing frame 2 to a more suitable angle, and the structure is more simple.

[0030] In order to make the structure as simple as possible, preferably in the embodiment, the chassis 1 is a vertical rod, the bottom end is used for fixing on the ground, and the top end is pivoted with the first swing frame 2. The first swing frame 2 includes a horizontal rod part 11 and a vertical rod part 12 fixed on the horizontal rod part 11, and in particular in this embodiment, the vertical rod part 12 is fixed on one end of the horizontal rod part 11, perpendicular to the horizontal rod part 11, so that the first swing frame 2 as a whole presents an L shape, the middle part of the horizontal rod part 11 is pivoted on the chassis 1, the electric telescopic rod 4 is inclinedly arranged, the bottom end is hinged on the vertical rod part 12 of the first swing frame 2, and the top end is hinged on the second swing frame 3, and is connected in a triangular structure with the vertical rod part 11 and the second swing frame 3, the second swing frame 3 is pivoted on the top side of the horizontal rod part 11, and the second swing frame 3 is fixed by a plurality of pipe piles and groove profiles, and the more specific structure can be set by the person skilled in the art as needed, as long as it can be suitable for installing and fixing the solar photovoltaic panel 7.

[0031] In order to make the structure more simple, preferably in the embodiment, the hand-adjusting support rod 5 is pivoted on the first swing frame 2 at one end, and the pivot shaft pivoted on the first swing frame 2 is parallel to the pivot shaft pivoted on the chassis 1, and a plurality of first clamping parts are longitudinally arranged on the chassis 1, and the other end of the hand-adjusting support rod 5 is formed with a second clamping part, and the second clamping part can be detachably clamped on one of the first clamping parts. More specifically in this embodiment, the chassis 1 is fixed with a support 8, a plurality of inclined grooves 9 are arranged on the support 8, the groove side of each inclined groove 9 extends obliquely upward, each inclined groove 9 is one of the first clamping parts, the hand-adjusting support rod 5 is provided with a transversely extending stop pin 10, the stop pin 10 is the second clamping part, and the stop pin 10 slides into one of the inclined grooves 9 to clamp the second clamping part and the first clamping part.

[0032] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not a limitation on the design of the present application. Any equivalent changes made on the basis of the key design of the present application fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A solar photovoltaic tracking device, characterized by: It comprises a base frame (1), a first swing frame (2), a second swing frame (3), an electric telescopic rod (4), a manual supporting rod (5) and a light sensor (6); The base frame (1) is fixedly arranged; The first swing frame (2) is pivotally connected to the base frame (1) to swing forward and backward; The second swing frame (3) is installed on the first swing frame (2) to swing forward and backward with the first swing frame (2), and is pivotally connected to the first swing frame (2) to swing left and right relative to the first swing frame (2), and is used for installing a solar photovoltaic panel (7) thereon; One end of the manual supporting rod (5) is connected to the base frame (1), and the other end is connected to the first swing frame (2) and can fix the first swing frame (2) at multiple different forward and backward inclination angles; One end of the electric telescopic rod (4) is hingedly connected to the first swing frame (2), and the other end is hingedly connected to the second swing frame (3) to drive the second swing frame (3) to swing left and right through telescoping; The light sensor (6) is fixed to the second swing frame (3), and the light sensor (6) is communicatively connected to the electric telescopic rod (4) through a controller (13) to control the telescoping of the electric telescopic rod (4).

2. The solar photovoltaic tracking device of claim 1, wherein: One end of the manual supporting rod (5) is pivotally connected to the first swing frame (2), and the pivot shaft thereof pivotally connected to the first swing frame (2) is parallel to the pivot shaft of the first swing frame (2) pivotally connected to the base frame (1), a plurality of first clamping portions are longitudinally arranged on the base frame (1), the other end of the manual supporting rod (5) is formed with a second clamping portion, and the second clamping portion can be detachably clamped to one of the first clamping portions.

3. The solar photovoltaic tracking device of claim 2, wherein: A support member (8) is fixed to the base frame (1), a plurality of inclined grooves (9) are arranged on the support member (8), the groove openings of the inclined grooves (9) are inclined upward, each inclined groove (9) is one of the first clamping portions, the manual supporting rod (5) is provided with a transversely extending blocking pin (10), the blocking pin (10) is the second clamping portion, and the blocking pin (10) slides into one of the inclined grooves (9) to clamp the second clamping portion and the first clamping portion.

4. The solar photovoltaic tracking device of claim 1, wherein: The base frame (1) is a vertical rod, the bottom end is used for fixing to the ground, and the top end is pivotally connected to the first swing frame (2).

5. The solar photovoltaic tracking device of claim 4, wherein: The first swing frame (2) comprises a horizontal rod portion (11) and a vertical rod portion (12) fixed to the horizontal rod portion (11), the horizontal rod portion (11) is pivotally connected to the base frame (1), and the electric telescopic rod (4) is hingedly connected to the vertical rod portion (12) of the first swing frame (2).

6. The solar photovoltaic tracking device of claim 1, wherein: The light sensor (6) is used for collecting the light intensity of the solar photovoltaic panel (7) directly opposite the second swing frame (3).

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