Mounting device for a solar system and method for mounting a solar system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solar system mounting devices are complex, costly, and inefficient, lacking the ability to be installed quickly and precisely on-site, particularly in agricultural land where installation tolerances and terrain variations pose challenges.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device with separate panel mounting devices comprising a base element and a panel support element, allowing independent adjustment of each element relative to the support post and the panel, enabling precise alignment and compensation for installation tolerances, and minimizing shading effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional frame-shaped holding device is used to attach solar panels to support posts, then the solar panels can be securely mounted, but the device becomes structurally complex and costly to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is divided into multiple independent panel mounting devices, each consisting of a separate base element and panel support element. This segmentation simplifies the overall structure while maintaining secure mounting capability, as each independent unit can be easily manufactured and assembled without requiring a complex integrated frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The base element and panel support element are designed as separable components that can be independently adjusted and assembled. This dynamic design allows for flexible assembly and adjustment during installation, reducing the need for complex pre-assembled frame structures while ensuring reliable panel attachment.
2Reliability
If a traditional rigid mounting system is used, then solar panels can be firmly attached, but installation time increases due to lack of adjustability for tolerances and terrain variations
Solution Approach 1:
The base element can be adjusted along the support post within a adjustment range, and the panel support element can be adjusted relative to the base element. This dynamic adjustability allows installers to compensate for installation tolerances and terrain variations without requiring complex alignment procedures, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining firm attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates adjustable parameters including the position of the base element on the support post and the relative position of the panel support element to the base element. These parameter changes enable adaptation to different installation conditions and tolerances, reducing installation time while ensuring reliable panel attachment.
3Area of stationary object
If solar panels are mounted close to support posts for structural efficiency, then space is optimized, but shading effects increase and reduce solar yield
Solution Approach 1:
The panel support element extends horizontally from the base element positioned on the support post, creating a lateral offset between the panel and the post. This dimensional arrangement allows the panel to be mounted close to the post for space efficiency while the horizontal extension of the support element positions the panel away from the post, minimizing shading effects and preserving solar yield.
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AI summary
A mounting device for a solar system which includes a plurality of support posts which in pairs define a receiving zone for a solar panel. The solar panel is attached to each of the two support posts by means of at least one panel mounting device, which has a base element attached to the support post and a panel support element attached to the solar panel. To enable a panel in-use position of the solar panel to be set, both the base element with respect to the support post and the panel retaining element with respect to the base element can be adjusted for each panel mounting device.