Modular Solar Panel Support Assembly for Uneven Ground Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support assemblies for solar panels require a flat cement ground for secure mounting, leading to high transportation costs and waste due to the need for pre-built cement foundations, which is time-consuming and costly to dismantle.
Innovation Solution
A support assembly featuring a base unit with spaced base tubes and connecting tubes that increase contact area with the ground, combined with a supporting unit of limiting components and rods, allowing for firm mounting without pre-built cement, and optional positioning components and a charging valve for enhanced stability and weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If supporting brackets are used with small contact area, then the structure is simple, but the mounting firmness deteriorates on uneven ground
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into multiple base tubes (first base tube, second base tube, third base tube, fourth base tube) spaced apart and connected by connecting tubes. This segmentation increases the contact area with the ground while maintaining structural simplicity, allowing the support assembly to adapt to uneven ground surfaces without requiring a cement foundation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a single-point contact bracket to a multi-point contact base structure by adding horizontal spacing between base tubes and vertical connecting tubes. This dimensional expansion creates a stable platform that can accommodate ground irregularities while keeping the overall structure simple and transportable.
2Reliability
If cement ground is built in advance, then the mounting stability is improved, but the transportation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple detachable base tubes connected by connecting tubes, creating a modular structure that can be collapsed for compact transportation. This eliminates the need for cement foundations while maintaining mounting stability through the multi-point contact configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The base tubes and connecting tubes form a flexible yet stable structure that can adapt to different ground conditions. The detachable nature of the connections allows the structure to be reconfigured or collapsed for transport, providing both stability during operation and ease of transportation.
3Reliability
If cement ground is used, then the mounting firmness is improved, but the disassembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into detachable base tubes and connecting tubes that can be quickly separated without tools or destruction. This modular design allows rapid disassembly and removal from the ground, eliminating the time-consuming process of tearing down cement foundations while maintaining firm mounting during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable connection system enables dynamic reconfiguration of the base structure. The base tubes can be quickly connected or disconnected from each other and from the supporting rods, allowing fast assembly and disassembly while providing stable mounting when assembled.
4Area of stationary object
If base tubes are spaced apart, then the contact area with ground is increased, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into four spaced base tubes (first, second, third, and fourth base tubes) that are connected by simple connecting tubes. This segmentation increases the contact area with the ground to provide stability on uneven surfaces, while the connecting tubes maintain structural simplicity by using straightforward cylindrical connections rather than complex joints.
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AI summary
A support assembly (2) for mounting a solar panel unit (3) includes a base unit (21) and a supporting unit (22). The base unit (21) includes a plurality of base tubes (211) that are spaced apart from one another and two connecting tubes (212) that are respectively and detachably connected to opposite end portions of each of the base tubes (211). The supporting unit (22) includes a plurality of limiting components (221) and a plurality of supporting rods (222). Each limiting component (221) permits at least two of the base tubes (211) to extend therethrough so as to position the at least two of the base tubes (211) relative to each other. Each supporting rod (222) is detachably connected to and extends upwardly from a corresponding one of the limiting components (221) and is adapted for supporting the solar panel unit (3) thereon.