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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2017
Helioslite, Le Bourget du Lac, FR;
Etienne Menard, Voglans, FR;
Helioslite, Le Bourget du Lac, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tracking photovoltaic solar system comprising at least a tracker unit maintaining an array of photovoltaic modules () aligned to the sun during the course of the day. The tracker unit includes: a support structure (), said support structure comprising a plurality of elongated elements () supporting said array of photovoltaic modules and a torque tube () for rigidly supporting said plurality of elongated elements and arranged to rotate along a first rotational axis (), a pole structure () operably connected to said support structure, having an upper part rotationally fixed along said first rotational axis () on said support structure, and a lower part rotationally connected along a second rotational axis () orthogonal to the first rotational axis on foundations (), and a steering mechanism () mechanically coupling together said first and said second rotational axis for rotating said support structure and said operably connected pole structure around said first and second rotational axis in the same movement.