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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2020
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Travis James Miller, Cypress, TX (US);
Farzad Azizi, Houston, TX (US);
Ben Mintz, Houston, TX (US);
Frank Benjamin Springett, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
National Oilwell Vareo, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/10 (2014.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/30 (2014.12);
Abstract
Several pre-assemblies holding panels of photovoltaic cells are constructed and pre-wired in a factory. The pre-assemblies are shipped to a solar farm, where they are lifted above posts secured to the ground using, for example, using an excavator connected to an end effector. The pre-assemblies are then connected to the posts and electrically coupled to one another. Such installation of solar panels in a solar farm may be faster and less labor-intensive than other types of installation.