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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Travis James Miller, Cypress, TX (US);
Farzad Azizi, Sugarland, TX (US);
Julio C Garza, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (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. By being foldable, the solar panel assemblies can provide a compact shipping arrangement. Operators can connect the solar panel assemblies to a support and then unfolded the solar panel assemblies and lock them in the unfolded position.