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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Jihad Hassan Alsadah, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad A. Hawwa, Dhahran, SA;
Abdulaziz A. Alolayan, Dhahran, SA;
Abdullah Hassan Al-Shehri, Dhahran, SA;
Saleh Fahad Al-Saykhan, Dhahran, SA;
Mohammed Sulieman Bin Zaid, Dhahran, SA;
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a solar surface steering system including a solar surface; a base mount; a main body having a first rotary vane actuator configured to rotate the solar surface via a first rotating joint, and a second rotary vane actuator configured to rotate the main body of the hydraulic actuator via a second rotating joint connected to the base mount; a fluid mover operably connected to each of the first and second rotary vane actuators and configured to actuate the first and second rotary vane actuators; and a control system electrically connected to the fluid mover and configured to control operations of the fluid mover, wherein the first and second rotary vane actuators are affixed to each other and positioned such that a rotational axis of the first rotary vane actuator is orthogonal to a rotational axis of the second rotary vane actuator.