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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Ojjo, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ojjo, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.01); F24S 25/13 (2018.01); F24S 25/61 (2018.01); F24S 30/42 (2018.01); F24S 25/617 (2018.01); F24S 30/425 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); F24S 25/13 (2018.05); F24S 25/617 (2018.05); F24S 30/425 (2018.05); H02S 20/10 (2014.12); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A truss foundation for single-axis trackers that is optimized to resist moments. For foundations that experience lateral loads as well as moments, the foundation supports the rotational axis via a moment connection that is deliberately offset below the work point to reduce the impact of the bending moment. Spacing between the truss legs and the angle of the legs impact the height of the truss work point and, by extension, the available offset below the work point down to the minimum height of the axis of rotation specified by the tracker maker.