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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Nextracker Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, San Jose, CA (US);
Jacob Mark Morin, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Alexander W. Au, Oakland, CA (US);
Samuel Heller, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
NEXTRACKER LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/00 (2014.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); H02S 20/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
A solar tracker including at least one pair of piers configured to be secured in the ground and defining a span between the pair, a bearing supported on the pier, and a torque tube supported in the bearing such that the bearing enables rotation of the torque tube, the torque tube including a double wall thickness area, wherein the double wall thickness area limits deflection of the torque tube along the span.