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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Ftc Solar, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Tamilarasan Mouniandy, Chennai, IN;
Nagendra Srinivas Cherukupalli, Saratoga, CA (US);
Baskaran Subbarayan, Chennai, IN;
Rajesh Shanmugasundaram, Chennai, IN;
Sait Abdul Kareem, Chennai, IN;
FTC Solar, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Solar tracker systems include a rotatable tube defining a longitudinal axis and a rail mounted on the rotatable tube. The rail extends transversely outward of the tube between first and second opposed ends. The solar tracker system further includes a photovoltaic panel assembly attached to the rail and a rail connector securing the rail to the rotatable tube. The rail connector includes at least one clip attached to the rail and a lock bracket defining a notch receiving the clip therein such that the clip applies tension on the lock bracket.