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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Supratik Guha, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Yves C. Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
David B. Mitzi, Mahopac, NY (US);
Robert L. Sandstrom, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
Supratik Guha, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Yves C. Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
David B. Mitzi, Mahopac, NY (US);
Robert L. Sandstrom, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A transportable photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic devices, a composite frame to which the plurality of photovoltaic devices are affixed, and a base structure to which the composite frame is movably attached through at least one variable-angle mount structure. The orientation of the frame and the light concentrating elements relative to the base structure can be altered employing the at least one variable-angle mount structure. The frame and the plurality of photovoltaic devices can be assembled prior to shipping, and the base structure can be manufactured on site. The transportable photovoltaic system is not affixed to ground or other fixture, but can be picked up at any time during the operational lifetime. The transportable photovoltaic system can be rapidly deployed with little or no site preparation requirement other than generally level ground, and can be retracted to a lower exposure position to avoid storm and/or hazardous conditions.