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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
James S. Page, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert L. Lamkin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Eric Cummings, Livermore, CA (US);
Jacques J. Belanger, Livermore, CA (US);
Kyle Theile, Livermore, CA (US);
James S. Page, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert L. Lamkin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Eric Cummings, Livermore, CA (US);
Jacques J. Belanger, Livermore, CA (US);
Kyle Theile, Livermore, CA (US);
COOLEARTH SOLAR, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
Solar energy may be harvested utilizing arrays of solar collectors, supported and articulated to follow movement of the sun. Particular systems include arrays of solar collectors mounted on an elevation-azimuth tracking structure. From the ground up, embodiments of this system may include a Ground Interface, a Base, an Upper Truss, and a Collector. The system is designed to transmit loads with minimal deflection from the surface of the collector to the ground, while tracking the position of the sun across the sky. The use of structural, actuator, and collector elements with a minimum amount of low-cost materials, and which are able to be mass produced, allows large scale deployment of the system at reduced cost.