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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Lynn Karidis;
John P. Karidis, Ossining, NY (US);
Mark N. Wegman, Ossining, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel solar collecting assembly that in which more than one mirror and/or photovoltaic is linked mechanically so that many mirrors share a few actuators, rather than equipping each mirror with individual actuators. One example includes a set of structures, such as poles or pipes. Each of the support structures has a first end and a second end, and each of the support structures is associated with at least one solar collecting assembly. A first set of cables is arranged to move the solar collecting assemblies in a first direction, each of the first set of cables includes a set of first alignment fittings disposed thereon. The first end of each of the solar collecting assemblies is attached to one of the first alignment fittings in the first set of cables. A second set of cables arranged to move the solar collecting assemblies in a second direction.