CN104374107A

CN104374107A - Solar array support methods and systems

Info

Publication number: CN104374107A
Application number: CN201410640128.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 史蒂文.J.康格
Original assignee: P4P LLC
Current assignee: P4P LLC
Priority date: 2008-05-16
Filing date: 2009-05-15
Publication date: 2015-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 2029-05-15
Also published as: CN102099930B; EP2297791A1; AU2009246194B2; EP2297791A4; WO2009140564A1; ZA201009027B; AU2009246194A1; KR101273292B1; KR20110021899A; CN102099930A; CA2729025A1; CN104374107B

Abstract

Systems and methods for disposing and supporting a solar panel array are disclosed. The embodiments comprise various combinations of cables, support columns, and pod constructions in which to support solar panels. The solar panels can incorporate single or dual tracking capabilities to enhance sunlight capture. The embodiments encourage dual land use in which installation of the systems minimizes disruption of the underlying ground. Supplemental power may be provided by vertical axis windmills integrated with the columns. Special installations of the system can include systems mounted over structures such as parking lots, roads and aqueducts.

Description

Solar battery array bearing method and system

The divisional application that the application is the applying date is on May 15th, 2009, application number is 200980127618.1, denomination of invention is the application for a patent for invention of " solar battery array bearing method and system ".

The cross reference of related application

The application is the title submitted on October 21st, 2008 is the Application U.S. Serial No 12/255 of " Solar Array Support Methodsand Systems ", the part continuation application of 178, Application U.S. Serial No 12/255, 178 are the titles submitted on June 20th, 2008 is the Application U.S. Serial No 12/143 of " Solar Array Support Methodsand Systems ", the part continuation application of 624, Application U.S. Serial No 12/143, 624 are the titles submitted on May 16th, 2008 is the Application U.S. Serial No 12/122 of " Solar Array Support Methodsand Systems ", the part continuation application of 228, Application U.S. Serial No 12/122, 228 are the titles submitted on September 17th, 2007 is the Application U.S. Serial No 11/856 of " Solar Array Support Methodsand Systems ", the part continuation application of 521, Application U.S. Serial No 11/856, 521 are the titles submitted on June 25th, 2003 is the Application U.S. Serial No 10/606 of " Solar Array Support Methodsand Systems ", the continuation application of 204, Application U.S. Serial No 10/606, 204 is U.S. Patent No. 7 now, 285, 719, its title requiring on April 2nd, 2003 to submit to is the provisional application Ser.No 60/459 of " Solar Sculpture Energy and Utility Array ", the priority of 711, each priority application is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to solar energy and catch field, more specifically, relate to and catch relevant equipment, system and method with the solar energy comprising photovoltaic (photovoltaic, the PV) solar battery panel supported by cable and upright post system.

Background technology

It is large and expensive that existing system for supporting solar battery panel tends to volume.The size of given this system and weight, solar battery panel array is expensive at the performance difficulty of remote location.When needing large outfit, solar battery panel array being arranged in environment sensitive region habitat (habitat) around significantly not affecting and becoming very difficult.Usually, this supporting system does not allow that the secondary of solar battery panel array uses.

Photovoltaic technology continuous advancement, is not only converted in the efficiency of electric energy at PV battery by solar energy, also in the foundation structure of PV panel in various installation.A progress of PV panel comprises PV element that is tubular or cylinder shape.The PV element of these types have cross over greater angle catch sunshine ability and when elements into intimate assemble (pack) together time also provide the surface area of increase for catching sunshine.

Although there is the technical progress of PV, still need the solar battery panel system less and more cheap material being used for supporting faceplate.Also develop and need solar battery panel system the position of solar battery panel system cannot adopted traditionally to provide electric energy due to rough terrain or due to the usable land of the underexercise for installing.

Summary of the invention

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention includes the system for supporting solar battery panel array.This system comprises at least two to vertical column, wherein often comprises a long column and a short column for a pair.Paired vertical column is arranged as from a distance.First supporting cable is fixed between short column, and the second supporting cable is fixed between long column.Drag-line (guy wire) or other anchoring arrangement can be attached to column and resist the stretch-draw that the supporting cable that suspends between the column by interval produces to provide the supporting of side direction to column.This system also comprises the solar battery panel container (receiver) or cabin body (pod) that are fixed to two supporting cables.Solar battery panel container or cabin body are in order to support solar battery panel.Container/cabin body can comprise to be safeguarded aisle (maintenance catwalk) or makes it possible to close to each container/cabin body to carry out other element safeguarded.

In another exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes for providing the system of covering with electricity.This system can comprise the same one or more solar battery panel containers supporting solar battery panel in column, supporting cable and solar battery panel array supporting system described above.Column tool has the dimensions activity (activity) can be carried out in the below of solar battery panel container.Such as, if the activity expected is to provide the parking lot of covering, then this column can have and enables vehicle be anchored in height below solar battery panel container, and column can separate to produce the shaded areas that size corresponds to the desired region in parking lot.

In another exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes the system for supporting solar battery panel array, this system comprises at least four anchor points, and wherein the first supporting cable is suspended between first pair of anchor point, and the second supporting cable is suspended between second pair of anchor point.This system also comprises the solar battery panel container supported by the first and second supporting cables, and this solar battery panel container is also suitable for receiving one or more solar battery panel.

In another embodiment, the present invention includes the method for supporting solar battery panel array.The method comprises the step using cable supporting to be suitable for receiving the solar battery panel container of one or more solar battery panel.In another embodiment, the present invention includes a kind of method of the space utilizing the solar battery panel Creating of generating to cover, wherein the method also comprises the zone refrigeration making electricity consumption come below to array.Such as, the electricity produced from array can in order to feed pump energy supply, water pump by Water transport to water smoke (water-misting) equipment being fixed to array.Water pipe network and atomizing nozzle can distribute the refrigeration be supplied to below array throughout array, it is when combining with covering of producing of the array of top, can in order to the zone refrigeration below pair array effectively.

In another embodiment, being used in the solar battery array of the specific installation requirement of size conforms with the various combinations of the panel container of flat shape of curved shape.

In other embodiments, the present invention includes some systems, these systems comprise the various combinations of supporting cable, anchor, anchor and supporting upright post.

System and method for supporting solar battery panel array can be configured so that panel array is supported by the component be in stretch-draw, compression (compression) or both combinations.In order to support solar battery panel by stretch-draw, main supporting cable suspends from column or other static supporting, and cable is allowed through the determined curvature of amount of the stretch-draw be applied on cable and is suspended between contrary column/static supporting.These main cables comprise cable and are vertically arranged in the lower cable of below of cable.Vertically-oriented interconnect cable is by upper cable and lower cable interconnection.The combination of upper cable, lower cable and interconnect cable may be defined as truss.Multiple truss can in order to support solar battery panel array, wherein truss can a segment distance spaced and extend roughly in parallel to each other.Cabin body or container arrangement become they are laterally extended between adjacent truss.When cable element all for truss, this truss can be characterized by stretch-draw truss (tension truss) further.Take into account, Rigid interconnection component can be used on to produce the truss making interconnecting component be in compression between cable and lower cable simultaneously, thus this truss can be characterized by compression truss further.

This cabin body or container can be curved shape or plane, meet total curvature or extend with structure (configuration) that is flat, plane to make solar battery panel.A kind of mode of installing cabin body creates a kind of following or cabin body installation that the cardinal principle of convex curved portions of main cables is convex.The another way of installing cabin body is that the cabin body creating a kind of cardinal principle following the recessed sweep of lower main cables recessed is installed.Take into account the combination of convex installation and recessed installation simultaneously.System of the present invention is also very suitable for creating the solar battery panel array may with complicated curved shape.In the curved shape of this complexity of the present invention, pad can be used on pillar (strut) and is connected to main cables place, therefore make cabin body can maintain irregular orientation relative to cable, cable can be parallel to each other or extend with being not parallel to each other mutually.Or spherojoint connects and can be used on pillar and be connected to main cables place, thus cabin body is enable to maintain irregular orientation relative to cable.

In some embodiments of the present invention, solar battery panel array can be freely place (freestanding) structure, and the system that wherein array is only made up of cable and column supports.In other embodiments, solar battery panel array of the present invention can partly by existing structure example as built direct supporting.In other embodiments, column and cable can in order to create portable (portable) and permanent structure, and wherein truss is not only in order to support solar battery panel array, and the top of supporting structure (roof).

Due to favourable wind deflector (deflecting) characteristic that the aerofoil of the selected end by being arranged in solar battery panel array realizes, solar battery panel array is being desirable in conjunction with windmill to augment in electric power generation.In the preferred form of one, windmill can be directly be mounted to the column of solar battery panel array or the vertical axes windmill of other supporting.The air dynamic behaviour of solar battery panel array can be controlled, and to cause air velocity to increase when air-flow is above solar battery panel, this air-flow is captured to be used for for windmill energy supply as effective wind energy.

In other system and method for the present invention, cabin body or container can be mounted to make cabin body be rotatable along single shaft or multiaxis, thus panel can follow the tracks of sun's motion better, strengthen electric power thus and export.Therefore, the present invention can follow the tracks of in conjunction with the list in the direction in order to optionally to rotate solar battery panel and two tracking equipment.

The present invention also provides a kind of mechanism, for optionally regulating the stretch-draw in interconnect cable caused by the tensioning equipment being directly mounted to cable truss.Such as, tensioning equipment can be arranged in adjacent upper cable or lower main cables, and the interconnect cable extended diagonally or is vertically through the idler wheel mechanism of each tensioning equipment.

In another aspect of this invention, the type of cabin body/container is selected based on concrete intended purpose of the present invention with the type of layout and PV battery, such as whether the invention is intended to only for generating, or also in order to realize secondary function such as provide cover, be used as with the structure of top and other.Such as, solar battery panel can be the solar battery panel that the layout expected is arranged on the traditional plane on container/cabin body.In another example, solar battery panel can comprise the PV battery of column, such as manufactured by the SolyndraTM in Fremont city, California state those.As described in, an advantage of the PV element of tubular/column is: compared to the PV battery of horizontal layout, they provide the surface area of increase for photovoltaic cell, and tubular battery is autotracking, because among one day, during Angulation changes, a part of outer surface of pipe can be orientated more easily with sunshine is direct projection relation when sunshine.

Because the many different layout producing solar battery panel can be combined, so the present invention has the ability applied in many different land uses by cable and column.System of the present invention can easily be structured in broad open space, is also suitable for the installation in the urban environment of the constraint and clinoform that are limited by interval, soil.System of the present invention also can easily integrated multiple second application target, such as, comprising, the generation of covering, produces the supporting of (underlying) structure of lower floor, the electric power of supplement that obtained by the combination of windmill.

More advantages of system and method for the present invention and feature are by consulting the following drawings and detailed description will become apparent.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the solar battery panel array according to an exemplary embodiment supporting;

Fig. 2 is the longitudinal cross-section view of the solar battery panel array according to an exemplary embodiment supporting;

Fig. 3 is the horizontal sectional view of the solar battery panel array according to an exemplary embodiment supporting;

Fig. 4 is the rear view of exemplary solar battery panel array;

Fig. 5 is the side perspective view of exemplary solar battery panel array;

Fig. 6 is a kind of rear view of exemplary cabin body, shows some pillars and rope (cord) in order to create rigid member;

Fig. 7 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary cabin body comprising some optional features;

Fig. 8 is the front perspective view linking (link) some solar battery panel containers (receiver) together;

Fig. 9 is the front view of the some solar battery panel containers linked together;

Figure 10 is the exemplary front side perspective view comprising the solar battery panel array of central support component;

Figure 11 is a kind of exemplary cross sectional view comprising the solar battery panel array of central support component of display;

Figure 12 is the exemplary front view crossing the solar battery panel array of valley suspension;

Figure 13 is the exemplary top plan view of crossing the solar battery panel array of valley suspension;

Figure 14 is the perspective view of solar battery panel array in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 15 is the rearview of the solar battery panel array of property exemplified by Figure 14;

Figure 16 is the side view of the solar battery panel array of property exemplified by Figure 14;

Figure 17 is the perspective view of the solar battery panel array in another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 18 is the rearview of the embodiment of Figure 17;

Figure 19 is the perspective view according to another solar battery panel array embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 20 is the rearview of the embodiment of Figure 19;

Figure 21 is the side view of the amplification of the embodiment of Figure 19;

Figure 22 illustrates according to another solar battery panel array embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 23 is the perspective view of the solar battery panel array of many rows;

Figure 24 is another perspective view of the solar battery panel array of many rows;

Figure 25 is the side view of the solar battery panel array in another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 26 is in order to support the perspective view of the amplification of another exemplary cabin body of multiple solar battery panel in the present invention;

Figure 27 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and display has three row's panel container/cabin bodies that are convex and recessed sweep when viewed from the top;

Figure 28 is the elevation view of the embodiment of Figure 27;

Figure 29 is the top plan view of the embodiment of Figure 27;

Figure 30 is the bottom plan view of the embodiment of Figure 27;

Figure 31 is the side view of the embodiment of Figure 27;

Figure 32 is cracked (fragmentary) perspective view of the amplification of the embodiment of Figure 27, illustrates that the connection of section structure, cable and solar battery panel are mounted to the details of the mode of bending (curved) pillar of panel container/cabin body row;

Figure 32 A is the local of greatly amplifying of Figure 32, and the intersection (intersection) of four panel container/cabin bodies is shown, and be presented at each cabin body and provide the cable of supporting arrange between gap;

Figure 33 is another cracked perspective view amplified of the embodiment of Figure 27, but a kind of alternative structure to extending the curved struts crossing many row cabins body is continuously shown;

Figure 34 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and display has three row's panel container/cabin bodies of convex sweep when viewed from the top;

Figure 35 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and display has three row's panel container/cabin bodies of recessed sweep when viewed from the top;

Figure 36 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, shows multiple three rows' structure (configuration) knot (join) to form the array with three main span degree (span);

Figure 37 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, shows multiple three row's structure connections to form the array with three main span degree;

Figure 38 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, shows multiple three row's structure connections to form the array with three main span degree, and the multiple openings formed in an array by removing selected panel container/cabin body;

Figure 39 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, shows the three row cabin body structures spaced apart from each other of three groups;

Figure 40 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, shows multiple three row's structure connections and has three main span degree and the array combining different columns to form;

Figure 41 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, shows multiple three row's structure connections with the array with three main span degree forming the embodiment in similar Figure 41, but combines the outer column extended with angle.

Figure 42 is the perspective view being particularly suitable for another embodiment being arranged on flume (aqueduct) top.

Figure 43 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 42;

Figure 44 is the elevation view obtained along the line 44-44 of Figure 42;

Figure 45 is another elevation view obtained along the line 45-45 of Fig. 4;

Figure 46 is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 42, and solar battery panel and container have removed the layout that cable is shown better;

Figure 47 is another perspective view as shown in Figure 46, but the diaphragm being mounted to lower support cable is also shown;

Figure 48 is another perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 49 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 48;

Figure 50 is the perspective view of another kind of in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention cabin body or structure of container;

Figure 51 is the perspective view of the container of the Figure 50 being provided with solar battery panel;

Figure 52 is the container/cabin body of the embodiment of Figure 50 and 51 and inversion (reverse) perspective view of solar battery panel;

Figure 53 is the elevation view obtained along the line 53-53 of Figure 51;

Figure 54 is another elevation view obtained along the line 54-54 of Figure 51;

Figure 55 is the plan view of another kind of in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention cabin body or structure of container;

Figure 56 is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 55, and this cabin body/structure of container is shown;

Figure 57 is the perspective view of the array of the triangle cabin body/container shown in a kind of embodiment combining Figure 55 and 56;

Figure 58 is perspective view in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 59 is the side view obtained along the line 59-59 of Figure 58, and the more details of this embodiment are shown;

Figure 60 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment combines a pair aerofoil at each end of array;

Figure 60 A is the cracked perspective view of the amplification of one of them aerofoil, and the cabin body/structure of container of an example is shown particularly;

Figure 61 is the side view of wherein a kind of array of the present invention, and shows based on above array and run through the air-flow and the pressure pattern that puts on array that array runs particularly;

Figure 62 is another elevation view of the array shown by Figure 61, but also combines the aerofoil changing the flow pattern produced when air contacts this array;

Figure 63 is perspective view embodiment illustrated in fig. 14, but also combines flexibility (flexible) seal bracket between containers;

Figure 64 is the cracked perspective view obtained along the line 64-64 of Figure 63 amplified, and the details of seal bracket is shown;

Figure 65 is the elevation view of the another preferred embodiment of the present invention comprising adjustable tensioning equipment;

Figure 66 is the zoomed-in view of a part of Figure 65, and this adjustable tensioning equipment is shown;

Figure 67 is the viewgraph of cross-section obtained along the line 67/67 of Figure 66, and the more details of this adjustable tensioning equipment are shown;

Figure 68 be comprise be mounted to solar battery panel array column on the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention of multiple vertical axes windmills;

Figure 69 is the elevation view that the embodiment 69-69 along the line of Figure 68 obtains, and this embodiment also comprises the aerofoil of the end opposite being connected to array, and this aerofoil changes the air-flow above array and strengthens the ability of this windmill generating thus;

Figure 70 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 68;

Figure 71 is the viewgraph of cross-section obtained along the line 71/71 of Figure 68, and the more details of the embodiment of Figure 68 are shown;

Figure 72 is the elevation view of another embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment combines the combination of stretch-draw and compression element in truss, thus can carry out the convex of solar battery panel and recessed installation;

Figure 73 is the elevation view of the embodiment of Figure 72, is presented at cabin body and the vertical axes windmill of another span combined in the installation of solar battery panel array and building;

Figure 74 is the perspective view of the solar battery panel array as shown in the embodiment of Figure 73, wherein removes ceiling (roof) structure of vertical axes windmill and lower floor in order to the layout of clear this array of display;

Figure 75 is the elevation view of another embodiment of the present invention, and a kind of compression truss is shown, and solar battery panel is arranged in lower main cables thus produce the recessed layout of solar battery panel;

Figure 76 is the elevation view of another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of compression truss for support arrangement solar battery panel array is in a horizontal plane shown, and this truss is also in order to support the top or covering members (covering) that combine in array;

Figure 77 is another elevation view of another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of compression truss for supporting solar battery panel array is shown, and this truss is also in order to support the top or covering members that combine in array, and wherein this array follows the profile (contour) of this top/covering members;

Figure 78 is another elevation view, and a kind of compression truss for supporting solar battery panel and the building top be arranged in below solar battery panel or covering members are shown;

Figure 79 is the perspective view of an embodiment, two spans of display compression truss arrangement;

Figure 80 is the elevation view obtained along the line 80-80 of Figure 79;

Figure 81 is support arrangement is a kind of panel container of multiple solar battery panels or the perspective view of cabin body that form complicated shape, and wherein this solar battery panel extends with different angles with being bearing between paired adjacent cable;

Figure 82 is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 81, and wherein this solar battery panel has removed to expose this container/section structure;

Figure 83 be greatly amplify adopt the main backbar of the cabin body of ball joint structure and on support the cracked elevation view of the connection between cable;

Figure 84 is the cracked elevation view of the connection between another main backbar at cabin body greatly amplified and supporting cable, and this cabin body utilizes pad (shim) or wedge shape part (wedge) to realize the offset oriented (offset orientation) of the expectation between the main backbar and cable of cabin body;

Figure 85 is the elevation view obtained along the line 85-85 of Figure 82, and the orientation of cabin body member and the supporting cable not installing solar battery panel is shown;

Figure 86 is the elevation view obtained along the line 86-86 of Figure 82, and the solar battery panel being mounted to container is shown;

Figure 87 is the perspective view with another embodiment of the cabin body of the convex installation of two spans combining compression truss;

Figure 88 is the elevation view obtained along the line 88-88 of Figure 87;

Figure 89 is the perspective view of Figure 87, wherein removes solar battery panel to expose section structure;

Figure 90 is the cracked perspective view of the cabin body in the embodiment of Figure 89 amplified, and removes solar battery panel to expose the special construction of this cabin body member;

Figure 91 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment can combine two follow-up controls in the direction about cabin body in two independent adjustments, with make cabin body by along two independent axles rotation and follow the tracks of the sun;

Figure 92 is the elevation view obtained along the line 92-92 of Figure 91;

Figure 93 is the elevation view obtained along the line 93-93 of Figure 91;

Figure 94 is the plan view of Figure 91;

Figure 95 arranges together with the present invention and is combined in the cracked perspective view of the amplification of the double-shaft tracking mechanism in the embodiment of Figure 91 in an illustrative manner;

Figure 96 arranges together with the present invention and is combined in the cracked perspective view of the amplification of the uniaxiality tracking mechanism in the embodiment of Figure 91 in an illustrative manner;

Figure 97 is the elevation view of weight, and this weight can in order to stable truss in the building process of array according to another aspect of the present invention;

Figure 98 is the elevation view of the truss of another kind of type, and wherein weight can in order to stablize this truss in the building process of this array;

Figure 99 is a kind of cracked elevation view of amplification of spendable interim truss support assembly in the building process of truss;

Figure 99 A is the view of the amplification of a part of Figure 99, is depicted in the syndeton between interim truss support and the cable of truss in detail;

Figure 100 is the elevation view of the interim or permanent truss support feature of a class, and this feature enables two compression elements of truss member such as truss extend in the opposition side of cable;

Figure 101 is the perspective view of another preferred embodiment according to solar battery panel array of the present invention, and the solar battery panel in a row wherein extended for linear (linear) is provided with single follow-up control;

Figure 102 is the elevation view obtained along the line 102-102 of Figure 101;

Figure 103 is the elevation view obtained along the line 103-103 of Figure 101;

Figure 104 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 101;

Figure 105 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, wherein for controlled solar battery panel independent for following function is provided with single follow-up control;

Figure 106 is the elevation view obtained along the line 106/106 of Figure 105;

Figure 107 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 105;

Figure 108 is the cracked perspective view of the amplification of cabin body in the embodiment of Figure 105, wherein removes solar battery panel to expose the structure of this cabin body member;

Figure 109 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, cabin body that show the convex installation of two spans, that have uniaxiality tracking ability, and cabin body is installed to be the profile following cable;

Figure 110 is the side view obtained along the line 110-110 of Figure 109:

Figure 111 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 109;

Figure 112 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, cabin body that show the convex installation of two spans, that have uniaxiality tracking ability, and cabin body is installed as the structure realizing plane;

Figure 113 is the side view obtained along the line 113-113 of Figure 112;

Figure 114 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, cabin body that show the convex installation of two spans, that have uniaxiality tracking ability, and cabin body is installed as the structure realizing plane, and wherein this cabin body is in the centre between the upper cable of truss and lower cable;

Figure 115 is the side view obtained along the line 115-115 of Figure 114;

Figure 116 is side view, illustrates that reversion of the present invention directed cabin body is to deal with single follow-up control of the situation of covering produced by array;

Figure 117 is the cracked perspective view of the amplification of representative embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment combines the PV element of tubulose or cylinder body shape;

Figure 118 is the schematic illustration according to another kind of uniaxiality tracking mechanism of the present invention, and biased (biasing) ability that is wherein provided with is to allow that cabin body is used as the response to strong wind in the rotation of the license of certain scope; With

Figure 119 is the outline sketch of the control system relevant with another aspect of the present invention.

Detailed description of the invention

Below describe in detail and should read with reference to accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing is not necessarily pro rata, but depicted example embodiment and intention do not limit the scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the solar battery panel array according to an exemplary embodiment supporting.A kind of solar battery panel array 10 is depicted as and comprises some solar battery panel containers or cabin body 12.Paired short column 14a, 14b and long column 16a, 16b align mutually.Paired column 14a, 16a are also connected by the stability cable 18 of the peripheral extension along array 10 with 14b, 16b.The top that solar battery panel container 12 remains on surface 20 is positioned at the height 22 determined by column 14a, 14b, 16a, 16b.First main cables 24 is suspended at short between column 14a, 14b, and the second main cables 26 is suspended at long between column 16a, 16b.Solar battery panel container 12 is designed to be supported by cable 24,26, makes overall design be lightweight, flexible, strong and reserves the solar battery panel array 10 of some available shed spaces in below.Anchor 28 and anchor 30 further can support and make it possible to operating weight light column 14a, 14b, 16a, 16b in order to provide.Anchor 28 can be cable or steel pole.

Surface 20 can be, such as, and the picnic field in the generally flat region on ground, park, parking lot or playground.Height 22 may be selected to be the activity making can carry out expecting below array 10.Such as, if parking lot is below array 10, then height 22 can be and is enough to usual automobile and light truck are anchored in below array 10, or height can be higher with the below enabling commercial truck be anchored in array 10.If on playground below array 10, then array 10 can have selectable height 22 to allow the installation that the playground of expectation is equipped with.

Any suitable material and/or structure can be used for column 14a, 14b, 16a and 16b, comprise such as, cement, metal, simple post or more complicated column truss type.In several embodiments, fulcrum (footing) can be arranged on the below of the base portion of each column 14a, 14b, 16a and 16b, to be provided in relatively soft ground stability.Cable 18,24 and 26 and anchor 28 can be made up of any material and design, comprise such as metal, synthetic and/or polymer fiber.In one embodiment, the main material used in column 14a, 14b, 16a and 16b, cable 24 and 26 and anchor 28 is steel.Because the main supporting technology of pair array 10 is the cables 24 and 26 be under tensioning, therefore this design is visually and in fact all lightweight.

Although Fig. 1 illustrates that its central post of embodiment 14a, 14b, 16a and a 16b are " short " or " long ", columns all in other embodiments can be identical height.The present invention does not require the elevation angle (elevation) of special angle; But the present invention considers, according to latitude, time in 1 year and possible other factors, some angle can catch incident sunshine more effectively.

Fig. 2 is the longitudinal cross-section view of the solar battery panel array according to an exemplary embodiment supporting.This array 10 illustrates the relative spacing of each row of array 10, and helps exhibit stabilization cable 18 how to connect the column 14 and 16 of array 10.Stability cable 18 also can be coupled to anchor component, although not shown in Fig. 2.Can find out, the relative altitude of column 14 and 16 helps to determine the angle that solar battery panel container 12 has relative to incident sunshine.In several embodiments, column 14 and 16 or solar battery panel container 12 can comprise the mechanism allowing the angle regulating solar battery panel container 12.For this reason, such as, the adjustable in length of column 14,16, or solar battery panel container 12 can comprise the mechanism of the angle for changing single panel or whole container 12.Such as, when seasonal variations, the height of the aerial sun in sky can fully change and affect solar battery panel container 12, therefore expects the angle changing container 12.In addition, because the sun moves in a whole day, therefore expect that the angle changing container 12 is to improve light-receiving.

Fig. 3 is the horizontal sectional view of the solar battery panel array according to an exemplary embodiment supporting.As shown, array 10 is supported by short column 14a and 14b, long column 16a and 16b and cable 24 and 26.Anchor 28 and anchor 30 arrange to improve the use of stability and light column 14a, 14b, 16a and the 16b of allowable weight.Solar battery panel container 12 is depicted as paired independent unit 32, and has gap 34 between each unit 32.Air movement is allowed in gap 34, thus reduces the size of the windage of array 10.Because cable 24 and 26 is some flexibility, because this gap 34 also allows the relative motion of unit 32.

Fig. 4 is a kind of rear view of exemplary solar battery panel array.Can find out, stability cable 18 is coupled in various structure along the length of array 10, thus short column 14 and long column 16 are linked the structure creating link.Array 10 also comprises various anchor cable 28 and anchor point 30, is included in the end of array 10, and this can help anchorage stability cable 18.

Fig. 5 is the perspective side elevation view of the solar battery panel array 10 shown in a kind of exemplary, similar Fig. 1-4.Can understand from multiple views of Fig. 1-5, exemplary array 10 provides easy to use, covers for various activity is applicatory.

Fig. 6 and 7 illustrates a kind of cabin body that can be used as solar battery panel container.Shown here go out " cabin body " be intended to the solar battery panel container that a kind of example used in the present invention is provided.This solar battery panel container can have other structure various certainly to perform its function: keep one or more solar battery panel, as shown here while being suitable for being coupled to supporting cable.

Fig. 6 is a kind of rear view of exemplary cabin body, shows some pillars and rope in order to create rigid member.Cabin body 40 be illustrated as with some can be the solar battery panel 42 of such as photovoltaic panel.Service walkway (aisle) 44 is included as the optional feature of one of cabin body 40.Some curved struts 46 extend vertically along the back side (back) of cabin body 40, and the pillar 48 of some levels connects (moment connection) by moment of flexure and is coupled to curved struts 46.By using moment of flexure to connect, overall structure becomes rigidity and lightweight framework for receiving solar battery panel 42.Center pole 50 extends the back side of deliver from vault body 40, and is connected to truss cable 52, but this truss cable 52 provides the another kind of this structure the lightweight aspect play supporting role very much.Center pole 50 and truss cable 52 make lightweight curved struts 46 be used, thus support the centre of curved struts 46.

In another embodiment, the present invention not with photovoltaic panel generating, but can gather the solar battery panel of solar thermal energy in order to supporting.This solar heat collector can be arranged on shown here go out solar battery panel container on, and heat energy can use by flexible duct pump to heat transmission medium gather.In one suchembodiment, ethylene glycol can be used as the heat transmission medium moved, but any suitable material can use.

Fig. 7 is a kind of exemplary cross sectional view comprising the cabin body of some optional features.This cabin body 40 shows with solar battery panel 42 in position.Optional service walkway 44 shows the bottom being positioned at bending component 46 again.Center pole 50 and truss cable 52 still provide supporting to bending component 46.Cabin body 40 can comprise, and such as, atomizer 54 can be used for providing vaporation-type to cool to the shaded areas used below the solar battery array of cabin body 40.Cabin body 40 also can comprise such as lamp 56 or security camera.In one embodiment, solar battery array can in order to provide parking shelter, and solar battery array uses such as fuel cell or accumulators store electricity by day, then at night by being shelter illumination the and discharge electricity of storage.

Two cable containers 58 and 60 also illustrate out.Although be depicted as the simple opening form that cable can pass, cable container 58 and 60 can adopt other forms some.Such as, cable container 58 and 60 can comprise a kind of mechanism for being locked in cable releasedly.Can understand from Fig. 6 and 7, this exemplary cabin body 40 is designed so that rain is easily directed and leaves solar battery panel, because water can slide along the curve of cabin body 40.In other embodiments, cabin body 40 can be approximately flat, but not has shown sweep, or can have sweeps different compared with shown.

The front perspective view of some solar battery panel containers that Fig. 8 links together.First solar battery panel container 70, second solar battery panel container 72 and the 3rd solar battery panel container 74 support cable 76 by Your Majesty and main lower support cable 78 supports.Optional service walkway 80 also as shown.Also comprise flexible electrical cable 82, it allows the transmission when capturing solar energy from the electric energy of each solar battery panel container 70,72 and 74.Flexible electrical cable 82 also can be used for electric energy to be distributed to equipment, such as, can be arranged on the security camera below solar battery panel container 70,72 and 74 or lighting apparatus.

Fig. 9 is the front view of the some solar battery panel containers linked together.Still, solar battery panel container 70,72 and 74 display is supported by upper supporting cable 76 and lower support cable 78, and comprises optional service walkway 80.Article two, flexible electrical cable 82a and 82b illustrates in fig .9, and can be used for as above about Fig. 8 the identical object that describes.Clearly illustrate at solar battery panel container 70, between 72 and 74, have gap 84 in Fig. 9.Gap 84 makes solar battery panel container 70,72 and 74 move independently, thus makes the rigidity of overall array less and be more suitable for keeping out strong wind.Gap 84 also prevents adjacent solar battery panel container (namely 70 and 72 or 72 and 74) from mutually damaging when there being wind.

According to the output of the expectation of array, flexible electrical cable 82a and 82b can be coupled to substation (substation) for collecting produced electric energy and providing output.Such as, collected electricity is inherently direct current; Array shown here can easily in order to charge to battery or fuel cell.This electric energy also can be used for electrolyzer to produce hydrogen and oxygen, and the hydrogen obtained can be used as fuel.

Figure 10 is a kind of front side perspective view of exemplary, the solar battery panel array that comprises central support component.This exemplary array 100 comprises some short columns 102 of replacing and long column 104, and main lower and upper supporting cable 106 and 108 Self-stabilised post 102 and 104 suspension.Anchor 110 and anchor 112 provide additional supporting, and array 100 supports some solar battery panel containers 114.Another content increased in Figure 10 comprises intermediate support 116, and it allows the longer span of crossing between column 102 and 104, thus reduce the needs to arranging additional anchor 112.In addition, because central support 116 need not provide the stability of opposing lateral movement, and only need to provide vertical supporting, therefore central support 116 can be structure even more lightweight than outer column 102 and 104.

Figure 11 is a kind of exemplary cross sectional view comprising the solar battery panel array of intermediate support member of display.Still, array 100 making for supporting by short column 102, long column 104, lower support cable 106 and upper supporting cable 108.Array 100 partially by anchor 110 and anchor 112 use and fix, and some solar battery panel containers 114 are supported.Gin pole 116 provides the supporting of central authorities, but does not require the stability of the side direction increasing array 100 because the array having a part equably tractive in the both sides of gin pole 116.

Figure 12 is a kind of exemplary front view crossing the solar battery panel array of valley suspension.Array 120 crosses valley 122 by the use of four anchors 124 and suspends, and anchor 124 makes two main supporting cables 126 and 128 can cross valley 122 to suspend.Some solar battery panel containers 130 are supported by supporting cable 126 and 128.Suspend by array 120 is crossed valley 122, in valley, the height 132 of expectation above the ground realizes by this array.This height 132 can be enough to allow that wildlife passes through from below.

Can see that this class formation brings some potential environmental benefits, this comprises: this structure provides quiet and safe energy production array, and this structure provides and covers and/or cover, and this structure can carry out installing and without the need to a large amount of heavy-duty machinery.Array can promote foliage development in irradiated (exposed) position to heavens and corrosion of therefore slowing down in corrosion (eroding) use above the ground.

Figure 13 is a kind of exemplary top plan view of crossing the solar battery panel array of valley suspension.Can find out, array 120 is designed to the shape coordinating valley 122.Particularly, array 120 comprises some row separately of solar battery panel container 130.By changing the quantity of the solar battery panel container 130 suspended by often pair of supporting cable, relatively short row (line) 134 can be engaged in place relatively narrow in valley 122, and longer row 136 and 138 crosses over the wider part in valley 122.

Figure 14-16 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and its form is arrange multiple container of supporting or the solar battery panel array 200 of cabin body 214 by the another kind of cable and column a kind of comprising.More specifically, Figure 14 and 15 illustrates the cabin body 214 at multiple interval, and they respectively comprise one end that the main lower cable 206 of some solar battery panels 216, first supports cabin body, and second Your Majesty's cable 208 supports the opposite end of cabin body.First cable 206 goes here and there (string) between short column 204, and the second cable 208 is gone here and there between long column 202.Also be provided with (the supplementing) of supplementing for a pair and support cable to support cabin body 214 further, that is, front additional support cable 210 and rear additional support cable 211.Cable 210 and 211 is particularly useful for the power upwards of supporting wind load resistance generation.Additional support cable 210 and 211 is interconnected (interconnect) to first and second cables 206 and 208 of their correspondence by some vertically-oriented connection cables 212.The embodiment of Figure 14-16 also comprises the leap extended between column 202 and 204 and supports (cross-support) 220.Component 202,204 and 220 can be metal and be made up of the material of such as steel or aluminium; And these components can be configured to I ellbeam, conduit, tubular articles etc.The gap 222 arranged between cabin body 214 allows that wind passes between the body of cabin, therefore prevents the damage to system in strong wind situation.Anchor 224 extends to point other anchor 218 from each column.Should be appreciated that and can increase additional anchor 224 to provide the supporting of necessity of column.Figure 15 is the rearview of the embodiment of Figure 14, better illustrates additional support cable 210 and 211.

The side view of Figure 16 also illustrate anchor 224 can be arranged to column on one wire (in-line) minimize to make the side profile of system.Figure 14-16 also shows other geometric properties some of the structure of certainty annuity and overall external form (appearance).Such as, additional support cable 210 and 211 is coplanar (coplanar) with their the first/the second corresponding cable 206 and 208.Panel container or cabin body 214 have the first end being in the first height, and are in the second end of the second lower height.Panel container or cabin body 214 are substantially rectangular shape and mutually separate equably along the first and second cables 206 and 208.First cable 206 determines the first sweep, and the second cable 208 determines the second sweep being roughly parallel to the first sweep extension.Additional support cable 210 and 211 has substantially contrary sweep of comparing with 208 with the first and second cables 206, and additional support cable 210 and 211 also extends roughly in parallel to each other.Gap 222 between each panel 216 can be the shape of general triangular, makes the gap portion adjoining the second cable 208 be less than the gap portion adjoining the first cable 206.Also as shown in figs, column 202 and 204 extends from mounting surface with an angle, and the upper end of column 202 and 204 is separated mutually further compared to the lower end of column 202 and 204.Outside by this way to structure tilting (angling) column increases this structure in order to resist effect of horizontal force such as wind or seismic (seismal (seismic load); And make the size of required anchor 224 and anchor 218 reduce thus.

According to the position that solar battery panel array will be installed, the position of adjusting post may be necessary, to utilize available ground space and to make solar battery panel array hide the maximum area of (cover).Such as, if solar battery panel array is in order to hide parking lot, may be necessary based in parking lot can space come the position of adjusting post, maximize to make the general area hidden by the solar battery panel of non-vertical column.Like this, in the embodiment of Figure 14-16, in contrast to the use of the vertical column being anchored on identical stud, non-vertical column enables cabin body group extend in the top of larger general area.In addition, arrange column with the various combinations of both vertical and angled extensions from mounting surface, also achieve the benefit of some aesthetics.

Figure 17 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention.In this embodiment, be provided with the centre (intermediate) vertically extended from ground and support 230, and the column of outside or outside extends with angle, as shown in figure 15.In this embodiment, container or cabin body 214 also can be defined as corresponding first group 226 and second group 228.In first group 226, cabin body 214 extends between intermediate support 230 and one of external uprights centering, and second of cabin body group 228 extends between contrary external uprights pair and intermediate support 230.Figure 18 is the rearview of the embodiment of Figure 17, further discloses the detail of this embodiment to comprise additional support cable 210 and 211.

Figure 19 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, be fixed to the single column of mounting surface as an alternative, column 240 and 242 is arranged to V-shaped configuration.The lower end of column 240 and 242 is anchored on identical position, and the upper end of column 240 and 242 is separated from each other (diverge).As each previous embodiment, this V-constructs column 240 and 242 and can be made up of the hardware of tubular articles or other type.Equally, as shown, the anchor 224 for often pair of V-structure column can be oriented to and makes to there is single anchor point 218, and anchor extends from this anchor point.This V-shape column makes to minimize for the quantity of the anchor 218 required by this array structure.

With reference to Figure 20, provide the rearview of the embodiment of Figure 19.This figure also shows the mode terminating in common (common) anchor point 218 for the various anchors 224 that each column is right.Which shown in Figure 21 is that wherein anchor 224 can extend coordinate column 240 and 242 and therefore make the side profile of system minimize by V-shape structure.In addition, in this embodiment, stabilisation (stabilizing) cable 244 extended between the right upper end of column can be set.

Figure 22 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein in the cabin body 214 of a long row, make use of V-shape column supporting 240 and 242.More specifically, be provided with pair of outside or end column 246, and a pair middle standing pillar 248.Based on the Len req of solar battery panel array, necessity combination of middle standing pillar supporting can be set for suitable structure support.

With reference to Figure 23, illustrate that an alternative embodiment of the invention comprises many rows 250 of solar battery panel array, and its central post supporting 202 and 204 extends roughly vertically from mounting surface.In this embodiment, notice, extend to a common anchor point 218 for the anchor 224 that each column is right.These rows 250 optionally can be spaced from each other to provide optimum regional coverage degree to solar battery panel array, and at this array for hiding the concealment of the optimum under the such structure situation in such as parking lot.Therefore, should be appreciated that the specific purpose according to installing, these rows 250 can more closely separate mutually, or separate further.

Figure 24 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and many rows 252 of display solar battery panel array, wherein V-pillar structure is used for column supporting 240 and 242.As the embodiment shown in Figure 23, according to the specific purpose of installing, these rows 252 can more closely separate mutually, or separate further.Figure 24 also illustrates the some additional anchor 225 of the solar battery panel array stablizing these rows 252 further.These anchors 225 are particularly conducive to the power such as wind dealing with lateral.

For various embodiments of the present invention, should be appreciated that the specific height that solar battery panel is positioned at optionally can regulate according to the specific purpose of installing.

Figure 25 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein each solar battery panel 216 rotatably can be mounted to supporting cabin body or the container of their correspondences.As shown, the embodiment of Figure 25 combines curved struts 260 and pivot underframe 262, and this pivot underframe makes each solar battery panel 216 can be arranged in the angle of the expectation relative to the sun.This pivot underframe 262 can adopt various ways.Such as, a kind of pivot underframe 262 can comprise continuous member such as steel pole or square tubular element, and this continuous member flatly extends across corresponding container or cabin body and is fixed on the solar battery panel 216 that covers.So this rod member is rotatably installed within container or cabin body, make this solar battery panel 216 can be controlled and rotate to the expectation gradient corresponding to optimum sun acquisition direction.This section structure that is configured to installing solar battery panel on circular or rectangular tube provides additional intensity and rigidity, and reduce cause cabin body movement in wind, power in the power that is applied to the torsion on solar battery panel by wind load and face.

Figure 26 illustrate can in conjunction with one group a kind of container of linear or straight pillar or cabin body 214.As shown, multiple first pillar 270 and multiple the second pillar 272 be oriented orthogonally to are mounted to cabin body solar battery panel 216 with supporting is provided with.Container shown in Figure 26 or cabin body support one group is taken advantage of the matrix arrangements of 50 solar battery panels 216 with 2.The width of cabin body can be defined as the distance between first pillar 270 in outermost or outside, and the height of cabin body can be defined as the distance between second pillar 272 in outermost or outside.The height of cabin body increases by extending the length of the first pillar 270, and does not need opposite end cable 206 and 208 being fixed on cabin body, and this will need cable 206 and 208 to launch further and therefore broadens the overall size of array.For the cabin body length that this extends, cable 206 keeps normal interval (remain) attachment by them, and the extended end of pillar 270 extends beyond cable simply with cantilevered (cantilevered) layout.In the section structure that this substitutes, additional solar battery panel can be increased to increase the energy production capabilities of array, and without the need to regulating other design parameter.When being mounted to cable, the interval of cabin body depends on a number of factors, the weight of such as cabin body and panel, wind regime, snow load condition and other.In one aspect of the invention, separation body between coming with the gap being no more than the width of cabin body between the body of cabin is acceptable for some installations.

For illustrating cabin body shown in Figure 26, cable container 58 and 60 (such as shown in Fig. 7) can be combined on the body of cabin, is attached to cable 206 and 208 to enable cabin body.As aforementioned, although cable container can be formed in the opening of the end of cabin body simply, but cable container can adopt another kind of form, such as a kind of mechanism its optionally cabin body to be locked on cable and therefore to enable cabin body be removed for maintenance or change.Therefore, should be appreciated that cabin physical efficiency removes to generate another various combination that cabin body arranges or in order to optionally to change/to repair defective solar battery panel from cable as required.

Figure 27 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, and it is shown as including the solar battery array 300 of three groups of panel container/cabin bodies 302,304 and 306 of three rows or linear extension.The row 302 and 306 in outside has identical structure, and is supported by the column 316 of correspondence in their end.Like this, column 316 is positioned at turning (corner) place of the solar battery array of rectangle.In this embodiment, column 316 is v-shape, and their lower end is received in a common anchor/leg (footer), and their upper end is mutually diverged (diverge) and is shown as being bending.In this embodiment in order to the cable that supports cabin body 322 like Figure 14 embodiment shown in; But in the embodiment of Figure 27, cabin body 322 is oriented and extends more abreast relative to ground surface, as explained in more detail below with reference to Figure 32 and 33.Between row 304 rows of being suspended at 302 and 306, and directly do not support the overhang bracket column of row 304; But row 304 is only supported by main cables 308, and main cables 308 extends on the two opposite sides limit of row 304, and also supports each side of contiguous row 302 and 306.As shown in figure 28, the lower main cables 310 of supplementing is arranged in the below of cable 308, and has the sweep contrary with cable 308.Vertically-oriented interconnect cable 312 connects upper cable 308 and lower cable 310.Upper cable 308, lower cable 310 and the cable 312 by upper cable and lower cable interconnection integrally can be called truss.In the example of Figure 28, trussmember is respectively in stretch-draw, and therefore truss can be defined as tensioning truss or stretch-draw truss further.Leap supporting cable or grizzly bar (bar) 314 (shown in Figure 32) are arranged between the end of upper fork of column component 316.Column 316 and anchor point 320 interconnect by multiple anchor cable 318, also as shown in Figure 28.

Also as shown in Figure 27, when array seen from above, the cabin body 322 in row 302 and the cabin body 322 in row 306 have convex sweep, and arrange 304 when viewed from the top and have recessed sweep.The sweep of this compound of row 302,304 and 306 is arranged and is provided a kind of wavy external form, and certain benefit can be provided such as to limit wind and snow load condition, and array can how to be orientated best catch direct sunshine in larger washability is provided.

With reference to Figure 29, the row of demonstrating 302,304 and 306 directly or linearly extends, and is parallel to each other.The embodiment of Figure 27 provides a kind of cabin volume array for 3x11 structure; But should be appreciated that the length of array can be changed and specifically install needs with adaptive (fit) best, therefore the row of cabin body can as required in conjunction with less or more cabin body.If the length of cabin body will increase, then between span, can internal upright be set, as made an explanation below with reference to such as Figure 36-41 illustrated embodiment.

The bottom plan view of Figure 30 also show the specific arrangements of cable, to comprise: supplement lower cable 310 and how to be fixed to each column component 316, and then extend with arc or curve along the length of each row.Figure 31 also illustrates the convex and recessed complex bend part of array when viewed from the side view of array.

With reference to Figure 32, this cracked perspective view amplified illustrates that solar battery panel 334 can be mounted to the mode of panel container/cabin body.Solar battery panel 334 is mounted to the aggregate (collection) of curved struts 330 and vertical orientation, straight/linear pillar 332.Particularly, each cabin body 322 is shown as and has one group of three curved struts 330 and three straight struts 332; But according to load condition, use two curved struts 330 and two straight struts 332 can provide enough structure supports.The interval that this 2x2 pillar is arranged can provide maximum supporting by the solar battery panel designed as above covering.Such as, it can separate the pillar that 2x2 arranges ideally, makes solar battery panel have some overhangings (overhang) to exceed the external margin of pillar.For row 302 and 306, curved struts is arranged in necessarily upwards, end is bent downwardly and the mid portion of curved struts or region extend in the top of end.For row 304, curved struts is squeezed and makes endwise skew and the zone line of pillar is positioned at the below of end.The sweep of row's 302 and 306 B-C posts 330 provides and overlooks convex external form, and the sweep arranging 304 B-C posts 330 provides and overlooks recessed external form.

With reference to figure 32A, a plan view greatly amplified of the local of display Figure 32.This view shows the intersection of four panel container/cabin bodies, and the cabin body between row is separated by wherein longitudinal gap 309, and three of the transverse set in array-width cabin bodies are separated by horizontal gap 313.Upper cable 308 is to the gap 309 of the longitudinal direction between (facing) pillar 332 dividing (bisect) facing.Interconnecting component 311 is crossed over gap 309 and is interconnected the facing end of pillar 332.Interconnecting component 311 can be, such as segment cable, or can be more rigid component such as bar or plate.When adopting the component such as bar or plate of rigidity more, the position employing moment of flexure connection of point other end of pillar 332 can be connected at component 311.Contemplate, in order to increase rigidity or the stability of array, additional component 311 can be provided for crossing over gap 313 and therefore being interconnected by facing curved struts 330 simultaneously.

With reference now to Figure 33, show the different layout of pillar, wherein curved struts 330 crosses over whole width or the lateral part of array continuously.In this embodiment, due to very close to each other between row 304 and the row 302 and 306 of outside or separate 309, therefore array is rigidity more.This array still maintains identical wave shape, but transverse direction or side direction direction on there is larger rigidity.Therefore, this pillar is arranged can increase the resistance of this structure to the level load from wind or seismic events, particularly cable 308 be prescribed size with the load dealing with this expection in.

With reference now to Figure 34, another embodiment of solar battery array 300 is shown, row 304 that is wherein or inside has convex structure, in contrast to the recessed structure shown in Figure 27.Therefore, the curved struts 330 for arranging 304 is oriented the mode identical with arranging curved struts used in 302 and 306, and the contrary end of pillar is bent downwardly.This specific layout of cabin body also can provide the benefit of following aspect: deal with wind or snow load condition, maximize direct sunlight and expose to the open air, and provide different aesthstic external forms.In addition, by providing the upper surface of convex to achieve draining more completely, thus this cabin body arranges the weather being particularly suitable for a large amount of precipitation.

With reference to Figure 35, provide the another kind of array 300 to construct, wherein respectively arrange 302,304 and 306 and there is recessed structure, as the structure of the row 304 in Figure 27.Therefore, pillar 330 is orientated separately and makes contrary endwise skew.This embodiment also can provide some benefits of following aspect: load, maximizes sunshine and catches, and different aesthstic external forms.

With reference to Figure 36, display an alternative embodiment of the invention, this embodiment comprises three main span degree 342,344 and 346 in larger solar battery array system 340.Span is defined as and laterally stretches relative to the row of cabin body.This embodiment comprises the three row structures of many covers shown in Figure 27 and the row of the interconnection between each cover 304.Therefore, Figure 36 shows cabin body 302,304 and 306 in a row and is connected in series with each other.Figure 36 also illustrate span 342, between 344 and 346, the gap 347 of installation that receives middle standing pillar 316.The embodiment of Figure 36 is desirable for expecting those installations maximized for the opacity of the solar battery panel in the space determined, such as, and the shaded areas maximizing generating and/or be provided in below solar battery panel.

Figure 37 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, and array of display 350 comprises three laterally directed spans 352,354 and 356.This embodiment also combines the cabin body 302,304 and 306 of three complete row's structures, and they are in series arranged mutually, and comprises interconnection row 304 between every three row's groupings.Compare the column 316 of Figure 36, this column 316 is shown as v-shape component and without sweep.Gap 357 is configured to the installation of allowing middle standing pillar 316.Figure 37 also indicates, and this cabin body combines the continuous pillar in side direction or horizontal direction, therefore eliminates gap 309 when seeing Figure 32 A, and maintains gap 313.

Figure 38 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, and an array 360 of the array 350 of similar Figure 37 is shown, but the array of Figure 38 also combines multiple gap of being formed by removing selected cabin body from selected row/span or open space 368.Gap 367 enables the installation of middle standing pillar 316 carry out.Three spans 362,364 and 366 show in this embodiment.Remove cabin body in this way and can contribute to realizing one of them of multiple object, such as, in order to changing wind/snow load condition, to provide extra sunshine below array or in order to provide the eye impressions of expectation with thinking.The amount of the sunshine increased below array, also grows better by promotion plant, and it may be expect that this view (landscaping) below array combines in some installations of selected vegetation (vegetation).

With reference to Figure 39, another preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, the array 370 at display three intervals, and each array 370 has the row 302,304 and 306 of three main span degree 372,374 and 376 and three row's structures.In the embodiment of Figure 39, be not to provide the cabin body of interconnection row 304, but exist in array 370 and separate completely.Gap 377 is provided for the installation interval of middle standing pillar 316.This embodiment can be used on structure owing to interfering or the existence of natural obstacle, such as tree, lamppost etc., and is necessary to provide in the installation in gap between array.Also can take (accommodate) safety requirements into account by this gap, make the emergency vehicles with larger height more easily can enter region below array and between array.Or it can be expected to be useful in the installation realizing having between the body group of cabin relatively large sunshine by the array at interval.

Figure 40 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, and this embodiment is shown as including the array 380 of three main span degree 382,384 and 386.The interconnection that the row 302,304 and 306 and every three that this embodiment also combines three row's structures arranges between grouping arranges 304.Gap 387 is provided for the installing space of middle standing pillar 388.In this embodiment, column 388 is the stays at paired interval, have interconnection, the leap of horizontal orientation supporting 389.

Figure 41 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and array of display 390 comprises three main span degree 392,394 and 396, and three row structure rows 302,304 and 306 and every three row grouping between interconnection row 304 repeat arrange.Leap supporting cable or grizzly bar (bar) 399 are arranged between the upper end of column.In this embodiment, the most outwardly or the column 400 of end group extend from ground with angle, and internal upright 398 generally vertically extends from ground.Gap 397 is provided for the installation interval of internal upright 398.

The embodiment of Figure 27-41, is particularly suitable as ground and installs solar battery array, this means that the height of column extends in above the ground shorter distance, such as eight to ten five feet.The main purpose that solar battery array is installed on ground is generating.The region that can be positioned at the structure object may not being suitable for other is installed on these ground, or can be used to fill out in the non-availability interval in business or industrial area with generating.Because the lower height residing for the installation of this solar battery panel, therefore compare the built on stilts solar battery panel installed, have less safety worries.Therefore, in surface-mounted design, need less supporting material, thus save cost significantly.Such as, between row 304 rows of being suspended at 302 and 306, because this eliminating the needs of the additional column supporting to the cabin body for this given row.

For the embodiment of above-mentioned Figure 27-41, this cable is arranged and is similar to about disclosed in the embodiment of Figure 14.Cable 308 extends roughly in parallel to each other and has roughly the same sweep.Cable 310 is arranged in the below of cable 308 and also extends roughly in parallel to each other.In contrast to cable 308, cable 310 has substantially contrary sweep.Cable 312 generally perpendicularly extends between cable 308 and 310.Gap 309 between the cabin body of contiguous row, and one row among adjacent cabin body between gap 313, be adjustable to the installation coordinating specific purpose best, and necessary supporting be provided and deal with wind and snow load condition best through the air-flow in gap.

Figure 42 is another preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in solar battery panel array 400, and this solar battery panel array 400 is specifically designed to the top of the terrain surface specifications being arranged on linear extension, such as road or flume.In the southwest of the U.S., flume is used for a large amount of water to be transported to urban district (municipality) from cistern.Flume normally concrete-lined (concrete-lined) water channel, it transports water in the bed road 404 of flume.The both sides of flume are determined by the canal bank 406 extended above the liquid level 424 of water channel.When array 400, array is designed to the width crossing over flume, and the end of its central post 420 is positioned at outside or the outside of the canal bank 406 of inclination.Array 400 provides a kind of effective ways covering flume, thereby reduces the evaporation naturally occurred in flume.Preferably, install also in order to upset or stop the wind originally freely flow through above flume above the contiguous flume of this array, therefore, this solar battery panel is also used as windscreen to avoid evaporating further.Because the very manifold position of various flume is comparatively far away, therefore this solar battery array can easily be arranged on above flume, and without the need to the interference of misgivings for other man-made structures.

Figure 42 also illustrates a kind of optional electrical substation 450, and it is arranged near array 400, and in this substation, electric power is downloaded from array 400 by electric power conveyer line 452.Especially in remote place, one or more electrical substation 450 may be needed to store the energy produced by array 400 most effectively, or electric power is sent to another substation.

Simultaneously with reference to Figure 43 and 44, array 400 comprises many upper main supporting cables 408 of the upper end being fixed to corresponding end column 420.Article one, supplementary lower main supporting cable 410 is crossed between the bottom of end column 420 end column 420.Many anchor cables 414 provide additional supporting for end column 420.For clarity sake, the anchor in Figure 42 and 43 is omitted.As in previous embodiment, many upper and lower supporting cables 408 and 410 of interconnect cable 412 link column 420.On this, cable, lower cable and interconnect cable still may be defined as end column 420 cable truss.On each longitudinal end of array 400, pendency (pendency) cable 416 crosses over flume, and has the middle body at central 419 places of the longitudinal direction being connected to array.At these longitudinal central 419 places, upper cable 408, lower cable 410 and pendency cable 416 intersect.Many interconnection pendency cable 418 longitudinally extends and pendency cable 416 is interconnected to upper supporting cable 408.This array 400 comprises multiple cabin body/container 430, and each cabin body/container 430 comprises some solar battery panels.Cabin body 430 optionally spaced thus formed gap 422.Column 420 is arranged in the outside of canal bank 406, makes array 408 effectively cover the whole width of flume.

In order to provide maintenance to array, aisle 431 can be combined in the various parts of array, and the position can walked on array to make people is to change other parts of solar battery panel or the system damaged.This aisle can be substituted in the row's solar battery panel in each adjacent cabin body.This aisle can be made up of lightweight decoration (decking) material and can comprise handrail (handrail) (not shown).Scheme hereinto, only have an aisle to be illustrated, it laterally extends across flume; But additional aisle can be set to allow other the region transversely directly entering array with longitudinal direction.

Figure 45 is the elevation view of the longitudinal direction that 45-45 along the line obtains, and the details of this structure is shown further.Figure 45 also illustrates that pendency cable 416 and interconnect cable 418 carry out the mode extended from the contrary longitudinal end of array.Pendency cable 416 is anchored on corresponding anchor point 417, and anchor point 417 is also arranged as the column 420 that preferably longitudinally aligns.

Figure 46 illustrates array 400, wherein removes cabin body to show the layout of cable better, and this array comprises cable 408, lower cable 410, pendency cable 416, anchor cable 414 and various interconnect cable.

With reference to Figure 47, another feature of this embodiment is to provide a kind of film of suspending from lower cable 410 or covering members, makes this film additional protection can be provided to avoid evaporating to water channel.As shown in figure 47, film 440 extends along the whole length of array and width to provide the covering to flume.Because the bending layout of lower cable 410, the side edge 441 of film 440 extends the ground almost contacted near column 420.Therefore, the air-flow of flume with laterally direction is isolated by this film effectively, and this also contributes to avoiding evaporating.

In order to hide flume, the extensible a lot of mile of array 400, the repeat property of panel container row is convenient to regulate the length extended.Because the space that there is the opening of enormous amount above a lot of long-range flume can be used for the installation of array, so array 400 can produce the electric power of huge amount, provide effective method to prevent the water evaporation loss transported in flume.

Restriction, with reference to Figure 48, wherein shows an alternative embodiment of the invention with the form of the array 460 comprising three spans 462,464 and 466.The corresponding disclosed identical structural detail in the aforementioned embodiment of the identical Reference numeral adopted in this embodiment.These three spans are supported by two pairs of internal upright groups 458 in the centre of array.The pendency cable that this embodiment is also included on longitudinal side of array arranges 416, to provide additional array supporting.

Figure 49 is the top plan view of the embodiment of Figure 48, and it illustrates that anchor cable 414 and pendency cable 416 surround this array to provide the mode of supporting on all sides of array.

Figure 50 illustrates another kind of cabin body of the present invention or structure of container.The feature of this section structure is two main backbars 470, and they are spaced and the contrary end of this girder is fixed to cable 408 by cable clamping device 476.Multiple intermediate studdle 472 is spaced and be fixed to this pair beam 470.Intermediate studdle 472 is laterally arranged relative to girder, and extends substantially in parallel with cable 408.Then multiple solar battery panel support column or upper supporting column 474 are fixed on the top of intermediate studdle 472.Upper supporting column 474 and beam 470 extend roughly parallelly, and laterally extend to intermediate studdle 472 and cable 408.

With reference to Figure 51, multiple solar battery panel 430 is illustrated as being mounted to upper supporting column 474.As shown, each solar battery panel 430 is spaced from each other by axial clearance 475 and lateral clearance 479, and wherein axial clearance 475 and cable 408 extend abreast, and lateral clearance 479 is roughly parallel to beam 470 and extends.

Figure 52 illustrates section structure from rear perspective view, and it shows the mode that solar battery panel 430 is spaced and is mounted to the upper supporting column 474 be positioned on intermediate studdle 472 and beam 470 in greater detail.

In addition, as in figure 52, beam 470 respectively comprises the contact panel (gusset plate) 477 extended from one end of beam.This contact panel 477 is in order to adjacent interconnect boards in arranging.Therefore, when the mutual arranged in series of cabin body/panel container, cabin body interconnects by contact panel 477.When cabin body is mounted to cable 408, this contact panel 477 provides the additional rigidity of structure for cabin body.

With reference to Figure 53, side view obtains along the line 53-53 of Figure 51.Side view thus, each cabin body 430 be arranged on upper supporting column 474 separates by display lateral clearance 479.Figure 53 goes back display line cable clamp 476, and it comprises the U bolt extended in for a pair below beam 470.This U bolt is fixed to the opposite side flanges of beam 470 and compresses cable 408 to be provided in being rigidly connected between beam 470 and cable 408.

Figure 54 is another elevation view obtained along the line 54-54 of Figure 51.Side view thus, how display module body 430 is spaced from each other by axial clearance 475 and cabin body 430 is mounted to the mode of the supporting structure of below.

Cabin body shown in Figure 50-54 or container 430 provide a kind of and important originally damage the twisting resistance of solar battery panel or the solution of moment for preventing.This solar battery panel is the component of relative rigid, if it is outer or non-planar manner bending or twist can be damaged with plane.More specifically, this solar battery panel is generally flat and the flat upper surface of this panel or lower surface determine a plane.If this solar battery panel is twisted with plane external square type or reversed, then this solar battery panel can be damaged.Figure 50 display is connected to the beam 470 of cable 408, and beam 70 suspends cabin body 430.This cable 408 can move, because cable 408 has some flexures or bending ability based on various wind and other load condition; But not always translation in an identical manner or the motion of adjacent paired cable 408, this may cause twisting resistance to be delivered to cabin body 430.The beam 470 extended between cable 408 remains constant when combinationally using with intermediate studdle 472 or the direction of the plane of rigidity.In addition, for panel is provided with non-yielding prop, it prevents out-of-plane power to be sent to solar battery panel.Therefore, any motion being passed to cabin body all cause the unification of whole cabins body, the displacement of non-twisted, thus prevent panel damaged when being mounted to cabin body.

Figure 55 and 56 illustrates according to another preferred section structure of the present invention.In this section structure, achieve a kind of triangular configuration of the solar battery panel for being mounted to cabin body 430.Figure 55 is the bottom plan view that this section structure is shown, wherein a pair diagonal beam 490 extends from a summit connection 492.This beam 490 termination (terminate) connects 494 places at corresponding pedestal.Article one, cable 408 is attached to summit 492, and adjacent cable 408 is attached to pedestal and connects 494.Adjustable U bolt also can be used on summit and connects 492 and to be connected 494 places to provide from cable to beam 490 be rigidly connected with pedestal.Multiple connecting struts 496 extending longitudinally is spaced from each other and is fixed to diagonal beam 490.As shown, two pillars 496 are preferably had to support each cabin body 430.This triangle of cabin body is realized by the selected length of pillar 496.

Figure 56 is perspective view, to illustrate when installing with triangular configuration cabin body 430 profile how.

Figure 57 illustrates another example of array, and wherein two spans 480 and 482 comprise a kind of solar battery panel layout being mounted to triangle cabin body 430.Label identical in figure also corresponding as above about Figure 42 illustrated embodiment the identical structure label discussed.When cabin body 430 is fixed to cable 408, the triangular arrangement of solar battery panel enables cabin body be installed as superimposed structure, and wherein, a base limit (base side) installation of adjacent cabin body is adjoined on the summit of a cabin body.The interval between the solar battery panel being mounted to adjacent cabin body is determined in gap 484.Gap 486 appears at the contrary two ends of array, and it illustrates the mounting arrangements of triangle cabin body.In the middle body of array, also have the gap 488 of larger shape, it remains and is produced when being mounted to cable 408 by leg-of-mutton cabin body.

Figure 58 and 59 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention with the form of array 501, and it has in the comparatively cold climate of snow and ice during being particularly suitable for being used in winter months.In this array 501, many rows 503 of cabin body are with parallel arranged in form and by corresponding cable and column supporting.Still, the identical element of more than the identical Reference numeral correspondence used in this embodiment setting forth about previous embodiment.This specific embodiment display module body 430 is with an angular slope (tilt) or oblique (cant).The front portion of each cabin body or leading edge are included in the combustion thin plate (heating sheet) or panel 505 that extend continuously between the body of cabin, arrange a heating panel in each side of row 503.Heating panel 505 is in the centre 507 termination (terminate) of each row 503 or divide equally (bisect).Each heating panel or thin plate 505 can in conjunction with heating element heaters 507, such as, in order to warm up panel 505 to melt the snow of accumulation or the strip heater (electrical strip heater) of ice on it.In addition, with reference to Figure 59, the incident angle of the sun is as shown in dotted line 513.During these lines more specifically indicate month in the winter time, the angle of the sun, may be crested in heating panel 505 most of the time by day in month in the winter time.If substitute heating panel 505 with solar battery panel, then solar battery panel is by continuation accumulation snow and ice in month in the winter time, and the area finally causing solar battery panel to expose to sunshine significantly reduces by it.As described in, heating panel 505 is in order to melt snow or ice, and then this contribute to liquid to discharge from cabin body 430, keeps array not snow or ice during Exposure to Sunlight thus.Particularly with reference to Figure 58, direction arrow illustrates the ice of thawing/avenge and assemble running on panel 505 downwards.Crease (crease) in centre or seam (seam) 507 form low spot (low point), in the gutter (gutter) 509 that this place's water will be arranged into the front surface or facing surface being mounted to heating panel 505.Drainpipe (drain line) or downpipe (downspout) 511 are set to collect the water from gutter 509.As shown, downpipe 51 is fixed to lower cable 410, and outwards crosses to one of column 420, just can discharge from array at this place's water.Each row 503 comprises identical discharge structure to eject the water of each cabin body 430 in row since then.Additional supporting is arranged between cable 408 by the leap supporting 515 interconnected by adjacent column 420.The position of the sun during the angle arranging cabin body is adjustable to take (account for) winter months into account.Therefore, the area of heating panel 505 can be minimized, and increases the available surface area for generating electricity from cabin body 430 thus.

Figure 60 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, which increases aerofoil (airfoil) feature 520 comprising and extend to multiple cabins body on ground from the side of array or one end.As shown in Figure 60, there are two aerofoil features, respectively have one at each longitudinal end of array 460.Aerofoil 520 can utilize and identical cabin body used on array 460 and panel construction.Figure 60 A illustrates a kind of alternative structure for container/cabin body, and it can in order to fixed solar battery panel 522.As shown in Figure 60 A, a kind of frame arrangement comprising multiple vertical support 526 and multiple horizontal strut 528 is used to support solar battery panel 522.Pillar expansion 530 can in order to be fixed to 534 groups, the anchor (set) in ground by cabin body.Or substitute and expand 530 with the pillar that anchor is directly connected, bar or cable can extend with one of vertical support 526 with adjoining (coterminous), thus fixing cabin body between array 460 and ground.

Because strong wind situation can damage array 460, so the object increasing aerofoil 520 stablizes array 460 by making array have more aerodynamic shape in strong wind situation.

Although the embodiment of Figure 60 illustrates that aerofoil 520 comprises additional solar battery panel, take into account aerofoil 520 can be made up of fabric (fabric) or non-other the materials some being used as solar light focusing unit simultaneously.There is provided better aerodynamic benefit will be realized by this aerofoil, have lower pressure in the region in this aerofoil below array, and above array, there is elevated pressures, to stablize array in strong wind situation.

With reference to Figure 61 and 62, provide side view to illustrate air-flow, wind specifically, how produce barometric gradient having and do not use on the array 460 of aerofoil 520.Figure 61 illustrates a kind of array 460 not having aerofoil.Direction arrow display is flowing in above array and through the air stream of array.In figure 61, high-pressure area is indicated by circle or bending line, and these lines indicate the grade (scale) from 1 to 10, and 1 be minimum pressure and 10 is maximum pressure region.As shown, maximum pressure district is formed on the leading edge (leading edge) of array.Pressure area is also formed in the top of each column 458 and 420.These elevated pressures districts above column 458 and 420 are conducive to pushing down array usually in strong wind situation.That is, the elevated pressures above column is passed to column with downward power, and column is remained on appropriate location by this help in strong wind situation.But the specific higher-pressure region being positioned at the leading edge of array is debatable, because high pressure can cause the damage of the front portion of pair array for this reason, and the stability of array can be weakened by the forward lift of array is left ground in other cases.In addition, significant air-flow is through below array and array, and it also can cause additional motion and the vibration of cable and column.With reference to Figure 62, aerofoil 520 is increased to this array, and because air-flow to be guided to the over top of array by aerofoil 520, so barometric gradient changes and makes most pressure be positioned at the top of array, very little pressure is present in the below of array.Elevated pressures district just produces in the upstream of aerofoil 520; But because the angled orientation of aerofoil 520, so which increase the downward power of wind, this stablizes array further in strong wind situation.In fact, along with wind speed increases, array is passed to help the downward power of stable array larger.Figure 62 also shows the some higher-pressure regions be positioned at above post 458 and 420, and it also helps array to be anchored into ground.Relative to the aerofoil of tail edge being positioned at array, also there is barometric gradient, but be less than the barometric gradient in the face of side or upstream being positioned at array.

The angle 532 formed between aerofoil 520 and system surface mounted thereto is adjustable with the air pressure being provided in the expectation above system best, thus avoids system to damage in strong wind situation.This angle is by extending the span of the aerofoil 520 between column 420 and mounting surface or shorten and regulate.

For the wind along the side direction relative with longitudinal direction or horizontal direction contact array, as shown in the elevation view of Figure 62, the contouring minimization due to array is the structure of almost not interfering with air-flow, and therefore wind pair array does not almost affect.The symmetric property how each row's middle deck body aligns mutually, and the alignment of cable and column provides minimum air mechanics contour, to realize minimum air-dryly to relate to.By the setting of aerofoil 520, array more can bear strong wind situation and increase and stability is actual increases along with wind speed.

Figure 63 illustrates a kind of modification of the embodiment of Figure 14.In Figure 63, the gap between cabin body 214 or interval 222 are filled with the seal bracket 535 of flexibility, as shown in Figure 64 in detail.When not wishing water through gap cabin body 214, such as, when the parking structure of this array for the protection of property, the seal bracket 535 of this flexibility crosses over gap 222 and by the facing end interconnection of adjacent solar battery panel 216.This bracket 535 is shown as the I ellbeam with the pair of flanges 541 interconnected by web (web) 545.The end of solar battery panel 216 is frictionally combined between the upper and lower flange 541 of each side of web 545.This bracket 535 can be made up of flexible and flexible material such as synthetic rubber.Because bracket 535 is flexible, so allow some translations or motion between facing solar battery panel 216, the motion of the cable of the twisting resistance by being passed to panel originally may be caused with damping (dampen) or absorption.

Should be appreciated that this preferred embodiment of the present invention can in conjunction with any one adaptive specific cabin body/structure of container installing needs best.Therefore, in some installations, contrary with straight column, preferably can have curved struts, or vice versa.Specific cabin body/structure of container also can be selected based on its rigidity of structure and the ability of installing the solar battery panel selecting quantity.The quantity of pillar/beam used in the body/structure of container of any cabin can be selected to minimize required material, but meets the Rigidity and strength requirement to specific installation.

In addition, will be appreciated that the quantity of the solar battery panel being mounted to each cabin body can be specific installation and constructs.Therefore, compared to shown by preferred embodiment, cabin body can comprise more or less solar battery panel.

Flexible electrical cable 82a and 82b can in conjunction with in the various embodiments of the invention to enable each solar battery panel array be coupled to substation for collecting produced electric power.Also as described in, solar battery panel array can be electrically coupled to the power supply such as battery or fuel cell of storage of electrical energy.Other layout of cable can in order to transfer to power storage position or to substation by electric power from solar battery panel most effectively.

Also should understand, due to the unique way that solar battery panel supports by the modular nature of cabin body, there is almost unlimited combination in the shape and size that therefore can be configured to the array installed.Cable and column can arrange to provide necessary supporting, not only for the array that size and dimension is far from it, and for the array of surface-mounted or built on stilts installation.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that, the present invention can be different from described herein and various forms that is specific embodiment that is that consider and present.Therefore, can go beyond to some extent in form and details, and not deviate from the scope and spirit as the claims of the present invention of enclosing.

Figure 65 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, the ability which provides for optionally stretch-draw one or more in order to support the cable of solar battery panel.This embodiment display solar battery panel array 500 comprises the multiple solar battery panels 504 being mounted to corresponding cabin body/container 502.Vertical column 560 is arranged in the two ends of span, and in span, main cables 508 and lower main cables 510 extend between column 560.Continuous print interconnect cable 514 is across between upper cable and lower cable.Anchor/cable 512 is connected to the upper end of column 560 and extends to the ground of adjacent stud.

Continuous print interconnect cable 514 optionally stretch-draw thinks that the cabin body 502 of overhanging provides sufficient rigidity and supporting.Details A in Figure 65 is exaggerated that in Figure 66 a kind of tensioning equipment/mechanism 516 in order to optionally stretch-draw cable 514 is shown.Should be appreciated that and can comprise corresponding tensioning equipment 516 at cable 514 to each crosspoint between upper cable 508 and lower cable 510.Therefore, when each crosspoint comprises tensioning equipment, cable 514 by only need fix and handle cable free end and easily along its whole length stretch-draw.

Concrete with reference to Figure 66, tensioning equipment 516 and a preferred embodiment of the present invention are shown.Lower cable 510 is used as to install supporting, wherein optionally stretch-draw cable 514.The feature of tensioning equipment 516 is: the pedestal 518 of plate form, and in order to this pedestal 518 to be fixed to multiple cable clamps 521 of lower cable 510.Or can use another kind of base plate 518 (not shown in Figure 66), wherein other element of tensioning equipment 516 is between base plate, and base plate is fixed to cable 510 by substituting the threaded bolt of cable clamp 521.

Hub (hub) 523 is rotatably fixed to the upper end of pedestal 518, and this hub has installed the roller 524 of storage cable 514.Meanwhile, with reference to Figure 67, other details of this tensioning equipment is shown.After arranging cable 514 with the stretch-draw amount expected, blocking element 526 engages cable 514 and abuts against roller 524 and keeps cable 514.Blocking element 526 is arranged in couples by the use of the adjusting rod 528 that interconnects, and this interconnection adjusting rod 528 is spaced apart with the distance expected by blocking element 526, thus the optimum realized against cable 514 engages.Blocking element 526 is abutted against cable 514 locking in position by lock pin/bolt 519.This lock pin 519 through the threaded openings (not shown) in pedestal 518, or can be connected to pedestal 518, makes one end of lock pin can engage blocking element 526.As seen in figure 67, passage 530 is formed in roller 524 with receiving cable 514.Figure 67 also shows (abutting) pair of base plate 518 adjoined, and the opening of the complementation that they have through base plate and are formed is for receiving lower cable 510.Base plate 518 interfixes to keep cable 510 with as cable clamp/bolt 521.

The optionally stretch-draw of any cable in tensioning equipment shown in Figure 66 and 67 system used in the present invention.This cable stretch-draw ability also adjustable makes the tensioning equipment only selected have the locking feature wanting the cable of stretch-draw for locking, and other tensioning equipment just has and allows that cable motion is through the roller of this equipment, with the suitable position making cable be locked at another tensioning equipment.

Figure 68-71 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention.Two spans of cabin body 502 are suspended in that the outside row of column 560 and column 560 one is inner arrange between.Pendency cable 542 also illustrates together with their corresponding pendency interconnect cable 544.Embodiment hereinto, provides solar battery panel array 500, and supplement (supplementary) component being wherein provided with vertical axes windmill 540 form is used for generating, and vertical axes windmill 540 is optionally mounted to column 560.Vertical axes windmill in the present invention comprises the windmill of the generating that those rotate around the axle vertically extended.The vertical axes windmill of type shown in Figure 68 has some advantages in space saving, electricity generation efficiency and minimized material.An example of vertical axes windmill comprises Ropatec ^tMwindmill.As shown, the identical column 560 of supporting cabin body 502 also can be used as keeping static central support in windmill, and the blade of windmill (blade) or fin (fin) rotate around it.Illustrate as best in Figure 69 and 71, vertical axes windmill 540 has the blade or wheel blade (vane) that are configured to around the circular cage (cage) 561 of column 560.Cage 561 rotates around column 560 for power with the wind blown on the blade of cage.Therefore, the column 560 of vertical axes windmill 540 in conjunction with extension for around cage 561 central support is provided.Figure 69 also illustrates can in order to change the aerofoil 534 of the air-flow above array.As above about Figure 62 discuss, by comprising or do not comprise the barometric gradient that aerofoil can set up change.In addition, no matter whether use aerofoil, above array and around the air that runs there is the trend in the position of column 560 with higher pressure.Therefore, the air velocity that vertical axes windmill provides increase is installed in the position around column, and it transfers increase can in order to drive the wind energy of windmill.Just create with regard to the barometric gradient situation around the optimum of vertical axes windmill, the total electric power that this unique aspect of the present invention greatly can promote system produces.Figure 70 is the plan view of the embodiment of Figure 68, and the position of vertical axes windmill is shown.Figure 71 shows the part how vertical axes windmill 540 is formed as column 560, and wherein vertical axes windmill extends above the height of solar battery panel, guarantee thus the layout of the expectation of solar battery panel and interval interference-free.

Figure 72 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein utilize compression truss structure support with solar battery panel 504, on the cabin body 502 of convex layout that covers.More specifically, Figure 72 illustrates main supporting member 552 and the multiple cabins body/container 502 be arranged on supporting member 552.Upper supporting member 552 can be cable, or can be that rigid member is such as managed, and wherein goes up ceiling or ceiling supporting that supporting member also can be used as the understructure (not shown) be positioned at below solar battery panel array.Also be provided with lower main supporting cable 554 and multiple interconnection compression element 556, upper supporting member/cable 552 is interconnected to lower support cable 554 by interconnection compression element 556.Interconnection compression element 556 can be standard pipe, structural tube or other non-yielding prop.Therefore, the solar battery panel 504 of the convex installation on cabin body 502 creates antagonism by upper cable and the lower cable compression stress with the truss be combined to form of interconnection compression element.Figure 72 additionally provides a kind of layout of uniqueness, and the cabin body wherein installed closest to column 560 is reverse or recessed installation.In this oppositely installs, because lower cable 554 is with as directed arc continuity (continue) upwards, therefore cabin body 565 that is reverse or recessed installation is installed on the lower cable 554 of extension above upper cable/supporting 552.The point of cable/supporting 552 and 554 infall is shown as inflection (inflection) point or crosspoint 558.Cable 552 and 554 can be pivotally connected at these inflexion point 558 places and be fixed to each other.

Figure 73 illustrates a kind of modification of the embodiment of Figure 72, is wherein provided with two spans and is positioned at the vertical axes windmill 540 at column 560 place.The embodiment of Figure 73 illustrates that solar battery panel array 500 is used to cover a structure, such as, have top 566 and one or more skylights (skylight) of formation or the building of opening 568 in top 566.In this external Figure 73, upper main supporting is illustrated as cable 570, wherein compresses truss and is limited by the vertical compression element 556 of paired upper cable and lower cable 570 and 554 and interconnection and form.The embodiment of Figure 73 is also provided with the leap be made up of upper cable and lower cable and arranges, cabin, the end body 565 wherein oppositely installed is in the position of adjacent stud.The embodiment of Figure 73 is suitable for being combined in building structure ideally.Column 560 can be the vertical column of building or the carrying wall of this building.As described in, vertical axes windmill 540 provides the electric power of supplement, and the most operation demand that the combination of windmill and solar battery panel can be substrustion provides sufficient electric power.

As to the substituting of element 566 represented with the top of opening, element 566 also can represent that the film of antiseepage that other protectiveness covering members of type some are such as made of plastics or permeable film of fabric are to be provided in covering below solar battery panel array.Such as, if solar battery array be intended that hide crops, then element 566 can indicate specific density/porosity, allow the covering members that the sunshine of the amount of the expectation being most suitable for selected specific crops passes.This covering members also can in order to protect crops from hail (hail) infringement, and therefore this covering members also can according to strength specification structure to bear potential hail damage.

Figure 74 is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 73, removes windmill 540 and top 566 to know.As shown, the middle section of the cabin body 565 oppositely installed at array and the contrary two ends at array form protuberance (hump) 547.This cabin body 565 oppositely installed can have the cabin body for preventing end from installing to be covered because of carelessness by the cabin body 502 of the punch formula being positioned at body inside, peripheral cabin.

With reference to Figure 75, the mode that can be mounted to this compression truss with regard to compression truss and cabin body 502 provides another alternative arrangement.In the example of Figure 75, cabin body 502 is all arranged in lower main cables 554.This embodiment also can be combined in the top of building structure, and wherein this building has the top determined by component 582, and column 560 can be the vertical column supporting of this building structure and/or the carrying exterior wall of this building.Top/component 582 can stretch out from building and exceed the vertical supporting 560 of outermost or most periphery.Top extension or overhang 584 can carry out the grappling of the side direction producing necessity for solar battery panel array in order to fixed cable 586 or tension rod.Therefore, the anchor that overhang 584 eliminates to extend to ground carrys out the needs of Anchor Leg.In addition, in the example of Figure 75, can notice, the vertical interconnecting component 557 below outermost cabin body 502 is compressed, and component 556 is by stretch-draw.Therefore, in this embodiment, component 556 can be the cable of alternative rigid member, and component 557 can be rigid member.

With reference to Figure 76, provide another embodiment, wherein compress truss and be used to supporting solar battery panel array.Upper member 552 in this embodiment can be the top of this structure, or determines the top boom (chord) of upper main supporting of determined compression truss, and cabin body 502 is arranged on the top of this top.Particularly, cabin body 502 can be arranged in the rigid support member 590 of horizontal-extending, and this rigid support member 590 is placed on upper member 552 along summit or upper ridge part (ridge) 592.

With reference to Figure 77, show another embodiment, its middle deck body 502 is arranged in supporting 552, and on this, supporting 552 also can be the top of structure or independent supporting.In this construction, cabin body 502 follows the profile of top, and is presenting wedge configuration according in the view of this figure.

With reference to Figure 78, the another kind shown about compression truss is arranged, its middle deck body 502 is mounted to main cables 570, and with the truss arrangement of solar battery panel array above the top 566 of structure.

Figure 79 illustrates the twin spans degree of the embodiment of Figure 78, wherein goes up main cables 570 and directly receives each cabin body/container 502.Figure 80 is the elevation view of the embodiment of Figure 79.

With reference to Figure 81, in another embodiment of the present invention, take into account solar battery panel and can be arranged to have (the complex curved) of compound curve or irregular shape.Solar battery panel may need to hide the structure or object with irregular shape, or array may need to avoid having erose understructure.Substitute the solar battery panel removed simply at ad-hoc location, the invention provides a kind of means (means), can continuously tensioning be kept by this means solar battery panel, thus produce the solar battery panel array of complicated shape.As shown in Figure 81, in cabin body 502, the panel 504 of each adjacent group extends with different angles, thus produces the cabin body of complicated shape.In addition, as shown, these group panels 504 based on the cable 570 extended in nonparallel mode orientation and extend with these different angles.

This rotation/irregular the layout of cabin body 502 realizes by the connection of the angle adjustable between cabin body component and cable, as just Figure 83 and 84 discuss.

Figure 82 illustrates the embodiment of Figure 81, wherein removes panel 504 thus exposes the parts of cabin body 502.The structure of the cabin body in Figure 82 is shown in the embodiment of Figure 50, and Figure 82 identical Reference numeral used is in order to represent identical structural elements as shown in figure 50.Difference between Figure 50 and 82 is, the supporting 474 in Figure 82 is not be shown as to extend continuously between cable 570, but by separate and be mounted to supporting 472 individually.The independent installation of supporting 472 allows the panel 504 of adjacent sets mutually can separate with the irregular structure expected.

Figure 83 is the cracked elevation view amplified, illustrate the connection of the angle adjustable utilizing ball and ball-and-socket (socket) combining form, joint detail between beam 470 and cable 570.Particularly, this illustrates to support this clamping plate 687 connected.Clamping plate 687 are fixed to cable 570 by bolt 688.Ball-and-socket 689 and clamping plate 687 form and receive the ball extension 684 extended from beam 470.Rotate control pin 686 be used to restriction or determine the rotatory power of beam 470 relative to cable 570 in addition.Therefore, as shown, beam 470 can be fixed to cable 570, but the angle direction that can expect is directed to produce the cabin body with complicated shape.In addition, take into account, freely rotate within the restriction of the pin 686 removable thus geometry that beam 470 can be connected at spherojoint (ball joint).

Figure 84 is another cracked elevation view amplified of the joint detail between beam 470 and cable 570, and its central sill utilizes the connection of the angle adjustable of the another type of pad 690 form be embedded between clamping plate 687 and beam 470 to realize relative to the desired orientation of cable.This pad 690 fastens (bolt) with a bolt or latch simply between the surface faced by the surface of exposing towards beam of clamping plate 687 and beam flange.Pad 690 can be single part or mutually stacking multiple shim elements, for providing beam relative to the orientation of the expectation of cable.

Figure 85 is the elevation view obtained along the line 85-85 of Figure 82, and the angle how display intermediate studdle 472 is arranged to their uniqueness relative to cable 570 is directed.In the example of Figure 85, the orientation of pillar 472 causes the appearance of pillar (appearance) to rotate progressively around axle 691.

Figure 86 is the elevation view obtained along the line 86-86 of Figure 82, and display is mounted to the panel 504 of cabin body.Beam 470 is connected to the cable 570 mutually extending plane, causes erose group of the panel 504 on the body of cabin.

Figure 87 is the perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention, and wherein compression strut is used for installing cabin body 502 in the cabin body of two spans of convex layout.In addition, with reference to the elevation view of Figure 88, the convex of span arranges the groove (trough) or low-lying (lowered) region 594 that produce and extend between span.Therefore, the embodiment shown in this embodiment from Figure 72-74 is different to be, upper cable 570 and lower cable 554 not interlaced between column 560, so there is no inflexion point, and the cabin body oppositely installed, such as, those cabin bodies 565 shown in Figure 72.

Figure 89 is another perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 87, but removes panel and show this array, thus exposes cabin body.

Figure 90 is the perspective view of the amplification of cabin body, and display comprises the section structure of various supporting and pillar particularly.Particularly, Figure 90 display comprises the section structure of a pair girder 470, extend between (elevated) strut assemblies that described a pair girder 470 is raised cable 570 and a group four, it is directed with the angle expected relative to being defined as the plane extended between cable 570 along beam 470 that the pillar raised causes panel.The lifter 623 that the top that each strut assemblies is included in beam 470 extends, orthogonal extension and the leap pillar 622 that beam 470 is interconnected and the panel support column 624 directly installing solar battery panel.Cross over and angled connection utilize removable pad optionally to regulate between pillar 622 and the upper end of lifter 623, described pad is such as the pad in the latch arrangement shown in Figure 83, in described latch arrangement, pad is fixedly mounted between the surface of the upper end of lifter and the facing of pillar.

Figure 91 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention with solar battery panel array 610, and solar battery panel array 610 provides the cabin body 502 with double-axis tracking ability.More specifically, cabin body 502 can be rotatable along two different (distinct) axles, with the position enabling panel follow the tracks of the sun when earth rotation, as about Figure 95 describe in detail.A rotating shaft is around vertically supporting 618, and another rotating shaft, around horizontal plane, enables cabin body with the angle direction deflection expected or inclination thus.

The embodiment of Figure 91 is particularly suitable for large open area, wherein solar battery panel can be arranged in very large array, electric power for maximum produces, and the minimum interference on ground below pair array has attracted (invite) dual soil (dual land) to use application.Compared to previous embodiment, the interval of cabin body is usually larger, thus covering of producing of array is less.It is a variety of that the sunshine transit dose increased between the body of cabin enables the crops that can be grown directly upon below array have.For the material that the general support structural requirement of cabin body 502 is minimum, make the minimum interference of the soil below array thus.The column 560 only needed be around array periphery extend those, make the soil between the column of periphery interference-free thus.

Same reference diagram 92-94, display external uprights 560 and anchor 512 provide the supporting of periphery for array 610, and the cabin body in a series of suspension truss support array interior section.The upper end of horizontal support member 612 interconnecting columns 560 of rigidity, and also longitudinally and laterally cross over array, just array system (tie) is an overall structure together thus.A series of truss is arranged in the interior section of array and extends, and eliminates the needs arranging middle standing pillar in the inside of array thus.This truss respectively by horizontal supporting 612, upper main cables 614, lower main cables 616 and multiple interconnection and the combination of cable 620 that diagonal angle extends limit and form.Vertical supporting 618 carries cabin body 502, and as shown, supporting 618 is suspended at the top of ground level and lower end is fixed to lower main cables 616.Upper main cables 614 provides upward stability to vertically supporting, and the supporting 612 of level stable support 618 further.

Figure 95 is the cracked perspective view amplified, and wherein removes solar battery panel to illustrate the details of the section structure realizing two following function.Section structure in this embodiment comprises level and the pillar 622 and 624 be oriented orthogonally to respectively.This pillar is arranged and is similar to, such as, shown by the cabin body shown in Figure 26.Cabin body is realized around by the rotation of vertically supporting 618 determined vertical axes by follower, and the rotatable cap (rotatable cap) 630 that this follower is driven by the motor 632 being mounted to adjacent pillar 622 limits and forms.This motor 632 has the driving shaft (not shown) engaging (interface) with a series of outer gear 639 on the upper periphery being arranged in turncap component 630, rotates around the increment (incremental) of this vertical axes to provide cabin body.In order to around trunnion axis A-A rotating component, leaning device 634 is provided with inclination supporting 636, plunger elevator (lift) 640 is connected (pinned connection) 638 with pin joint.This plunger elevator 640 promotes and puts down moveable upper supporting 636, enables cabin body be arranged in the angle orientation of expectation thus.Plunger elevator 640 self can provide power by another motor (not shown), and making provides independently rotatory power along two different axles.

According to another aspect of the present invention, substitute and provide double-axis tracking ability, take into account, the present invention can provide the ability of the uniaxiality tracking as shown in the embodiment about Figure 96 simultaneously, and its middle deck body is rotatable around axle A-A.In Figure 96, cabin body is arranged on the whole span can crossing over array and extends or have on the horizontal supporting 650 of select location place extension of uniaxiality tracking ability in expectation along array span.Therefore, substitute and cabin body 502 is mounted to stay 618, section structure is by removing member 618 and provide single horizontal supporting 650 and simplify.Substitute removing vertically supporting 618, supporting 618 can be used for the supporting 650 extended at intermediate point place support horizontal along span.Motor 654 is in order to rotate the supporting 650 of horizontal-extending, and wherein a series of gear 652 mounted externally matches with the driving shaft (not shown) of motor, rotates control for increment.

Some cable truss may be difficult to install, because they have the trend of torsion or rotation until they are connected to the cabin body beam laterally extended.These are difficult to those truss that upright truss mainly has upper main cables and lower main cables and the compression strut in order to the upper and lower main cables that interconnects.For the ease of structure, the invention provides a kind of interim component truss, the truss remained static when it provides the rigidity of necessity to support assembling.Therefore, with reference to figure 97-100, will make an explanation in this respect to of the present invention.

First with reference to Figure 97, provide an elevation view, display combines the constitution step in the establishment of the array of compression truss.Each compression truss comprises cable 570, lower cable 554 and interconnection compression element 556.Compression truss can be assembled first on the ground, and then the vertical direction shown in edge is erect.When assembling multiple compression truss, compression truss is spaced from each other by the direction that can will accept corresponding cabin body along compression truss.When compression truss is directed vertically, suspend multiple weight 602 by suspension bracket (hanger) 600 in midair from truss.When main cabin body beam is at least partially connected between truss along their horizontal direction, weight 602 helps the vertical direction expected by truss stability.Weight 602 also causes compression truss pressurized in advance, and truss is extended along the direction expected to accept cabin body expediently, and without the significant additional movement of truss or cabin body or adjustment.Once cabin body is arranged between the truss at parallel interval, weight 602 is just optionally removed.Therefore, the use of weight 602 can reduce movement or the misalignment (misalignment) of any less desirable truss significantly, otherwise the movement of truss or misalignment will make the installation of cabin body more difficult.

Another example that Figure 98 illustrates truss and weight 602 can suspend the mode of stable truss in midair in structure.In this figure, weight 602 can suspend in midair along span, makes upper and lower main cables all receive precompression with the truss that correctly aligns, thus realizes the final location relative to cabin body.

With reference to Figure 99, also take into account, truss can be configured to comprise and use multiple temporary support each trussmember to be oriented in the position of expectation.One or more temporary supports can remain to truss assembling, and wherein temporary support is compression element.Temporary support comprise perform identical function interconnecting tube or post 700 as interconnection compression element 556.Therefore, pipe/post 700 also can be used as component 556 and is retained in the final step of lattice construction, or pipe 700 can interconnect cable replace.Pipe 700 by as about Figure 99 A the pin joint that describes in detail to be connected to upper cable and lower cable 570 and 554.As shown in the view of the amplification of Figure 99 A, each end of pipe 700 is fixed within main connection bracket 702.Master carrier 702 is connected to cable clamp mechanism 706 by pin 704.Mechanism 706 can have as directed two parts structure, with the bolt 708 mechanism 706 being fixed to adjacent cable 570.Pipe 700 can rotate around pin 704, or take into account simultaneously, and pin 704 can replace by stiffener, prevents pipe 700 relative to any rotation of upper cable and lower cable thus when expecting more rigid truss structure.Multiple pipe 700 can along truss arrangement to provide necessary interim rigidity to truss, and pipe 700 can be interconnected by adjustable bar 710.The end of bar 710 is connected to pipe 700 by second bracket 712 that also may combine pin joint feature, and the end of bar 710 can be rotated around the pin 714 be combined in the second bracket 712.The length of bar 710 regulates by the thread screw threaded arrangement (turnbuckle threaded arrangement) of bar, and wherein screw member 711 is received within the threaded openings of each end being formed at bar 710.

Figure 100 is the elevation view of another feature of the interim of truss or permanent support features, and wherein master carrier extends in the both sides of supporting cable.More specifically, Figure 100 shows master carrier 720 and has the contrary container end 722 that can receive pair of pipes 700.Bracket 720 can be two-part construction, and wherein two half are coupled with stationary pipes 700.A series of bolt 724 interconnects as directed two half.This layout for pipe 700 allows that wherein truss can support built on stilts vertical support design to the interim of truss or permanent supporting, such as, vertical supporting 618 shown in Figure 92 and 93.

Figure 101-104 provides an alternative embodiment of the invention.Figure 101 is perspective view, identical with shown by the embodiment about Figure 91-94 of display total supporting structure in this embodiment.More specifically, comprise around the column 560 of the periphery of array, the supporting member 612 flatly extended, upper cable 614, lower cable 616 and interconnect cable 620 for the supporting structure of solar battery panel array in this embodiment.But the difference in this embodiment is that cabin body 502 is not installed and realizes double-axis tracking ability, but installation achieves uniaxiality tracking ability, such as, shown by Figure 95.More specifically, shown in figure, vertically supporting 618 provides interior support for horizontal member, and described horizontal member is such as the horizontal supporting 650 of installation cabin body 502 on its such as shown in Figure 95.Figure 102-104 illustrates the larger interval of the linear layout of cabin body 502 and the cabin body compared to previous embodiment.Therefore, this embodiment also contributes to about the dual land use described in the embodiment of Figure 91-94.

Figure 105-108 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, and the list that wherein can realize cabin body is followed the tracks of.Figure 105-107 display module body 502 is also install with the larger interval compared to any previous embodiment.The enlarged perspective of Figure 108 provides another example of concrete section structure, its single tracking characteristics used in the present invention.This solar battery panel has been removed section structure is shown.Cabin body in this example be included between adjacent cable 570 extend girder 672 and between beam 672 isolated strengthening (stiffening) support 674.Additional torsional resistance provides by the cable 577 intersected.Lifter 678 is connected to one of supporting 674 in its lower end, and lifter 678 extends above cable 570.Cable 680 can in order to the vertical extension of supporting lifter 678.Pillar 622 and 624 arranges the direct installation being used for solar battery panel.Diagonal strut 676 support column 622 and 624.The rotation of the diagonal strut 676 that uniaxiality tracking is caused by the motor 679 installed by as directed adjacent struts 676 and realizing.

Figure 109-111 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention by the form of the array of compression truss support, and its middle deck body 502 arranges the uniaxiality tracking be used for along feathering axis.As shown in Figure 109 and 110, cabin body is arranged so that the height that they are arranged on the same supporting/cable 570 and flush.Cabin body is intended to the ability had around horizontal rotational shaft, and the section structure therefore shown in Figure 96 can be suitable for this embodiment, and its middle deck body can rotate around one or more component 650 flatly extended.

Figure 112 and 113 provides another embodiment being similar to Figure 109-11 illustrated embodiment, wherein can realize single following function.The difference of the embodiment of Figure 112 and 113 is that cabin body 502 is crossed over whole solar battery panel array and is installed on identical height, and cabin body does not follow the shape of compression truss.This unified height of cabin body extends beyond upper cable and lower cable by making compression element 556 and realizes.This structure is best seen in Figure 113, and wherein the differing heights of the height or more of compression element more than 556 cable 570 extends to present the cabin body 502 along linear orientation.Can adopt the structure of Figure 100, pipe 700 selectable lengths wherein extended above cable 570 is to provide the linear orientation of cabin body 502.This specific arrangements of the cabin body in Figure 112 and 113 is for prevent may covering unintentionally of causing can be favourable by the layout of the convex installation of cabin body.The structure of Figure 100 can also in order to provide uniaxiality tracking ability in this embodiment.

Figure 114 and 115 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein solar battery panel array is be arranged as cabin body that the is linear and group/row of horizontal-extending to combine uniaxiality tracking ability.With reference to Figure 115, the difference in this embodiment is, cabin body is arranged on the At The Height between upper cable 570 and lower cable 554.Therefore, cabin body is in the horizontal height that roughly decile extends between upper cable and lower cable.This of cabin body arranges may be favourable for the place having strong wind to worry, and the comparatively small configuration (disposition) closer to ground of cabin body can reduce the wind acted in general structure carries.The structure of Figure 100 also can in order to provide uniaxiality tracking ability in this embodiment.

Figure 116 illustrates another embodiment, and wherein single tracking characteristics enables the cabin body selected with contrary Sloped rotating, thus takes the general layout of the cabin body may arranged due to convex or spill into account and being not intended to of causing is covered.As shown in this figure, cabin body 502 is all orientated the direction towards the right side, and cabin body 802 is orientated the direction towards a left side.

Figure 117 is the local chips perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention, is wherein provided with tubular PV element.As described in, use tubular PV element to have some benefits, and this PV element is ideally suited for cable supporting system of the present invention.This tubular PV element 804 can be supported by any section structure shown in the present invention.The linear interval of PV element can be selected to enable the sunshine of desired amount penetrate array.Or, can in conjunction with reflectance coating to enable to be produced in order to augment electric power by reverberation.Film, such as, covering members/film 440 shown in Figure 47, can be used for the object reflected back into by light on PV element.This film can apply reflexive synthetic, or this film can be constructed by reflective material.Although Figure 117 display combines an example of the embodiment of tubular PV element 804, should be appreciated that any embodiment of the present invention can be revised as shown in Figure 117, substitute solar battery panel 504 with the tubular PV element received.In addition, tubular PV element can be combined and arrange with panel 504 in the selected part of array and selected cabin body.

Figure 118 is the outline elevation view of the another embodiment of the present invention of display uniaxiality tracking ability, its middle deck body 502 can rotate a little with offset placement, may damage the rapid fitful wind of the disease of following the tracks of hardware or other inclement weather conditions to be rigidly connected under compensating other situation.More specifically, Figure 118 shows the upper cable 570 of truss and is mounted to a pair diagonal angle supporting member 810 of cable on this.The rotating member 813 of the horizontal-extending of the rotation provided along trunnion axis is assembled and supported to supporting member 810.Rotating member 813 can be driven by motor (not shown) and rotate, and such as, rotates the layout of the motor 654 of horizontal member 650 shown in Figure 96.Cabin body 502 is mounted to rotating member 813 at some places of the centre of the general length along cabin body.Figure 118 also provides biased (biasing) cable 812 and is positioned at the spring/biasing element 814 of contrary end of cable 812.Cable 812 at its contrary end winding support to the contrary end of cabin body 502.Cable 812 passes through the roller 816 being mounted to cabin body truss or being mounted to cable 570.Cabin body 502 and other the cabin body being mounted to rotating member 813 carry out angular adjustment by uniaxiality tracking assembly, and the transmission device of trace component (gearing) makes the little rotatory power that there is the tittle compensated by biasing element 814.Biasing element 814 can be biased the rotation of the needs of cabin body, prevents from damaging trace component may cause in other cases at wind-force when the excessive stress acted on cabin body or trace component.Trace component and the rigidity between cabin body and supporting member with not offset be connected to strong wind situation under be subject to larger damage.

Take into account in the present invention, the list tracking and the two follow-up control that carry the cabin body of solar battery panel are controlled by automatic system, wherein programme to one or more controller so that output signal is provided to follower.Controller is used for the orientation of computer program that sunshine catches and automatically adjusting cabin body based on directed cabin body most effectively.Therefore, controller can be have suitable software/firmware to produce suitable signal/the order computing equipment to motor, the rotation of the follower that described Electric Machine Control is installed.This automatic system can be operator provides (offsite) outside scene to control, and its middle controller is communicated by wireless communication protocol with follower.The solution of (web) Network Based can be provided, wherein for operator provides various user interface option for controlling follower.User interface also can be supplied to the ability of user's manual adjustments cabin body to take other the situation that adjusting cabin body is located of may expecting into account.

This automatic system relevant, provide Figure 119 to illustrate a preferred embodiment of control system of the present invention, it is in order to control the various operating parameters of solar battery panel array.Figure 119 illustrates three independent and solar battery panel arrays remotely arranged particularly, is labeled as array 1,840; Array 2,842; With array 3,844.Each array has one or more control appliances of some aspects of the operation controlling corresponding array.As shown, array 1 has control appliance 846, and array 2 has control appliance 848, and array 3 has two control appliances, and 852 and 854.Control appliance can comprise in order to usage track mechanism with the motor of the position of adjusting cabin body.Control appliance also can be the perimeter systems of the operation strengthening array, such as, produce water spray with the auto cleaning system of clean array.Array 2 and 3 is also shown as that have can in order to monitor the monitoring equipment 850 and 856 of some aspects of the operation of array.Such as, monitoring equipment 850/856 can be these equipment, the electric-energy monitoring device that the electricity comprising monitoring array exports, temperature sensor and/or make operator can watch the camera of array around under environmental condition.

Each control of array is communicated with at least one controller 862 by communication link 858 such as internet (Internet) with monitoring equipment.Controller 862 is depicted as traditional computer of the user interface 860 with user's screen form.Controller 862 can comprise software/firmware, its describe (set forth) for regulating the controling parameters of array angle position based on seasonal variations, in Various Seasonal when earth rotation the sun on high in through different paths.Controller 862 produces control signal, and this control signal is sent by communication link 858 and received by control and monitoring equipment.Each array can continuous control, to make the location of array maximize with regard to individual tank body for receiving the orientation of maximum sunshine., take into account, hand-held (hand-held) controller 864 also the identical mode of controller 862 can operate array meanwhile.

An obvious advantage of system shown in Figure 119 is multiple arrays that can remotely and intensively control to be positioned at diverse location.Be that each array being positioned at each independent position produces independent controling parameters by controller, thus for control system provides large flexibility, wherein electric energy exports and is maximized.

As above about as described in preferred embodiment, solar battery panel array can be supported by the truss arrangement being feature with the stretch-draw/compression truss of stretch-draw truss, compression truss or combination.Stretch-draw truss comprises wherein goes up cable and lower cable is arranged with those cables of flexible cable component interconnect.Compression truss can be characterised in that those compression elements with rigidity at least extended between upper cable and lower cable usually.Compression truss can have following characteristics further: rigidity and bending or straight with the upper member of the intended shape of adaptive truss and lower member.Truss has shape to allow the cabin body that convex installation, recessed installation or concavo-convex combination are installed.Interconnecting component can be vertically or diagonally directed.Interconnecting component in truss can be the combination of compression element and/or stretch-draw component.

Except the lattice construction of change, how the present invention is also adopting column to provide some alternatives to support in array.The layout that column can arrange and arrange and distributing in an array.As described in some embodiments, contemplate and periphery (perimeter) column is only set, and supported by truss arrangement in inner span, thereby eliminate the needs to internal upright.

Solar battery panel array also can be configured to hide (designated) region of specifying, to include the region of irregular-shaped objects, and array adjustable is whole to hide this irregular-shaped objects, and without the need to removing the solar battery panel being in this position.Therefore single cabin body can adopt unique structure, thus allow in groups or single erecting of panel arrange for skew (offset).

Although it is main supporting member that embodiment mainly shows single cable, in the present invention also by using many cables crossing over required separation distance to increase total bearing capacity of array.

The vertical structural stability of array is provided by the combination of the truss interconnected with column.Column self is stablized by anchor.The horizontal force perpendicular to cable truss produced is stablized by being attached between truss by the trussmember of cabin body.The mechanical link of the cabin pillar body between cable truss produces single structure component on whole array, and it bears the power produced along all directions better.In addition, cabin pillar body is fixed to the mode of truss can be by be rigidly connected or by flexibly connecting.

Various solar battery panel array of the present invention can realize some environmental benefit.The structural material that the inherent structure duty requirements of cable truss is less.Column and anchor are the elements that only requirement and ground touch, and therefore there is minimum ground floor space.Therefore the installation of array can be dealt with by light-duty machinery, and this also minimizes the interference to existing soil texture and vegetation.Due to the suspension mode of solar battery panel, therefore under many circumstances, system can carry out installing and without the need to carrying out the gradient smooth (grading) and reformation shape (reshaping) in infield to soil.

Solar battery panel array of the present invention also provides the some benefits about water tariff collection.This array reduces the water evaporation below array, and this arranged in arrays is for hiding the water surface such as canal, flume, advantageous particularly when the retaining pool, little lake etc.Further, embodiment as discussed is considered, can arrange drainage system to collect rainwater/snow around solar battery panel, and this water collected can store for the maintenance needed for solar battery panel and clean.

Due to the pole design parameter flexibly that the present invention realizes, the interval of solar battery panel can be designed to the pattern of almost unlimited amount, therefore this enable designer accurately determine the amount of the light being allowed to pass through solar battery panel array, and the vegetation hidden for array or crops provide desirable growth conditions.In a word, the part screening effect provided by solar battery panel array provides desirable growth conditions for the crops much cultivated.In addition, suitable ground can be selected and hide vegetation, such as, need water hardly and therefore can reduce the plant of fire hazard by the vegetation hiding ground usual compared to other.

Because flexible design support (encourage) provided by the invention can protect the eurypalynous structure perhaps below array, therefore also achieve dual land use by solar battery panel of the present invention.Such as, array provide some possibilities for by Integration of building below solar battery panel array, and use and be integrated in the cable of supporting in building self and truss.

Repeat increase cable truss and cabin body array is built with unconfined shape and size, this for array some other man-made structures such as parking lot, road and other transport channel (corridor) top installation be a kind of desirable solution.

The pre-installation of cabin body and truss can be realized at the scene outward.Therefore, for be difficult to enter, position that array may be installed, significantly enhance system in the pre-installation of the forepiece arriving working site and will be arranged on the ability of this difficult locations.In addition, as described in the embodiment about Figure 81-86, cabin body can arrange the barrier hiding complicated shape in an irregular pattern, or based on below state of ground and cross with irregular mode.

Various cabins of the present invention body embodiment also provides the ideal situation of the PV panel for supporting some types, and PV panel that is that described type not only comprises traditional plane or plate shape, also comprises the column/tubular PV element combining autotracking feature.Should be understood that any embodiment of the present invention can utilize the solar battery panel structure of plane, or the PV element of column.

About durability, solar battery panel array of the present invention is also desirable, because array can in conjunction with the air dynamic behaviour of expectation to prevent the damage under strong wind situation.The use of aerofoil enables array maintain the structure of expectation to tackle various wind condition.

In addition, the invention provides a kind of centralization control system, the array of whole array and multiple remote arrangement can be controlled thus.This Long-distance Control can make system export more multi-energy, by carrying out protection system from limit weather with the expectation tackling wind/other environmental aspect structure rotating panel.

Solar battery panel array of the present invention also can be caught with optimization sunshine in conjunction with single shaft and double-axis tracking ability.Single shaft and twin shaft ability can be combined on various types of truss arrangement, comprise recessed with convex truss arrangement.

Although a lot of different embodiment detailed ground explain the present invention, it is intended that, according to the right of enclosing can realize the present invention other change or change.

Claims

1. a solar battery panel array system, comprising:

Multiple panel container, each has the multiple solar battery panels being installed on it, three rows that described multiple panel container arrangement becomes roughly to extend parallel to each other, and is interconnected along point other lateral edges by the interconnecting component at multiple interval;

Support described panel container and be positioned at four columns of the corner of multiple panel container, wherein the first column directly supports first row panel container, second column directly supports second row panel container, and wherein the 3rd row's panel container is suspended between first and second row's panel container described in addition;

Be suspended at cable in a pair first between described first column; With

Be suspended at cable in a pair second between described second column, the side of described 3rd row's panel container is connected to described first and second to article cable of in upper both cables.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described first and second row's panel containers respectively comprise multiple curved struts, described curved struts respectively has the contrary end that distance installs the roughly equal distance layout in surface of described system, and described curved struts has the zone line of the top being arranged in described contrary end, wherein said first and second row's panel containers provide convex shape when viewed from the top;

Described 3rd row's panel container comprises multiple curved struts, the described curved struts of described 3rd row has the contrary end that distance installs the roughly equal distance layout in surface of described system, and described curved struts has the zone line of the below being arranged in described contrary end, wherein said 3rd row's panel container provides concave shape when viewed from the top.

3. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described first cable extends roughly in parallel to each other and has roughly the same sweep.

4. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described second cable extends roughly in parallel to each other and has roughly the same sweep.

5. the system as claimed in claim 1, also comprises:

To be suspended between described first column and to be positioned at described first and a pair the 3rd cables are supplemented to the below of upper cable; With

To be suspended between described second column and to be positioned at described second and a pair the 4th cables are supplemented to the below of upper cable.

6. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described first and second pairs of cables have the first sweep, and described third and fourth pair of cable has the second roughly contrary sweep.

7. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

Described system also comprises crosses over described first and the 3rd pair of cable and many articles of interconnect cable between described second and the 4th pair of cable.

8. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The surface that at least one in the group of described column installs column from it extends with the angle of non-vertical.

9. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described panel container comprises the combination of curved struts and straight pillar.

10. the system as claimed in claim 1, also comprises:

Be connected to many anchors of described column, and be connected to described anchor, for described anchor grappling being installed the multiple anchors in the surface of described system thereon.

11. the system as claimed in claim 1, also comprise:

A pair leap is supported, and crosses over supportive interconnection a pair oriented stud members for one.

12. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described column is V-arrangement.

13. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

At least one row's panel container, each panel container comprises multiple curved struts, each pillar has the contrary end arranged apart from the roughly equal distance in the surface of it being installed described system, and the convex external form when zone line that each pillar has a top being arranged in described contrary end is to provide seen from above, or the zone line with the below being arranged in described contrary end to provide seen from above time recessed external form.

14. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The panel container of described row comprises the combination of curved struts and straight pillar, and wherein curved struts is in order to provide selected convex external form when viewed from the top or recessed external form, and described straight pillar provides flat external form when viewed from the top.

15. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

From the selected panel container that described system removes among at least one rows, provide gap to contribute to light through described gap thus.

16. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The described multiple panel containers be arranged in described three rows comprise the row of multiple span, and each span is supported by multiple columns of correspondence in its contrary end.

17. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described in each, panel container comprises multiple pillar, and pillar described in each has the length of the width corresponding to row's panel container, and wherein said pillar passes through separated between each row.

18. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described in each, panel container comprises multiple pillar, and pillar described in each extends continuously between described three rows, and the width of the array comprising described three row's panel containers determined by wherein said pillar.

19. systems as claimed in claim 17, wherein pillar described at least one is bending.

20. systems as claimed in claim 18, wherein pillar described at least one is bending.

21. 1 kinds, for supporting the system of solar battery panel array, comprising:

Two columns, often pair has the first column and the second column;

Be suspended at the first cable between the first column;

Be suspended at the second cable between the second column;

Multiple panel container, each has the multiple solar battery panels being installed on it, and described multiple panel container is fixed to each in two cables;

By each described panel container that gap is spaced; With

At least one additional support cable, it is crossed between column paired described in a pair, and is connected to the described first or second cable by many connection cables extended between described at least one additional support cable and the described first or second cable.

22. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described two columns extend from the surface of installing described column with the angle of non-vertical.

23. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described first and second cables have the first sweep, and described additional support cable has the second different sweeps.

24. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Each panel container comprises multiple curved struts.

25. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Each panel container comprises multiple straight pillar, and is connected to multiple pillars be oriented orthogonally to of described straight pillar.

26. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described first column is longer than described second column.

27. systems as claimed in claim 21, also comprise:

Be connected to many anchors of described column, and be connected to described anchor, for described anchor grappling being entered multiple anchors on ground.

28. systems as claimed in claim 21, also comprise:

A pair leap is supported, and crosses over supportive interconnection described column pair for one.

29. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Right described first and second columns of each described column are arranged to V-shaped configuration, the lower end of described first and second columns of every a pair is extended from common mounting points, and the upper end of the first and second columns are separated from each other.

30. systems as claimed in claim 27, wherein:

The described anchor being fixed to each column extend to described column is installed surface on corresponding common mounting points.

31. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described system comprises multiple rows of solar battery panel array, and each row row optionally with adjacent is spaced apart, and described row extends roughly in parallel to each other.

32. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described at least one, panel container comprises pivot mount, with the solar incident angle degree enabling the solar battery panel that it is installed rotate to expectation.

33. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described at least one additional support cable and the described first or second cable are coplanar.

34. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described at least one additional support cable comprises a pair additional support cable, an additional support cable and described first cable coplanar, and another additional support cable and the second cable coplanar.

35. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described multiple panel container has the first end being in the first height, and be in the second end of the second height, and wherein said multiple panel container is substantially rectangular and along described first and second cables mutually interval equably.

36. systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

Described first cable determines the first sweep, described second cable determines the second sweep being roughly parallel to described first sweep extension, and wherein said gap is substantially rectangular, the gap being in contiguous second cable is made to be less than the gap being in contiguous first cable.

The method of 37. 1 kinds of multiple solar battery panels of supporting, said method comprising the steps of:

There is provided multiple column pair, often pair has the column of differing heights extended in the surface of installing described column;

Described column is spaced from each other;

Make the first and second cables extend between two columns, described first cable is suspended at the first height, and described second cable is suspended at the second different height; With

Multiple panel container is connected to described first and second cables, described multiple panel container respectively has the multiple solar battery panels being installed on it, described panel container is arranged with the angle of non-vertical relative to the surface of installing described column, and described multiple panel container is along described cable by having width and be less than the gap of the width of described panel container and spaced, and wherein each panel container comprises: at least one in multiple curved struts, multiple straight pillar or their combination three.

38. methods as claimed in claim 37, also comprise:

By providing many anchors of the selected column be fixed in described column to stablize described system, described anchor respectively has the end being fixed to mounting surface.

39. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Described solar battery panel is angularly mounted to described panel container, and optionally rotates the optimized expected angle of exposure to making solar battery panel to the sun.

40. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Multiple row is arranged to by described panel container, and each row is by the column of correspondence and the combination support of cable;

Described row is optionally spaced; With

Described many rows extend roughly in parallel to each other.

41. methods as claimed in claim 37, also comprise:

At least one additional support cable is also provided, its cross over a described column between, and be connected to the described first or second cable by many connection cables extending between described at least one additional support cable and the described first or second cable.

42. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Described column extends with the angle of non-vertical from the surface of installing described column.

43. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Described first and second cables have the first sweep, and additional support cable has the second different sweeps, described additional support cable cross over a described column between and be connected to the described first or second cable by many connection cables.

44. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Other column of described multiple column centering is longer than by least one column.

45. methods as claimed in claim 37, also comprise:

There is provided many anchors being connected to described column, and multiple anchor is connected to described anchor, for described anchor grappling is entered ground.

46. methods as claimed in claim 37, also comprise:

There is provided a pair leap to support, cross over supportive interconnection one column for one.

47. methods as claimed in claim 37, also comprise:

There is provided V-shaped structure at least one described in column.

48. methods as claimed in claim 37, also comprise:

Described panel container arrangement is become multiple row, and each row optionally with adjacent of row is spaced apart, or adjacent row is interconnected along their length, and described row extends roughly in parallel to each other.

49. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Described multiple panel container has the first end being in the first height, and is in the second end of the second lower height.

50. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Described multiple panel container is substantially rectangular and spaced equably along described first and second cables.

51. methods as claimed in claim 37, wherein:

Described first cable determines the first sweep, and described second cable determines the second sweep being roughly parallel to described first sweep and extending.