TH24192U - Floating structural system for supporting solar panels - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a floating structural system for supporting solar panels, wherein the structural system comprises a plurality of floating buoys arranged to form a structure for supporting the solar panels, a counterweight device arranged on the underwater surface, and a tether connecting the buoys to the counterweight device to limit the movement of the buoys. According to the invention, the tether comprises a counterweight comprising a bottom wall, side walls, and top wall, a skirt for embedding into the underwater surface extending from the bottom wall of the counterweight towards the bottom in a continuous manner, forming a surrounding wall, and an attachment means provided on the counterweight for receiving the tether.

Claims (10)

1. A floating structural system for supporting solar panels, comprising a plurality of buoys (1) arranged in a manner that supports the solar panels, a counterweight (2) arranged on the underwater surface, and a tether (3) connecting the buoy (1) to the counterweight (2) to limit the movement of the buoy (1), having the characteristics that the counterweight (2) comprises a counterweight (2.1) comprising a bottom wall (2.1.1), side walls (2.1.2) and a top wall (2.1.3), a skid (2.2) for embedding into the underwater surface, extending downward from the bottom wall (2.1.1) of the counterweight (2.1) in a continuous manner, and a means of attachment (2.3) provided on the counterweight (2.1) for the purpose of receiving the tether (3). 2. The floating structural system of claim 1, wherein the skirt plate (2.2) is of a thickness not exceeding 20 mm. 3. The floating structural system of claim 1, wherein the skirt plate (2.2) has a height not exceeding 1000 mm. 4. The floating structural system of claim 1, wherein the skirt plate (2.2) has a shape consistent with the shape of the entire perimeter of the bottom wall (2.1.1) of the counterweight material (2.1) when viewed from below. 5. The floating structural system of claim 14, wherein the skirting (2.2) is made of a metallic, polymer or concrete material, suitable to be the metallic material. 6. The floating structural system of claim 1, wherein the counterweight (2.1) is of a polygonal or cylindrical shape. 7. The floating structural system of claim 1 or 6, wherein the counterweight (2.1) is of concrete or metal. 8. The floating structural system of claim 1, wherein the means of attachment (2.3) are anchors or lugs provided on the side walls (2.1.2) or top walls (2.1.3) of the counterweight (2. 1). 9. The floating structural system of claim 1 further comprising at least one hole member (2.4) extending from the bottom wall (2.1. 1) of the counterweight (2.1) to the top wall (2.1. 3) or to the side walls (2.1. 2) of the counterweight (2.1). 10. The floating structural system of claim 9, wherein the hole member (2.4) comprises a hole member (2.4.1) and a pipe (2.4.2) fitted to the body (2.4.1) for reducing corrosion and minimizing water penetration into the weighting material (2.1).