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US20100095955A1
US20100095955A1 US12/521,143 US52114307A US2010095955A1 US 20100095955 A1 US20100095955 A1 US 20100095955A1 US 52114307 A US52114307 A US 52114307A US 2010095955 A1 US2010095955 A1 US 2010095955A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S30/40—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
    • F24S30/45—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes
    • F24S30/455—Horizontal primary axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S2030/10—Special components
    • F24S2030/11—Driving means
    • F24S2030/115—Linear actuators, e.g. pneumatic cylinders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/10—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules extending in directions away from a supporting surface
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking

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  • the present invention relates to a bidirectional solar tracker which contributes notable relevant characteristics and technical advantages with regard to those currently existing for the production of electrical energy by means of solar panels.
  • the main object of the invention is to offer a support structure for a platform carrying the solar panels, such that this platform is orientated towards the sun according to a novel form of movement, with a functioning that is smooth and simple, yet efficient.
  • the production of electrical energy by a panel depends on the actual characteristics of that panel and on the radiation received from the sun, which is equal to the solar radiation at that moment multiplied by the cosine formed by the perpendicular to the surface of the panel with the direction of the solar rays, the direction of which varies according to the time of day and the day of the year, as well as the latitude of the place.
  • Monodirectional solar trackers are characterized by having a fixed angle of elevation above the horizon and varying the azimuth angle with the time of day in order to follow the sun, while bidirectional solar trackers vary both the azimuth angle and the angle of elevation during the daily travel of the sun, continually positioning the solar or photovoltaic panel in a direction perpendicular to the solar rays, thereby achieving net annual outputs that are around 20-30% greater than fixed facilities (depending on the latitude of the place and the annual hours of sunlight there).
  • wind gauges need to be provided so that, when the wind exceeds a safety speed an emergency action is started up in the tracker's movement system, which acts on it so that the support platform for the solar panels remains in the horizontal position, since close to the ground the direction of the wind is also appreciably horizontal and so the resistance of the panels to the wind becomes as little as possible, hereby avoiding possible damage or breakage of certain parts or elements of the facility.
  • the bidirectional solar tracker proposed by the invention achieves the orientation of the platform carrying the solar panels by being arranged on a support structure, in such a way that it can rotate and orientate itself with combined movements of rotation about two axes: one of them oblique and fixed to the ground forming a certain angle with the OY coordinate axis parallel to the surface of the ground and which points in the southerly direction; and the other axis perpendicular to the previous one, contained in the plane of the platform and which varies its angle of inclination when the platform varies its angle about the fixed oblique axis.
  • This movement is carried out with two actuators respectively connected to separate fixed points of the ground and to the same number of vertices of the platform, causing the latter to rotate about a central support point thereof in the support structure and from an initial position to another final position, having two degrees of freedom since the final position of said two vertices of the platform is determined with the two angles of rotation thereof.
  • Said actuators can be hydraulic cylinders, spindles or any other suitable mechanical element, preferably being hydraulic systems.
  • the orientation of the platform is also possible by means of tracking devices with light-point feedback since, with increments in opposite sign of the distances between the points being considered, the angle around the fixed axis manages to be varied (with a very small variation in the angle rotated about the axis, orientable in its angle and perpendicular to that axis) and with equal increments of the same sign an angular variation in the platform is achieved about the axis, orientable in its angle and perpendicular to that axis, and which is done with much less variation in the other angle (for small movements). According to this, with a few alternative reiterated movements the platform manages to be centered on the light point.
  • One way of achieving the securing of the platform carrying the solar panels to the structures fixed to the ground, in order to obtain smooth movements about the said two axes and functioning as a swivel joint, is based on using a frame consisting of stringers and cross-members which can rotate about a transverse axis which is longitudinally traversed by the cross-member corresponding to a “T” support that is secured to two struts emerging from the fixing structure to the ground, so that the platform will remain at a certain height and can tilt and rotate in order to carry out the solar tracking, as has been said earlier.
  • the “T” support is rotationally secured by means of a traversing axis longitudinal to its core or vertical section of this T-shape.
  • the ends of the axes, or respective half-axes, are secured to the ends of the fixed struts.
  • This arrangement allows the platform to be able to rotate around the latter axis by means of the actuators and also, once this angular position has been reached, or simultaneously with it, the platform can rotate around the first shaft, simply by shortening or lengthening the amplitude of the actuators by the appropriate magnitude and direction, which is carried out by automatic electrical or mechanical control.
  • the solar tracker is furthermore complemented with a device connected to the hydraulic system of the actuators, this device being based on one or more pressure switches duly installed, which, by virtue of the specific relation that exists between the pressure and the stress, supply a signal that will indicate the exact moment in which the platform for the solar tracker has to be located horizontally so that it can offer the least resistance to the wind and thereby avoid possible damage or breakage of the facility, which could occur due to the effects of strong and/or hurricane winds.
  • the pressure switch or switches will be connected to the corresponding hydraulic system with the aim of detecting the increase in pressure and acting as a consequence, sending a signal or order to the actuators which produce the movement of the platform, so that it can act and place the solar tracker in the horizontal position.
  • the system is successfully placed in a horizontal position when a real force established as being the safety limit force is reached, in accordance with the corresponding calculation for the structure, and not in an estimated way as would be the case of using wind gauges for that same purpose.
  • the system (platform for the solar tracker) will maintain its tracking position for the sun, even in the case of high wind speeds when the wind blows in directions parallel to the solar panels, with the consequent increase in energy output.
  • an emergency signal will be generated that will preserve the safety of the solar tracker, even in the case of vertical whirlwinds and when these affect just part of the surface.
  • the regulating device has the aim of the platform with the solar or photovoltaic panels being able at each moment to adopt the appropriate orientation so that the sun's rays impinge perpendicularly on those solar panels and thereby produce the maximum exploitation of solar energy, indeed, the maximum output from the solar tracker in question.
  • the regulating device is intended to regulate the working pressure of the hydraulic system effecting the movement of the platform for the solar tracker, this regulation being carried out in all cases in which, for whatsoever reason, a sudden increase takes place in the hydraulic pressure is of the system, with a momentary discharge of that overpressure occurring on account of the actual regulating device.
  • the regulation device will consist of a pair of oleo-pneumatic expansion tanks, comprising separate oleo-pneumatic dampers connected to the actual hydraulic system facility, in parallel with the hydraulic fluid lines.
  • Said oleo-pneumatic damper tanks include an internal membrane as a pressure regulating element, on the basis of which, when there exists an overpressure in the system, a discharge of fluid takes place via a calibrated hole provided in the actual damper or tank in which two chambers are established, one for gas and the other, for example, for oils, in such a way that the oil originated in the overpressure produced by the hydraulic system is evacuated via that hole.
  • the fluid lines to which the oleo-pneumatic dampers of the regulating device are connected include separate controlled non-return valves which order the entrance of fluid to the corresponding actuation hydraulic cylinder of the corresponding hydraulic system.
  • FIG. 1 Shows a diagram of the system of movement of the bidirectional solar tracker, the object of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 Shows a view similar to that of FIG. 1 , including the cylinders constituting the actuators in order to vary the distances of two of the vertices of the platform from the respective fixed points of the ground.
  • FIG. 3 Shows a perspective view of the bidirectional solar tracker of the invention, according to an example of practical embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 Shows a view in elevation of the assembly represented in FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 Shows a partial view in perspective of the connection of the platform carrying the solar panels to the corresponding support structure fixed to the ground.
  • FIG. 6 Shows a schematic view in perspective of a frame on which the platform with the panels will be located, said frame resting on a fixed support structure in such a way that it can rotate with two degree of freedom, the frame being in a position that is practically horizontal (when the sun is overhead).
  • FIG. 7 Shows a view like that of FIG. 6 , in a rotated position of the frame around the cross-member of the “T” support for securing to the struts of the fixed structure.
  • FIG. 8 Shows a view like that of FIG. 6 , in a rotated position around the core or vertical cross-member of the “T” support.
  • FIG. 9 Shows a view like that of FIG. 8 , once the frame has rotated, first around an axis and then around another perpendicular axis.
  • FIG. 10 Shows a schematic view corresponding to the device incorporated by the solar tracker of the invention, in order to prevent damage caused by the wind.
  • FIG. 11 Shows the arrangement corresponding to the regulating device for the pressure in the hydraulic system for movement of the solar tracker forming the object of the invention.
  • a platform 1 can be seen carrying the solar panels 2 , and connected to a support structure 3 fixed to the ground.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically the platform 1 defined by four vertices thereof, or four fixed points of it in the environs of the point “O” in which said platform 1 can rotate, this point “O” being located at a height “h” from the ground.
  • the X, Y, Z axes are the local coordinate axes, where:
  • the platform 1 is as defined by the points P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 in said FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • tracking of the sun is possible bidirectionally with said movement by the tracker.
  • the orientation of the platform is also possible by means of tracking devices with light-point feedback, already existing on the market, since, with increments in opposite sign of the distances D 1 and D 2 the angle ⁇ manages to be varied (with a very small variation in the angle ⁇ ) and with equal increments of the same sign the same thing occurs with the angle ⁇ , so that the variation in the other corresponding angle can be considered to be much lower (for small movements) and in a few alternative reiterated movements the platform manages to be centered on the light point.
  • actuators can be used consisting of hydraulic cylinders, spindles or other mechanical elements for fixing and controlling the distance between those points (vertex of the platform and securing point in the ground, there existing another identical actuator between the other contiguous vertex and the other fixed point of the ground).
  • actuators can be used consisting of hydraulic cylinders, spindles or other mechanical elements for fixing and controlling the distance between those points (vertex of the platform and securing point in the ground, there existing another identical actuator between the other contiguous vertex and the other fixed point of the ground).
  • FIG. 2 the same platform 1 can be seen as in FIG. 1 , but including the actuators consisting of separate hydraulic cylinders 4 , which extend between the vertices P 1 and P 2 of the platform 1 and respective fixed points of the ground referenced with P 1 o and P 2 o , which are a distance “e” away.
  • the line joining the said points P 1 o and P 2 o is provided at a distance “d” from the vertical of the point “O”.
  • the platform 1 where the solar panels are mounted is created from a frame 5 with a support, on the structure 3 ′, swivel type, permitting a suitable orientation with two degrees of freedom on a central support located in the upper part of the fixed structure 3 ′ of the support for the entire platform 1 .
  • the frame 5 presents stringers 6 and cross-members 7 and 8 , and can rotate around the axis 9 which is traversed by the cross-member 10 ′ of a “T” support 10 , as a securing element between the platform 1 and the fixed structure 3 ′.
  • the ends of the axis 9 are secured to the reinforcements 6 ′ of the stringers 6 .
  • the “T” support 10 can rotate around the axis 11 running along the interior of the vertical core or section 12 of that support 10 , due to having the ends of the axis 11 secured to the struts 13 and 14 emerging from the fixed structure 3 ′.
  • This axis 11 referenced in its geometric axis, can be materialized by two half-axes 15 for securing to the respective struts 13 and 14 of which only the linkage to the support 13 of FIG. 6 can be seen.
  • the frame 5 can be orientated in any direction and angle in order to effect the solar tracking.
  • the frame 5 can rotate in the direction of the arrows 16 , without the “T” support moving, around the geometric axis 9 , reaching for example the position of FIG. 7 . If, starting from the same position of FIG. 6 , it were to rotate around the geometric axis 11 in the direction of the arrow 17 , the frame 5 would acquire the position of FIG. 8 .
  • These rotations in two axes define combined movements with two degrees of freedom, with the assembly functioning as if the frame 5 were connected in a swivel joint. In FIG. 9 a position can be seen due to combined rotation around the two axes 9 and 11 .
  • the movements are achieved with just the two cylinders or actuators 4 ′ connected by their lower ends to separate fixed points of the structure 3 ′ and via their upper ends to the securings 18 , also of the swivel kind, in order to be able to adopt any angle.
  • the actuators 4 ′ hydroaulic cylinders in this case
  • varying the distances between the points they join, in both positive and negative values, as appropriate, the position desired for the platform 1 is achieved at each moment.
  • FIG. 10 shows a diagram corresponding to the device for prevention of damage occasioned by the wind, which device includes a pressure switch 19 connected to one of the lines 20 corresponding to the hydraulic system intended for supplying the actuators 4 or 4 ′ applied in the solar tracker of the invention, specifically for carrying out the change of position of the solar panels located on the platform in the horizontal location in the presence of strong winds, in other words winds that are above a pre-established value.
  • the device described and shown in those FIGS. 6 to 9 is intended so that, under certain circumstances in which the force of the wind is greater than a predetermined value that could damage the mechanisms of the solar tracker, it acts so that the hydraulic system locates the platform and therefore the solar panels of the solar tracker in a horizontal position, an operation that is carried out after receiving the corresponding signal sent by the pressure switch or switches 19 , indicating the exact moment when the platform for the solar panels has to be located horizontally and thereby offer minimum resistance to the wind, thus preventing any possible damage or breakage of the mechanisms of the solar tracker.
  • FIG. 11 shows the device for regulating the pressure in the hydraulic system for actuation of the platform carrying the solar panels for the solar tracker of the invention, the hydraulic system itself including the corresponding hydraulic fluid lines 19 ′ along with the oil cylinder 22 ′ with the piston 23 ′ and the rod 24 ′ for transmitting the force to the corresponding mechanism for actuation on the platform of the solar tracker.
  • the regulating device itself comprises a pair of oleo-pneumatic dampers 25 defined by separate oleo-pneumatic expansion tanks, in which are established a gas chamber 26 and an oil chamber 27 with the interposition of a deformable membrane 28 , the latter in each case constituting the regulating element for the internal pressure of the oleo-pneumatic tank or damper 25 , provision having been made for each of those oleo-pneumatic dampers 25 to have a calibrated hole 29 for discharge of the fluid, in this case oil, corresponding to the chamber 27 .
  • the hydraulic fluid lines 19 ′ to which the oleo-pneumatic dampers 25 are connected include respective non-return valves 30 .
  • the oleo-pneumatic dampers 25 are mounted in parallel with the hydraulic fluid lines 19 ′, the calibrated hole 29 being provided for filling and emptying, such that in the event of a sudden increase in pressure in the corresponding hydraulic system, a momentary discharge is possible via that calibrated hole 29 for each oleo-pneumatic damper 25 , all of which permits in regulation to be carried out of the working pressure in the hydraulic system for movement of the solar tracker under consideration, the movement of the platform and therefore of the solar panels being performed in order to periodically modify the position of the latter and achieve the maximum solar power at each moment.

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