Patent ID: 11894801
Assignee: OJJO, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 16:
17. A method of assembling a force optimized single-axis tracker comprising:
constructing a plurality of first truss foundations along an intended tracker row;
constructing at least one second truss foundation in the intended tracker row;
installing a first tracker component on each first truss foundation, the first tracker component enabling substantially unrestricted rotation of the tracker's rotational axis; and
installing a second tracker component on the at least one second truss foundation, the second tracker component resisting movement of the tracker about the rotational axis attributable to external forces by translating said forces into a bending moment on the at least one second truss foundation, wherein the first tracker component is installed so that the tracker's rotational axis substantially overlaps with a work point of each first truss foundation and the second tracker component is installed so that the tracker's rotational axis is below the work point of the at least one second truss foundation, where the work point comprising a point of intersection of line through the center of each pair of legs of each truss foundation.