Patent ID: 11936334
Assignee: FTC SOLAR, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 11:
12. A frame assembly for a solar tracker system that is operable to rotate an array of solar panels about a longitudinal axis, the frame assembly comprising:
a first frame tube for attachment to a drive of the solar tracker system at a first longitudinal end of the first frame tube, wherein the first frame tube extends in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis when connected to the drive;
a second frame tube laterally offset from the first frame tube and extending parallel to the first frame tube, the first frame tube and second frame tube being sized to support at least one solar panel of the array of solar panels thereon;
a lateral beam attached to the first frame tube and the second frame tube;
a flywheel pivotally coupled to the lateral beam; and
a cable connected to the lateral beam, the cable extending from the lateral beam, along the flywheel, and to an adjacent lateral beam of the solar tracker system, the adjacent lateral beam being longitudinally spaced from the lateral beam.