Patent ID: 7793654
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solar tracking system comprising: a) a solar panel having; b) a support base; c) a panel mounting section mounted to said support base at a mounting location for rotation about a generally vertical main axis of rotation, said panel being mounted to said panel mounting section to be able to rotate about a generally horizontal secondary panel axis of rotation, so as to be moveable along a path of travel from a morning location through a morning transition path portion to a mid-day location, and from the mid-day location through an afternoon transition path location to an end location; d) a panel positioning section comprising: e) said system being characterized in that with said system being in an operating mode to move said panel, which is connected to said forward panel connecting location, through said path of travel, the panel travels around said vertical axis of rotation, through the morning transition path portion, through the midday location and through the afternoon transition path portion to the end location, with the forward panel connection of the intermediate positioning linking section operating in a manner to rotate the panel about the horizontal axis of rotation so that the panel alignment plane is tilted so that the solar alignment axis is directed toward the sun.