Patent ID: 9074797
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: F24S,G01S,H02S,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for a two-axis tracking mechanism for a concentrated photovoltaic system having multiple independently movable sets of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells on a common roll axle and support structure, comprising: using one or more lasers aimed along components of the support structure of the two-axis tracker mechanism to create a level and aligned support structure of the two-axis tracker mechanism in three dimensions, vertical (X) dimension, horizontal (Y) dimension, and diagonal (Z) dimension, at a site where the concentrated photovoltaic system is to be installed; installing and aligning segments of the common roll axle onto the support structure of the two-axis tracker mechanism and coupling those segments to two or more components making up the support structure of the two-axis tracker mechanism, wherein the support structure also provides the axial constraint for the common roll axle as the axle rotates; and installing and aligning of the sets of CPV solar cells that have been previously pre-aligned with respect to each other onto the multiple tilt axles of the tracker mechanism that are independently movable from another tilt axle, wherein the multiple tilt axles are all perpendicular to the common roll axle.