Patent ID: 8188413

Claim:
A terrestrial concentrator solar tracking photovoltaic array comprising: a longitudinal support extending over the surface of the earth and including a longitudinally-extending string of spaced apart concentrator solar cell modules mounted thereon, wherein each module is positioned on a mount and each module comprises a concentrating lens positioned over and spaced apart from corresponding receivers, said longitudinal support being journalled for rotation about a first axis so as to allow the modules to simultaneously track the sun about the first axis during the course of a day, wherein the first axis is collinear with said longitudinal support; a pivotable coupling between each of said mounts and said longitudinal support so as to allow each module to simultaneously rotate about its own second axis so as to allow the modules to track the sun about each respective second axis during the course of the day, wherein the second axes are substantially orthogonal to the first axis; a plurality of elongated linkages that each extend parallel to the longitudinal support, each of said elongated linkages connecting together adjacent mounts; and a linear actuator coupled to the linkages in a manner to move the linkages axially along the longitudinal support to rotate each mount.