Patent ID: 7252083

Claim:
A structure for supporting an array of energy conversion modules above a surface comprising: an elongated rigid member; a base coupled to a bottom edge of said rigid member for attachment to said surface; posts extending from a top edge of said rigid member; torsion tubes, one each of said torsion tubes being pivotally retained by one each of said posts to form parallel rows of said torsion tubes, said torsion tubes being configured for attachment of said energy conversion modules to form said array; a drive mechanism having a body and a rod member extendible from said body; torque arms, a first arm end of one each of said torque arms non-pivotally supporting one each of said torsion tubes; and an actuator pivotally supporting a second arm end of said each of said torque arms and in communication with said rod member such that extension of said rod member from said body moves said actuator to enable rotation of said torsion tubes, via said torque arms.