Patent ID: 7476832

Claim:
A mounting system comprising at least one mounting assembly, each mounting assembly capable of mounting at least one solar panel, the each mounting assembly comprising: a support base; a rotating base mounted on the support base, the rotating base configured to rotate about a vertical axis of the rotating base; a first motor assembly disposed on the support base, the first motor assembly capable of providing a rotational motion to the rotating base; a solar panel base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the solar panel base pivotally coupled to the rotating base through a set of links at the lower surface, the upper surface is capable of mounting at least one solar panel; and a second motor assembly disposed on the rotating base, the second motor assembly configured to enable the solar panel base to tilt at a plurality of angles to a horizontal surface of the rotating base through at least one link of the set of links; wherein the set of links are capable of transferring the rotational motion of the rotating base to the solar panel base, and wherein the at least one link of the set of links is capable of tilting the solar panel base at the plurality of angles.