PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16024463
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["136", "246000"]

Abstract:
The present invention discloses a dual axis solar panel structure for photovoltaic (PV) panel which facilitates tracking of sunlight with minimum effort and power. The present invention comprises a base frame assembly ( 1 ), middle frame assembly ( 2 ) and a top frame assembly ( 3 ). The bearing arrangement is such that on mounting of the a middle frame assembly ( 2 ) on the base frame assembly ( 1 ), the entire axial load of the of the structure carrying the Photovoltaic (PV) panels is transmitted to the axial bearing/thrust bearing ( 8 ) and the radial load to the bush bearings ( 5 ). This arrangement facilitates operation of the daily movement/azimuth angle slewing drive ( 4 ) with a motor of less capacity resulting in savings in the power required for the daily movement/azimuth angle slewing drive ( 4 ).

Claim (Index 19):
A dual axis solar panel tracking complete mechanical arrangement comprising:\n a base frame assembly ( 1 ); a middle frame assembly ( 2 ) wherein the middle frame ( 2 b ) is made of a steel beam having an I-shaped cross section; a top frame assembly ( 3 ); one or more photovoltaic (PV) panels; a first slewing drive ( 4 ); and one or more second slewing drives ( 11 ); wherein the base frame assembly ( 1 ) comprises a base plate ( 1 a ) fitted with a base vertical tube ( 1 b ), wherein one or more bush bearings ( 5 ) are fitted to the base vertical tube ( 1 b ) for the distribution of the radial load of the structure comprising the Photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on the top frame assembly ( 3 ) fitted to the middle frame assembly ( 2 ), wherein the upper end of the base vertical tube ( 1 b ) is closed by a thrust bearing mounting plate ( 7 ) to mount a thrust bearing ( 8 ) to transmit the entire axial load of the structure comprising the Photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on the top frame assembly ( 3 ) fitted to the middle frame assembly ( 2 ), wherein the middle frame assembly ( 2 ) comprises a tube assembly ( 2 a ) having tube ( 2 a 1 ) with inside diameter providing a sliding fit with the bush bearings ( 5 ) mounted on the base vertical tube ( 1 b ), wherein the upper end of the tube ( 2 a 1 ) is closed by a steel plate ( 2 a 2 ), the bottom portion of which rests on the thrust bearing ( 8 ) on mounting of the middle frame assembly ( 2 ) on the base frame assembly ( 1 ), wherein a mounting flange ( 2 d ) is rigidly fitted at the lower end of the tube ( 2 a 1 ) to connect the middle frame assembly ( 2 ) with the first slewing drive ( 4 ) fitted on the base frame assembly ( 1 ) fitted with a flange ( 1 d ), wherein a plurality of bearing blocks ( 9 ), each fitted with a bearing, are mounted on the middle frame ( 2 b ) of the middle frame assembly ( 2 ) to support the oscillatory motion of the top frame assembly ( 3 ), wherein the top frame assembly ( 3 ) is constructed with one or more trusses ( 3 a ) fitted with a plurality of C-frames ( 3 b ) and are detachably mounted on tubular longitudinal member ( 3 c ), wherein a drive coupling flange ( 10 ) is fitted at the drive end of the tubular longitudinal member ( 3 c ) to drivingly connect the top frame assembly ( 3 ) to the one or more second slewing drives ( 11 ), wherein the top frame assembly ( 3 ) supports the Photovoltaic (PV) panels and wherein the motors of the first slewing drive ( 4 ) and the one or more second slewing drives ( 11 ) are connected to a control arrangement to provide required oscillatory movement to the middle frame assembly ( 2 ) and the top frame assembly ( 3 ) carrying the Photovoltaic (PV) panels.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 24.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.13699
- Patent Class: 136.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12965065', '15260949', '14009697', '14765600', '14120672']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7898062464915742
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5109662756063366
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7619222494030504
- Mean Citation Score: 223.658356
- Max Citation Score: 235.76843
- Similarity Product: 132.71548423854767

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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