Solar tracker with movement in two axes and actuation in only one of them

Abstract

According to FIG. 6 , it consists of a solar tracking device with two axes of rotation, which is actuated only in one of them by virtue of the incorporation into the mechanism of a support bar of adjustable length ( 8 ), which is articulated at its two ends and anchored via one side to the body that tracks the sun ( 4 ) and via the other side to an adjustable support ( 5 ) joined to the base of the actual tracker or to the ground. In turn, the bar is equipped with a shock-absorbing spring system ( 10 ) that allows it to be operated as a dynamic control element for the whole assembly.

1 . Solar tracker with movement in two axes and actuation in only one of them, one of them perpendicular to the plane of the ground, called axis of orientation, and the other one parallel to the plane of the ground, and not necessarily secant with the first, called axis of inclination, incorporating a joint, by means of an arm with ball and socket or universal joints, placed at its ends between a support anchored to the base of the tracker or to the ground, and the body carrying out the inclination rotation. 
   
   
       2 . Solar tracker with movement in two axes and actuation in only one of them according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact of having in the support anchored to the base or to the ground a system for adjusting the distance of the joint of the arm to the axis of orientation, carrying out that adjustment by means of manually or automatically actuated mechanical, electrical, magnetic, hydraulic or pneumatic devices. 
   
   
       3 . Solar tracker with movement in two axes and actuation in only one of them according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact of having in the articulated arm a system for adjusting the length thereof, carrying out that adjustment by means of manually or automatically actuated mechanical, electrical, magnetic, hydraulic or pneumatic devices. 
   
   
       4 . Solar tracker with movement in two axes and actuation in only one of them according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact of having in the articulated arm a shock-absorbing suspension spring system.