Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable radius under module balanced bearing
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Application No.: US17404577Application Date: 2021-08-17
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Publication No.: US12009776B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: Alexander W. Au , Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
- Applicant: Nextracker Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
- Current Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
- Main IPC: H02S20/32
- IPC: H02S20/32 ; F16M11/10

Abstract:
A solar tracker bearing and a solar tracker incorporating the bearing, the bearing including at least one rotatable part, the rotatable part including a notch for receiving a torque tube, a slot, formed in the rotatable part and extending below the notch, the slot defining an arc having multiple radii, at least one engagement member configured to be received in the slot, and at least one base configured to secure the engagement member in the slot and to secure the bearing to a pier.
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