A method for assembling an electricity production structure including a plurality of floating modules, each having a frame and at least one photovoltaic panel, the structure further including at least one tarpaulin stretched under the panels of the modules, the method includes the steps of: supplying a first module with at least one tarpaulin having a main direction and being fixed to said frame in an initial folded or rolled-up configuration enabling deployment of a length of the tarpaulin in the main direction starting from said initial configuration, positioning at least one additional module adjacent to the first module in the main direction of the tarpaulin, assembling the modules, and deploying, tensioning, and fixing each tarpaulin of the first module to the frame of a module other than the first module.

A method for assembling an electricity production structure including a plurality of floating modules, each having a frame and at least one photovoltaic panel, the structure further including at least one tarpaulin stretched under the panels of the modules, the method includes the steps of: supplying a first module with at least one tarpaulin having a main direction and being fixed to said frame in an initial folded or rolled-up configuration enabling deployment of a length of the tarpaulin in the main direction starting from said initial configuration, positioning at least one additional module adjacent to the first module in the main direction of the tarpaulin, assembling the modules, and deploying, tensioning, and fixing each tarpaulin of the first module to the frame of a module other than the first module.

A solar panel assembly includes a base having tubular bodies, a support unit including support frames connected between the tubular bodies and supporting rods extending upwardly from the supporting frames, a solar power panel disposed on the supporting rods, and a reflector plate disposed between the base and the solar panel to reflect light rays to a bottom surface of the solar panel. A solar power system includes a plurality of the aforesaid solar panel assemblies and multiple connectors.

Disclosed are a floating photovoltaic panel installation structure and a buoyancy body for the installation of the floating photovoltaic panel, which may have excellent strength and buoyancy performance even while having light-weight characteristics, and stably support a photovoltaic panel on the water even during the flowing of a water surface due to waves. In the floating photovoltaic panel installation structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as the floating photovoltaic panel installation structure including at least one unit floating type structure for supporting a photovoltaic panel on the water, the unit floating type structure includes a plurality of buoyancy bodies arranged to be spaced apart from each other, a photovoltaic panel support structure supported on the plurality of buoyancy bodies, a triangular bracket coupled with a plurality of photovoltaic panel support structures, and a ball joint hinge apparatus for connecting the plurality of photovoltaic panel support structures. At least one buoyancy body among the plurality of buoyancy bodies is made of a material in which Polyethylene and Waste Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics have been blended. For maintaining stable position and posture, the buoyancy body may include a cylindrical body having both side surfaces protruded convexly, and both side surfaces of the cylindrical body may be designed to have a shape in which a curvature radius of an upper area is smaller than a curvature radius of a lower area including a portion positioned below the water surface. In order to stably support the photovoltaic panel against the movement of waves, adjacent unit floating type structures may be connected in a joint structure by the ball joint hinge apparatus of a plastic material connected to the end portion of square tubes of the photovoltaic panel support structure.

A floating platform for solar panels is provided. The floating platform may include a plurality of plates. Each of the plurality of plates may have a ballast chamber filled with a ballast material. Each of the plurality of plates may further have a float chamber disposed over the ballast chamber. Each of the plurality of plates may further have a channel passing through the ballast chamber and the float chamber. The channel may further have one or more openings to pass water into the ballast chamber and an opening to pass air from the channel. Each of the plurality of plates may further have a locking member. Each of the plurality of plates may further have one or more connection sections for placing one or more strap assemblies. The strap assemblies may be provided for disposing one or more solar panels on the plurality of plates.

A floating platform for solar panels is provided. The floating platform may include a plurality of plates. Each of the plurality of plates may have a ballast chamber filled with a ballast material. Each of the plurality of plates may further have a float chamber disposed over the ballast chamber. Each of the plurality of plates may further have a channel passing through the ballast chamber and the float chamber. The channel may further have one or more openings to pass water into the ballast chamber and an opening to pass air from the channel. Each of the plurality of plates may further have a locking member. Each of the plurality of plates may further have one or more connection sections for placing one or more strap assemblies. The strap assemblies may be provided for disposing one or more solar panels on the plurality of plates.

A tracking system for performing a movement control of a solar panel is provided, having a single axis solar tracking solution allowing an individual actuation of a solar panel and its respective rotation axis. The tracking system is applied in an individual solar panel, and has a local control unit, an electrical motor, a tracking actuator mechanism, a blockage unit and a tracking support mechanism, which is useful for solar power plant installations where individual panel tracking is an advantage due to site conditions such as irregular grounds or unstable locations as in aquatic sites or locations with variable slopes.

A tracking system for performing a movement control of a solar panel is provided, having a single axis solar tracking solution allowing an individual actuation of a solar panel and its respective rotation axis. The tracking system is applied in an individual solar panel, and has a local control unit, an electrical motor, a tracking actuator mechanism, a blockage unit and a tracking support mechanism, which is useful for solar power plant installations where individual panel tracking is an advantage due to site conditions such as irregular grounds or unstable locations as in aquatic sites or locations with variable slopes.

The present invention discloses a tracking-type floating solar power generation device. The present invention provides the tracking-type floating solar power generation device, in which a central plate-shaped floating buoyancy central-axis member on which power conversion equipment is mounted is constructed in a barge form facilitating the fabrication of a structure and having secure durability through the continuous assembly of individual containers, a central buoyant part having a vertical stack structure is constructed under the floating buoyancy central-axis member, and outer buoyant parts which are separate from the floating buoyancy central-axis member outside the floating buoyancy central-axis member, which form multiple concentric circles, and on which solar modules are regularly seated are successively connected at constant intervals by maintaining bars and basic bars, thereby completing a floating solar light power plant that forms an independent island structure.

A solar vapor generator includes an absorber to absorb sunlight and an emitter, in thermal communication with the absorber, to radiatively evaporate a liquid under less than 1 sun illumination and without pressurization. The emitter is physically separated from the liquid, substantially reducing fouling of the emitter. The absorber and the emitter may also be heated to temperatures higher than the boiling point of the liquid and may thus may be used to further superheat the vapor. Solar vapor generation can provide the basis for many sustainable desalination, sanitization, and process heating technologies.