A solar plant and single axis solar tracker management method maximize power output production. The object of the invention embraces a solar plant and a method accounting for readings being made by field sensors whilst weather forecast data are provided by third parties such as weather forecast companies collecting and broadcasting weather forecast data related to sun irradiance levels and climate conditions affecting sun irradiance levels, like clouds, pollution or fog. Some of the solar trackers of the plant are furnished with irradiance sensors, whilst the solar plant has a plurality of solar sensors arranged along; these solar sensors being configured to measure irradiance on a horizontal plane. The object of the invention envisages an outpost solar tracker configured to take radiation measurements in an inclined plane and, when it is necessary to verify the measurements of the horizontal sensors, they will go to 0° positions.

The element on which solar radiation is concentrated, specifically, a vacuum tube, remain static at all times with respect to the movements that a parabolic reflective surface may make according to the direction of solar radiation, such that inlet and outlet pipes of the vacuum tube do not need to be articulated, which facilitates the installation and insulation thereof and reduces production costs. The parabolic reflective surface can pivot 360° with respect to the vacuum tube without interfering with the pipes, allowing an active safety system for protecting against strong winds and preventing overheating to be produced, in addition to allowing the surfaces to be cleaned by means of nozzles spray pressurized water. The collector also includes passive safety means against strong winds.

A floating solar power plant (1) comprising a floating carrier module (3), wherein the floating carrier module (3) comprises photovoltaic modules (5) for electric power generation and a floating structure (50) provided with one or more buoyancy elements (9) extending into the water. The floating structure (50) further comprises a flexible means (53, 57, 57a, 57b) providing a change of shape of the floating structure when exposed to external forces, as the floating structure (50) comprises a plurality of interlinked rigid elements (51), wherein the rigid elements (51) are linked together with flexible means comprising flexible joints (53) to form a chain that encloses a center area (55). A method is also disclosed.

A wind and wave reduction device includes base seats and base pipes. Each base seat has two lateral ends and through holes disposed between the lateral ends. Each base pipe extends through a respective one of the through holes of each of the base seats. Step plates are disposed on support frames, and each of the support frames is positioned between two adjacent ones of the base pipes. A lateral frame is connected transversely to one of the lateral ends of each of the base seats. A blocking plate is fixed to the lateral frame and has air disturbing holes.

A solar tracking system including a plurality of bases, a torque tube supported by the plurality of bases and configured to support a plurality of solar modules, and a drive device operably connected to the torque tube and arranged to translate the torque tube in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis. The solar tracking system also includes a plurality of helical guides operably connected to the torque tube, and a plurality of cam assemblies, wherein upon linear movement of the torque tube, interaction between the helical guides and cam assemblies causes the torque tube to rotate about its linear axis.

An A-Frame solar panel array system is configured to produce a high amount of electrical power for a given amount of ground space with a plurality of solar panels on both a forward beam and a plurality of solar panels on a trailing beam in an elevated position above the ground. This elevated positioning enables more solar panels to be configured over a given amount of ground area. The solar panels are spaced along the trailing and forward beams with a vertical offset between the trailing and forward beams to enable sunlight to pass therethrough to enable exposure to sunlight, through the forward beam array of solar panels onto the trailing beam array of solar panels. A solar panel actuator is configured to rotate the solar panels for increasing solar panel exposure throughout the year. The solar panels may only be configured to rotate trailing/forward.

A non-drive dynamic stabilizer includes a damper and an actuator. The dynamic stabilizer provides multiple states of support to a solar tracker structure. These states may include 1) flexible movement and/or damping during normal operation (i.e. tracking) and/or 2) rigid or locked, whereby the dynamic stabilizer acts as a restraint. The dynamic stabilizer is actuated by a control system according to the real-time demands on the structure. Sensors to provide input to the control system may include wind speed sensors, wind direction sensors, snow sensors, vibration sensors and/or displacement sensors.

The original Abstract is canceled in favor of the new Abstract presented on the following page.

A system composed of a photovoltaic module, itself composed of a multilayer housed in a frame and of at least one anti-vibration device that is able to be fixed with respect to the multilayer and in which the photovoltaic module as a whole has a total mass, a modal mass, and a natural frequency of vibration; the at least one anti-vibration device has: a mass, a natural frequency equal to a natural frequency of vibration of said photovoltaic module considered on its own, to within 15%, and a level of damping of the anti-vibration device considered on its own, equal to at least twice the level of damping of said photovoltaic module considered on its own.

The present invention provides a transmission device applied to a photovoltaic tracking support. The photovoltaic tracking support comprises a stand column and a main beam. The main beam is rotatably supported on the stand column, and the main beam supports a photovoltaic assembly. The transmission device comprises a composite chain gear set and a composite chain wheel set. The composite chain gear set has multiple chain gears. The multiple chain gears are coaxially arranged and are arranged in a manner that the teeth are staggered. The composite chain wheel set has multiple chain wheels. The multiple chain wheels are coaxially arranged, and are in one-to-one correspondence to and meshing transmission with the multiple chain gears. One of the composite chain gear set and the composite chain wheel set is rotatably disposed on the stand column, and the other is connected to the main beam. The present invention also provides a photovoltaic tracking support comprising the transmission device. When the transmission device is applied to the photovoltaic tracking support, the shaking amplitude of the photovoltaic tracking support under the action of strong wind can be reduced, wear can be decreased, and the transmission device adapts to grease-free lubrication conditions.

A solar tracker system includes a photovoltaic panel and an actuator coupled to the photovoltaic panel and configured to actuate to rotate the photovoltaic panel around a base. A controller communicatively coupled to the actuator is configured to detect a direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel. Based on the direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel, the controller adaptively controls the actuator to set a stow position of the photovoltaic panel.