ANCHORING STRUCTURE FOR GROUND MOUNTING OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

Abstract

The present invention discloses a ground mounting system, particularly for mounting solar photovoltaic panels on a planar or inclined surface or a surface that is partly planar and partly inclined The disclosed invention is a system that comprised of an array of soil nails, inserted in the ground; a plurality of adapting apparatus, each on top of each the nails; and a resulting structure supports racks, made of metal or plastic, or other structural profiles designed to enable mounting photovoltaic panels on it, wherein the racks are installed on the array of nail using the adapting apparatus.

Claims

1. A ground mounting system, particularly for mounting solar photovoltaic panels on a planar or inclined surface or a surface that is partly planar and partly inclined, said system comprised of: (a) An array of soil nails, inserted in the ground; (b) A plurality of adapting apparatus, each on top of each said nails; and (c) A resulting structure supports racks, made of metal or plastic, or other structural profiles designed to enable mounting photovoltaic panels on it, wherein said racks are installed on said array of nail using said adapting apparatus.

2. The ground mounting system of claim 1, further includes a covering layer, for covering the ground, wherein said covering layer has an array of holes and wherein said nails are inserted into the ground via said holes.

3. The ground mounting system of claim 2, wherein said covering layer is a geomembrane layer.

4. A method for mounting solar photovoltaic panels on the ground, comprising the following steps: (i) laying a covering layer on the ground in order to cover the mounting surface; (ii) inserting nails through said covering layer into the ground, creating an array of nails; (iii) using dedicated adaptors to install a grid made structural profiles, that designed to enable mounting photovoltaic panels, on said array of nails; and (iv) mounting the photovoltaic panels on said grid.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a geomembrane layer is used as a covering layer.

6. The method of claim 4, further includes the step of punching holes in said covering layer, in a predefined location, and said soil nails are inserted through these holes into the ground.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] FIG. 1 illustrates typical geomembrane (100), including holes (not shown) in a predesign location.

[0019] FIG. 2 illustrates a soil nail design (110), comprised of a rigid rod (112) and a flat head (11).

[0020] FIG. 3 illustrates a washer (120) that is a connecting disc includes one hole (110) for insertion of soil nail and another hole (121) to assemble a bolt to attach rack on which panels are assembled.

[0021] FIG. 4 illustrates a regulation apparatus (160) that is assembly of the washer (connecting disk)(120) and a connecting arm (130) that has a notched hole (130 a) and its cross section in which a bolt (140) is fastened with row nuts (141 a, b and c) and the connecting arm (130) is assembled on the bolt (140) with two nuts (141b, 141c) enable to regulate height of the connecting arm (130)

[0022] FIG. 5 illustrates a rack (150) that is assembled with a standards fastener to a number of regulation apparatus along the geomembrane (100) that is laid on the ground (101). In each connection point there is a washer (120) connected to a soil nail (110) with a bolt (140) and flat steel (130), enabling to regulate the racks (150).

[0023] FIG. 6 illustrates the final assembly of the solar panels (160) on racks (150) and regulated by number of regulating apparatus (160) as described in FIG. 4.