Prime-mover dynamo plants – Heating plants
Patent
1997-09-26
1999-07-27
Ramirez, Nestor
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Heating plants
290 1R, 60 3902, H02P 904
Patent
active
059295309
ABSTRACT:
A solar tracker which has a pneumatic motor that moves a reflective surface. The pneumatic motor is power by pressurized air stored in a pedestal of the tracker. The pressurized air is replenished by a compressor that draws in air from the atmosphere. The pneumatic motor and compressor are controlled by a microcontroller. The controller, compressor and pneumatic motor are all powered by an energy system that converts solar energy into electric power, thereby providing a self-contained tracker. The output shaft of the pneumatic motor is coupled to a reflective surface support structure by a drive system which has intermediate gears and an incremental encoder. The incremental encoder provides a reference point for the position of the reflective surface. The gear is much smaller than the gimbal so that the reference point can be found with a relatively small incremental movement of the reflective surface.
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McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Ponomarenko Nicholas
Ramirez Nestor
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