SINGLE AXIS SOLAR TRACKER WITH BIFACIAL AND ROD GEARS

摘要

The present invention is a solar tracking system used in construction of power plants. Its driving apparatus is comprised of a combination of a small and large gear. The large gear is a curved tube with a series of holes on both sides exactly in front of each other to install the gear's bifacial teeth. The teeth are cylindrical rods which are installed through mentioned holes and remain outside from both sides. The small gear is a bifacial gear which surrounds the wheel and meshes with its teeth from both sides. This gear profile causes many advantages including maximum withstanding to loads and very low manufacturing cost. Each module row can have a driving apparatus and operate independently. However it can also link to and rotate its adjacent row to maximize the efficiency.