JP5467623B1 - Solar panel mount - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a solar panel mount that can control the solar panel in two directions according to the movement of the day of the sun using cheap water pressure of tap water.
A first shaft member 30 that rotates about an axis in accordance with the movement of a cylinder 20 that moves with water pressure, and a second shaft member that rotates about an axis in accordance with the rotation of the first shaft member 30 are provided. A support member 46 that intersects the axial direction of the second shaft member 38 and extends to the side is provided, and a solar panel 48 attached to the end of the support member 46. The solar panel 48 is attached via a hinge member 52 to a first frame member 50 fixed to the support member 46 and a side edge portion that is overlapped with the first frame member 50 and is located on the south side. A second frame member 54 that can be opened and closed upward is provided. The first frame member 50 includes a third shaft member 58 that is attached substantially horizontally along the north-south direction and rotates about the axis in accordance with the rotation of the second shaft member 38 in the axial direction. The third shaft member 58 includes an inclined support portion 64 that intersects the axial direction and extends to the side.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a solar panel mount for holding a solar panel that is a panel of a solar cell that generates power by sunlight.

  Conventionally, a solar panel stand that holds a solar panel that is a solar cell panel that generates electricity by using solar power changes the direction of the solar panel according to the movement of the day of the sun and improves the efficiency of power generation. is there. For example, in the non-power source solar tracking device disclosed in Patent Document 1, one side of a solar panel is rotatably attached to a fixed base by a hinge, and the back surface of the solar panel and the bottom of the fixed base are connected to form a hydraulic pressure. When the cylinder is fixed and the hydraulic cylinder operates, the angle of the solar panel changes.

Japanese Patent No. 4873279

  In the case of the above background art, since one side of the solar panel is attached to the fixed base by the hinge, it rotates about one side as a rotation axis, and only the angle in one direction changes, and the sun is It does not move accurately in opposition to changes in the two directions of azimuth and altitude. Further, since a hydraulic cylinder is used, the apparatus is complicated and expensive. In addition, there are various types of solar panel mounts that accurately move the direction of the solar panel according to the day's movement of the sun, but it is an electric type that operates under the control of the control circuit. It is complicated and expensive and cannot be installed easily.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the background art, and has a simple structure, uses a cheap water pressure of tap water, and converts a solar panel that generates power with sunlight into a day of solar movement. The purpose is to provide a solar panel mount that can be controlled in two directions, azimuth and altitude.

  The present invention includes a main body fixed to the ground, a cylinder that is provided on the main body and that moves by water pressure, and a first shaft member that is connected to the cylinder via a rack and a pinion and rotates about an axis in accordance with the movement of the cylinder. And a second shaft member that is arranged substantially parallel to the first shaft member, is coupled so as to be interlocked with a chain or the like, and rotates about the axis in accordance with the rotation of the first shaft member, and the second shaft A support member fixed to the member and extending laterally across the axial direction of the second shaft member, and a solar panel attached to an end of the support member are provided, and the second shaft member is Provided substantially horizontally along the north-south direction, the solar panel passes directly above the upper surface of the main body from the east side to the west side in accordance with the movement of the sun as the second shaft member rotates. The solar panel A first frame member fixed to the support member; and a first frame member that is attached to a side edge portion that is overlapped with the first frame member and located on the south side via a hinge member and that can be opened and closed upward with respect to the first frame member. Two frame members, a solar cell attached to the upper surface of the second frame member opposite to the first frame member, and the first frame member attached to the first frame member substantially horizontally along the north-south direction. A third shaft member connected to the second shaft member so as to be interlocked with a chain or the like, and rotating about an axis in accordance with the axial rotation of the second shaft member; and the third shaft fixed to the third shaft member An inclined support portion is provided that extends laterally across the axial direction of the member, and the inclined support portion is in a state where the solar panel is tilted at a position close to the east side and the west side, and the second frame member The opening angle with respect to the first frame member is reduced, and the solar panel is south. As it approaches, the longitudinal direction rises vertically upward, protrudes vertically when it is located south, and the leading end of the longitudinal direction abuts the lower surface of the second frame member so that the opening angle of the second frame member with respect to the first frame member Is a solar panel mount in which the solar cell faces approximately perpendicular to the sunlight according to the height of the south and the middle of the sun.

  The inclined support portion is a rectangular plate that is long in one direction, and one end portion in the longitudinal direction that contacts the second frame member is a semicircular portion that curves outward and protrudes, Two corners in the thickness direction of the inclined support portion are chamfered, and the third shaft member is fixed by penetrating the inclined support portion at a position near the end on the opposite side of the semicircular portion. .

  A holding rod extending to the opposite side of the solar panel is provided at the end of the support member opposite to the solar panel, and the tip of the holding rod is substantially the same as the solar panel. A weight is attached.

  The cylinder is provided with a water supply path for introducing water into the cylinder and a drainage path for draining from the cylinder, the water supply path is provided with a flow rate control device, and the flow rate control device includes a constant pressure valve and a needle valve. A restriction such as capillary squeezing is arranged in order from the upstream side. In the capillary squeezing, fine fibers are densely provided inside the pipe through which water passes along the direction of water passage, and water passes through the gap between the fibers at a constant slow speed.

  The solar panel mount of the present invention has a simple structure, and can move the solar panel in accordance with the movement of the day of the sun by inexpensive tap water pressure. The power generation efficiency can be increased by always moving the solar panel at an angle close to a right angle with respect to the sunlight. The manufacturing cost and running cost are low and can be used easily.

It is a front view of the solar panel mount frame of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a left view of the solar panel mount frame of embodiment of this invention. It is a piping diagram of the solar panel mount of embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic of the external appearance of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. A solar panel mount 10 of this embodiment is provided with a square-shaped main body 11, and the main body 11 is concrete provided on the ground. The four side surfaces 11a, 11b, 11c, and 11d are connected to each other at right angles to form a cylindrical shape, and the upper and lower openings are closed by the square upper surface 11e and the lower surface 11f. Yes.

  The main body 11 is provided with a plate member 16 attached to the outside of a frame member 14 assembled in a square shape. The frame member 14 is provided by welding a plurality of metal rod members, for example. The material of the plate member 16 can be selected freely such as metal or synthetic resin, and is provided with a through-hole through which each member, which will be described later, penetrates inside and outside. Casters 18 are attached to the rear surfaces of the corners of the lower surface 11f to enable the main body 11 to move while rolling on the upper surface 12a of the base member 12. When the main body 11 is fixed to the foundation member 12, an anchor bolt 19 that connects the lower surface 11 f and the foundation member 12 is attached.

  A cylinder 20 is attached to the inner surface of the main body 11 on the lower surface 11 f of the main body 11. The cylinder 20 is operated by water pressure, and the insertion direction of the cylinder of the cylinder 20 is fixed vertically, and a shaft portion 22 is provided that expands and contracts upward in the vertical direction by water pressure. A weight 24 is attached to the tip of the shaft portion 22. A rack 26 is provided on the side surface of the shaft portion 22.

  Bearing members 28 are provided on the inner surfaces of the pair of parallel side surfaces 11a and 11c of the main body 11 at positions close to the center in the vertical direction, and the first shaft member 30 is provided at both ends of the pair of bearing members 28. Is mounted so as to be able to rotate, and the inside of the main body 11 is horizontally provided between the side surface 11a and the side surface 11c. In the middle of the first shaft member 30, a pinion 32 that is engaged with a rack 26 attached to the shaft portion 22 of the cylinder 20 is attached. The pinion 32 causes the first shaft member 30 to rotate around the axis following the vertical movement of the shaft portion 22 of the cylinder 20. A first sprocket 34 is fixedly provided at a portion other than the rack 26 of the first shaft member 30.

  A pair of side surfaces 11a and 11c of the main body 11 are provided with bearing members 36 penetrating the plate member 16 in and out at positions close to the upper surface 11e, and the pair of bearing members 36 includes a second shaft. A member 38 is mounted so as to be rotatably supported at both ends, and the inside of the main body 11 is provided horizontally between the side surface 11a and the side surface 11c. Both end portions of the second shaft member 38 are held by the bearing member 36 and protrude to the outside of the side surfaces 11a and 11c. In the middle of the second shaft member 38, a second sprocket 40 is fixedly provided at a position facing the first sprocket 34 while being spaced apart. A chain 42 is hooked and connected to the first sprocket 34 and the second sprocket 40, and the second shaft member 38 rotates around the axis following the rotation of the first shaft member 30 around the axis by the chain 42. Further, a third sprocket 44 is fixedly provided at a position closer to the side surface 11 c of the main body 11 than the second sprocket 40 of the second shaft member 38.

  Support members 46 are fixed to both end portions of the second shaft member 38 that protrude outward from the main body 11. The pair of support members 46 are bar members parallel to each other, and one end portion 46 a is fixed so as to intersect at almost right angles to the longitudinal direction of the second shaft member 38. A solar panel 48 is attached to the other end 46 b of the support member 46. When the second shaft member 38 rotates about the axis, the support member 46 follows and moves the solar panel 48 from the position close to either the side surface 11b or 11d around the second shaft member 38. It moves to a position close to the opposite side surfaces 11b and 11d through the upper surface 11e, and reciprocates between them.

  The solar panel 48 includes a rectangular plate-shaped first frame member 50 fixed to the support member 46, and a second frame member 54 that is stacked above the first frame member 50 and has substantially the same shape as the first frame member 50. Is provided. The first frame member 50 and the second frame member 54 are made of the frame member 14 and the plate member 16 as in the main body 11, and each side is parallel to the side surfaces 11a, 11b, 11c, and 11d of the main body 11. The second frame member 54 opens upward with respect to the first frame member 50 about the hinge member 52 as a rotation axis. The second frame member 54 is connected to one side close to the side surface 11a via a hinge member 52. On the upper surface 54a of the second frame member 54 on the side opposite to the first frame member 50, solar cells 56 assembled in a plate shape are arranged and attached.

  The end portions 46 b of the pair of support members 46 reach the inside of the thickness of the first frame member 50 of the solar panel 48 and are fixed, and the end portions 46 b positioned inside the thickness of the first frame member 50 have a third end 46 b. A shaft member 58 is provided. The third shaft member 58 is attached in parallel to the first shaft member 30 and the second shaft member 38. In the middle of the third shaft member 58, a fourth sprocket 60 is provided at a position facing the third sprocket 44 while being spaced apart. A chain 62 is hooked and connected to the third sprocket 44 and the fourth sprocket 60, and the third shaft member 58 rotates around the axis following the rotation of the second shaft member 38 around the axis by the chain 62. The diameter of the fourth sprocket 60 is smaller than that of the third sprocket 44, and the third shaft member 58 rotates faster than the rotation of the second shaft member 38.

  In the middle of the third shaft member 58, an inclined support portion 64 is attached at a position closer to the hinge member 52 than the fourth sprocket 60. The inclined support portion 64 is a rectangular plate that is long in one direction, and the tip in the longitudinal direction is a semicircular portion 64a that curves and protrudes outward. In the semicircular portion 64a, two corners in the thickness direction of the inclined support portion 36 are chamfered. In the inclined support portion 64, the third shaft member 58 passes through and is fixed substantially at a right angle at a position close to the end portion on the opposite side of the semicircular portion 64a on the center line in the width direction.

  The inclined support portion 64 follows the rotation of the third shaft member 58 and rotates around the third shaft member 58 on a virtual plane parallel to the side surfaces 11a and 11c. One end portion of the inclined support portion 64 is fixed to the third shaft member 58, and the other half portion of the semicircular portion 64a abuts the lower surface 54b of the second frame member 54 of the solar panel 48, and The two frame member 54 is held in a state where it is opened from the first frame member 50 at a predetermined angle. The angle of the second frame member 54 with respect to the first frame member 50 varies depending on the inclination of the inclined support portion 64. The opening angle is the largest when the longitudinal direction of the inclined support portion 64 coincides with the vertical direction, and the opening angle is smallest when the longitudinal direction coincides with the horizontal direction. The second frame member 32 smoothly changes in position along the curved surface of the semicircular portion 64a and the opening angle changes, and the semicircular portion 64a is also chamfered at the corner in the thickness direction. Smooth.

  The solar panel 48 moves between the side surfaces 11b and 11d following the rotation of the second shaft member 38, and the opening angle of the second frame member 54 with respect to the first frame member 50 changes around the hinge member 52. The angle of the solar cell 56 changes in two directions. The size of the fourth sprocket 60 and the shape of the inclined support portion 64 are set so that the opening angle of the second frame member 54 is maximized when the solar panel 48 is directly above the upper surface 11 e of the main body 11.

  One support member 46 attached to the side surface 11 a of the main body 11 is provided with a holding bar 66 extending from the end 46 a onto the extension line of the support member 46, and a solar panel is provided at the tip of the holding bar 66. A weight 68 having substantially the same weight as 48 is attached. The weight 68 and the solar panel 48 are substantially balanced around the second shaft member 38.

  The cylinder 20 is moved by the tap water pressure. The cylinder 20 is connected to a pipe shown in FIG. 3, and a water supply path 70 for introducing tap water into the cylinder 20 and a drain path 72 for draining from the cylinder 20 are provided in the pipe. The water supply path 70 is provided with a flow rate control device 74, and the flow rate control device 74 is provided with a constant pressure valve 76, a needle valve 78 that constitutes a squeeze, and a capillary squeeze 80 that are arranged in order from the upstream side. In the capillary squeezing 80, fine fibers are densely provided inside the pipe through which water passes, and the water passes through the gap between the fibers at a constant slow speed. An electromagnetic valve 82 is provided in the drainage channel 72. The water supply passage 70 and the drainage passage 72 are provided with bypasses 86 and 88 that can be opened and closed by a valve 84, respectively.

  The solar panel mount 10 is installed on the upper surface 12a of the base member 12 so that the side surface 11a of the main body 11 faces south, and is fixed by an anchor bolt 19. Thereby, the side surface 11b of the main body 11 faces west, the side surface 11c faces north, and the side surface 11d faces east.

  Next, operation | movement of the solar panel mount 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 2 is a view of the solar panel mount 10 viewed from the north side. In the morning, the support member 46 is tilted to the side surface 11 d of the main body 11, that is, east at the position of the solar panel mount 10 a located on the left side of the drawing, and the second frame member 54 is at a small angle with respect to the first frame member 50. Closed and set so that the solar cell 56 has an angle close to a right angle with respect to the sun rising from the east. Then, water controlled at a constant slow speed by the flow control device of the water supply passage 70 is put into the cylinder 20. Then, the shaft portion 22 and the rack 26 rise at a constant and slow speed, the pinion 32 rotates, and the first shaft member 30 rotates. The second shaft member 38 is rotated by the chain 42 attached to the first shaft member 30, and the support member 46 is rotated together with the second shaft member 38, and the solar panel 48 is lifted so as to approach the upper surface 11e from the side surface 11d. At approximately noon, the support member 46 passes through the upper surface 11e, approaches the side surface 11b of the main body 11, and at the position of the solar panel gantry 10b located at the right of the drawing at sunset. That is, the second frame member 54 is closed at a small angle with respect to the first frame member 50, and the solar cell 56 is close to a right angle with respect to the sun setting in the west. Since the solar panel 48 is balanced with the weight 68 around the second shaft member 38, a large distance can be moved by the weak force of the cylinder 20.

  Simultaneously with the above operation, the second frame member 54 of the solar panel 48 also moves. In the morning, as shown in the solar panel mount 10a located on the left side of the drawing, the inclined support portion 64 is tilted in parallel to the first frame member 50, and the second frame member 54 is inclined to the inclined support portion 64. The first frame member 50 is closed at a small angle. Then, when water is poured into the cylinder 20 and the first shaft member 30 and the second shaft member 38 rotate, the solar panel 48 gradually approaches the upper surface 11e and is attached to the second shaft member 38 together with it. The third shaft member 58 is rotated by the chain 62. The inclined support portion 64 rotates together with the third shaft member 58, the longitudinal direction of the inclined support portion 64 rises from the first frame member 50, the semicircular portion 64a contacts the lower surface 54b of the second frame member 54, and the first The second frame member 54 starts to open with respect to the frame member 50. When the solar panel 48 comes directly above the upper surface 11e at noon, the longitudinal direction of the inclined support portion 64 is vertical, the semicircular portion 64a is located above, and the opening angle of the second frame member 54 is It becomes the largest, for example, around 70 °, and the solar cell 56 faces the solar light almost at right angles to the sunlight in accordance with the south-middle altitude of the sun. And after passing right above the upper surface 11e of the main body 11, the inclination support part 64 falls to the opposite side to the morning solar panel mount 10a, and the opening angle of the second frame member 54 becomes small. As shown in the solar panel gantry 10b located on the right, the inclined support portion 64 is in a state of falling parallel to the first frame member 50, and the second frame member 54 is at a small angle with respect to the first frame member 50. close up.

  At night, the water in the cylinder 20 is drained from the drainage channel 72 by opening the electromagnetic valve 82. In addition, water operates by using about 3 liters per day, for example. When the water in the cylinder 20 is removed from the drainage channel 72, the shaft portion 22 is lowered to the morning position by the weight 24. The shaft part 22 of the cylinder 20 descends and returns from the position of the solar panel base 10b on the west side to the position of the solar panel base 10a on the east side in preparation for the next morning. The solar panel gantry 10 of this embodiment performs the above-described operation from morning to night, and moves so that the solar cell 56 is close to a right angle with respect to sunlight as the sun moves for one day.

  According to the solar panel gantry 10 of this embodiment, the solar cell 56 is adapted to the sunlight by moving the solar panel 48 in accordance with the daily movement of the sun by a simple operation of injecting tap water into the cylinder 20. Can be moved close to a right angle. The amount of tap water used is a very small amount of about 3 liters per day, is inexpensive and saves energy, does not use energy other than water, such as electricity, and has little impact on the environment. is there. The solar panel 48 is adjusted to a good state according to the angle of sunlight, and the power generation efficiency can be increased. Moreover, tap water can be easily obtained at low cost anywhere, can be introduced with simple piping, does not contaminate the soil even if it spills on the ground, and does not affect the environment from this point, It is safe. Further, the flow rate control device 74 of the water supply passage 70 has a simple structure, and the capillary water 80 can surely introduce tap water at a constant slow speed. Since the solar panel 48 is balanced with the weight 68, it can be easily moved by the weak force of the cylinder 20. Since no special equipment is used and the structure is simple, the manufacturing cost is low, there are few failures, and maintenance is easy. It can be manufactured in an affordable size, is easy to install and maintain, and can be used as a power source for agricultural greenhouses. In addition, it can be easily used for industrial purposes.

  In addition, the solar panel mount of this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The structure and raw material of each member can be changed freely, and structures, such as a main body and the frame member of a solar panel, are free. Can be changed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Solar panel base 11 Main body 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d Side surface 20 Cylinder 22 Shaft part 24, 68 Weight 26 Rack 30 1st shaft member 32 Pinion 38 2nd shaft member 42, 62 Chain 46 Support member 48 Solar panel 50 First frame member 52 Hinge member 54 Second frame member 56 Solar cell 58 Third shaft member 64 Inclined support portion 64a Semicircular portion 66 Holding rod 70 Water supply channel 72 Drainage channel

Claims (4)

A main body fixed to the ground; a cylinder provided on the main body that moves by water pressure; a first shaft member that is connected to the cylinder via a rack and a pinion and rotates about an axis in accordance with the movement of the cylinder; A second shaft member coupled to the one shaft member so as to be interlocked and rotating about an axis in accordance with the rotation of the first shaft member; and an axial direction of the second shaft member fixed to the second shaft member A support member that crosses and extends to the side, and a solar panel attached to the support member are provided,
The second shaft member is provided substantially horizontally along the north-south direction, and the solar panel is moved from the east side to the west side according to the movement of the sun as the second shaft member rotates. It moves just above the top surface of
The solar panel is attached to a first frame member fixed to the support member, and a side edge portion that is overlapped with the first frame member and located on the south side via a hinge member, with respect to the first frame member. A second frame member that can be opened and closed upward, a solar cell attached to an upper surface of the second frame member that is opposite to the first frame member, and the first frame member along a north-south direction A third shaft member that is mounted substantially horizontally and is coupled to the second shaft member so as to be interlocked with the second shaft member. The third shaft member rotates about the axis in accordance with the axial rotation of the second shaft member, and is fixed to the third shaft member. An inclined support portion is provided that extends laterally across the axial direction of the third shaft member;
The inclined support portion is in a state where the solar panel is tilted at a position close to the east side and the west side, and the opening angle of the second frame member with respect to the first frame member becomes small, and the solar panel approaches the south. A solar panel pedestal characterized in that the opening angle of the second frame member with respect to the first frame member is increased when it rises vertically upward and is located in the south.   The inclined support portion is a rectangular plate that is long in one direction, and one end portion in the longitudinal direction that contacts the second frame member is a semicircular portion that curves outward and protrudes, Two corners in the thickness direction of the inclined support portion are chamfered, and the third shaft member is fixed by penetrating the inclined support portion at a position near the end on the opposite side of the semicircular portion. The solar panel mount according to claim 1.   A holding rod that extends to the opposite side of the solar panel is provided at the end of the support member opposite to the solar panel, and the tip of the holding rod is substantially equal to the solar panel. The solar panel mount according to claim 1, wherein a weight of weight is attached. The cylinder is provided with a water supply passage for introducing water into the cylinder and a drainage passage for draining from the cylinder, the water supply passage is provided with a flow control device, and the flow control device is provided with a constant pressure valve and a squeeze. The solar panel mount according to claim 1.

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