BEARING ASSEMBLY AND PARABOLIC-TROUGH SOLAR POWER PLANT HAVING SUCH A BEARING ASSEMBLY

A parabolic-trough solar power plant includes at least one solar panel that has a shaft part supported by at least one bearing assembly configured to pivot the solar panel through a pivot angle about the longitudinal axis. The bearing assembly includes a support element with two support sections and...

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Main Authors NOETH MATHIAS, BEHN MARKUS, BREUNIG HEINZ, KERN HENNING, HERBST HUBERT, PFEUFFER CHRISTINA, LIESEGANG HNAS-JÜRGEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.11.2015
Subjects
BEARINGS
BLASTING
ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
FLEXIBLE SHAFTS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
RANGES
ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS
SHAFTS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
VENTILATING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A parabolic-trough solar power plant includes at least one solar panel that has a shaft part supported by at least one bearing assembly configured to pivot the solar panel through a pivot angle about the longitudinal axis. The bearing assembly includes a support element with two support sections and a space therebetween, a chain element supported by the support sections, and a plurality of roller elements supported in the chain element along its longitudinal extension for rotation about an axis of rotation parallel to the longitudinal axis. Ends of the chain element are attached to the support sections by bearings that permit pivoting of the chain element relative to the support sections about a compensation axis horizontal, and in projection, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft part. The roller elements are disposed at hinge points between pairs of the links in the chain.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314438045