Solar table mobile transport
A solar table mobile transport is described that moves a solar table to a point of installation. The solar table mobile transport comprises multiple motors that allow movement within a three-dimensional coordinate system as well as provide angular controls of pitch, yaw and roll. These motors enable at least one alignment process used to install the solar table to a mounting structure within a solar system.
1. A solar table mobile transport (hereinafter, “mobile transport”) for moving a solar table, the mobile transport comprising:
a transport component having a vehicular segment and a driving system, the transport component being operable to move the solar table from a first location to a point of installation under control of the driving system;
an attachment component coupled to the transport component, the attachment component comprising at least one attaching element that securely attaches to the solar table and a plurality of motors that support at least one alignment process implemented during an installation of the solar table to at least one mounting structure; and
wherein the at least one attaching element comprises a plurality of end effectors that couple to at least one of a torque tube, a purlin and/or a beam within the solar table.
2. The mobile transport of claim 1 wherein the driving system comprises a steering mechanism that allows personnel to drive the mobile transport to the point of installation.
3. The mobile transport of claim 1 wherein the driving system comprises a remote-controlled steering mechanism through which personnel remotely drive the mobile transport to the point of installation.
4. The mobile transport of claim 1 wherein the driving system comprises automated controls that provides automated steering to drive the mobile transport to the point of installation.
5. The mobile transport of claim 4 wherein the automated controls comprises location detection and a virtual map of a solar system construction site, the location detection identifies a location of the mobile transport within the virtual map and identifies a path to the point of installation.
6. The mobile transport of claim 1 further comprising:
a first motor coupled within a front portion of the attachment component, the first motor providing first vertical movement of a front portion of the solar table;
a second motor coupled within a back portion of the attachment component, the second motor providing a second vertical movement of a back portion of the solar table; and
wherein a combination of the first and second vertical movements create a pitch angle of the solar table.
7. The mobile transport of claim 6 wherein the first motor uses a first actuator to vertically move the from portion of the solar table and the second motor uses a second actuator to vertically move the back portion of the solar table.
8. The mobile transport of claim 1 further comprising:
a first motor coupled within a front portion of the attachment component, the first motor providing first horizontal movement of a front portion of the solar table;
a second motor coupled within a back portion of the attachment component, the second motor providing a second horizontal movement of a back portion of the solar table; and
wherein a combination of the first and second vertical movements create a yaw angle of the solar table.
9. The mobile transport of claim 8 wherein the first motor uses a first set of tracks to move the front portion of the solar table and the second motor uses a second set of tracks to move the back portion of the solar table.
10. The mobile transport of claim 1 further comprising a rotational motor that rotates a solar table around an axis.
11. The mobile transport of claim 10 wherein the axis is parallel to the torque tube.
12. The mobile transport of claim 10 wherein the rotation motor aligns a first plurality of drill holes within a swaged end of a torque tube to a second plurality of drill holes in a mounting structure.
13. The mobile transport of claim 12 wherein the mounting structure is a pile.
14. The mobile transport of claim 1 wherein the at least one alignment process is at least partially automated using a plurality of sensors.
15. The mobile transport of claim 14 wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least one of a Lidar sensor, a camera sensor and/or radar sensor.
16. The mobile transport of claim 1 further comprising a verification element that verifies the installation is complete.
17. A solar table mobile transport (hereinafter, “mobile transport”) for moving a solar table, the mobile transport comprising:
a transport component having a movement system and a driving system, the transport component being operable to move the solar table from a first location to a point of installation under control of the driving system; and
an attachment component coupled to the transport component, the attachment component comprising at least one attaching element that securely attaches to the solar table and a plurality of motors comprising:
a first motor coupled within a front portion of the attachment component, the first motor providing first vertical movement of a front portion of the solar table;
a second motor coupled within a back portion of the attachment component, the second motor providing a second vertical movement of a back portion of the solar table;
a third motor coupled within the front portion of the attachment component, the third motor providing first horizontal movement of the front portion of the solar table;
a fourth motor coupled within the back portion of the attachment component, the fourth motor providing a second horizontal movement of the back portion of the solar table; and
a fifth motor coupled within the attachment component, the fifth motor rotates the solar table around an axis point.
18. The mobile transport of claim 17 wherein at least one of the first, second, third, fourth and/or fifth motors is autonomously controlled.