Utility pole mounted solar panels and securing brackets
First Claim
1. An electrical transmission system having plural electrical supply sources distributed along at least one transmission line and providing electrical power to at least one load circuit, comprising:
- a utility pole suspending said at least one transmission line;
at least one solar electric generation station supplying electrical energy partially circumscribing said utility pole and having at least three separate and distinct solar collector surfaces, defined by at least one generally East facing panel, at least one generally South facing panel, and at least one generally West facing panel;
a plurality of generally planar spacer members each of said generally planar spacer members extending generally radially from said utility pole and together affixed with and supporting said at least three separate and distinct solar collector surfaces in a fixed position relative to said utility pole, each of said generally planar spacer members having a plurality of clamp passages;
a plurality of clamps adapted to operatively pass through said plurality of clamp passages which are adapted to operatively guide and retain said plurality of clamps; and
a power coupling that conducts electricity generated by said at least one solar electric generation station into said transmission lines.
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Abstract
An electrical transmission system has solar electrical generation stations mounted directly to existing utility poles along a transmission line. Solar panels and securing brackets define each solar electric generation station. Each station has at least one generally East facing panel, at least one generally South facing panel, and at least one generally West facing panel. A power coupling conducts electricity generated by the solar electric generation station into the transmission lines. In one embodiment, a plurality of spacer members support the separate and distinct solar collector surfaces in a fixed position relative to the utility pole and have a plurality of clamp passages. A plurality of clamps pass through the clamp passages to guide and retain the clamps. In another embodiment, a plurality of adjustable brackets affix with the spacer members adjacent a first end and to the utility pole adjacent a second end distal to the first end.
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18 Claims
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1. An electrical transmission system having plural electrical supply sources distributed along at least one transmission line and providing electrical power to at least one load circuit, comprising:
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a utility pole suspending said at least one transmission line; at least one solar electric generation station supplying electrical energy partially circumscribing said utility pole and having at least three separate and distinct solar collector surfaces, defined by at least one generally East facing panel, at least one generally South facing panel, and at least one generally West facing panel; a plurality of generally planar spacer members each of said generally planar spacer members extending generally radially from said utility pole and together affixed with and supporting said at least three separate and distinct solar collector surfaces in a fixed position relative to said utility pole, each of said generally planar spacer members having a plurality of clamp passages; a plurality of clamps adapted to operatively pass through said plurality of clamp passages which are adapted to operatively guide and retain said plurality of clamps; and a power coupling that conducts electricity generated by said at least one solar electric generation station into said transmission lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electrical transmission system having plural electrical supply sources distributed along at least one transmission line and providing electrical power to at least one load circuit, comprising:
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a utility pole suspending said at least one transmission line; at least one solar electric generation station supplying electrical energy partially circumscribing said utility pole and defining a bottom, a top, an exterior face, and an interior face and having at least three separate and distinct solar collector surfaces affixed to said exterior face, defined by at least one generally East facing panel, at least one generally South facing panel, and at least one generally West facing panel; a plurality of generally planar spacer members, each of said plurality of generally planar spacer members extending generally radially from said utility pole and angularly offset from each other, said plurality of generally planar spacer members together affixed with and supporting said at least three separate and distinct solar collector surfaces in a fixed position relative to said utility pole, said East facing panel oriented in an approximately vertical plane, and said West facing panel also be oriented in an approximately vertical plane, said South facing panel tilted from vertical, each of said generally planar spacer members having a plurality of perforate clamp passages; a plurality of clamps adapted to operatively pass through said plurality of perforate clamp passages which are adapted to operatively guide and retain said plurality of clamps; and a power coupling that conducts electricity generated by said at least one solar electric generation station into said transmission lines. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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