Device for Supporting a Length of a Control Bar of a Solar Tracking System

Abstract

A device for supporting a length of a control bar connecting two elements separated from one another, with the control bar having a degree of freedom. The device includes a carrier cable extending vertically parallel and opposite the control bar, with a series of hangers connecting the carrier cable to the control bar and arranged to maintain the degree of freedom of the control bar.

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         12 . A device for supporting a length of a control bar connecting two elements separated from one another, with the control bar comprising a degree of freedom, the device comprising
 a carrier cable extending vertically parallel and opposite the control bar; and   a series of hangers connecting the carrier cable to the control bar and arranged to maintain the degree of freedom of the control bar.   
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 12 , wherein each hanger of the series of hangers comprises a receiving and support housing of the control bar and arranged to maintain the degree of freedom of the control bar. 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 13 , wherein the control bar is received in the receiving and support housing with an operating clearance that maintains the degree of freedom of the control bar. 
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 14 , wherein the receiving and support housing comprises a first lower portion that forms a bearing. 
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 15 , wherein the first lower portion comprises a material that has a reduced coefficient of friction. 
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 16 , wherein the receiving and support housing comprises a second upper portion that forms a retainer to retain the control bar in the receiving and support housing. 
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 12 , wherein each hanger comprises a housing having a “U” shape, extending vertically from an upper face of the hanger, and arranged to receive the carrier cable and to adjust a distance between the carrier cable and the control bar. 
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 18 , wherein each hanger comprises means for locking the carrier cable in position in the housing in the shape of a “U”. 
     
     
         20 . The device according to  claim 12 , wherein the device for supporting that supports a length of a second control bar extending in parallel and at a distance from the first control bar further comprises a spacer between the two control bars. 
     
     
         21 . The device according to  claim 20 , further comprising a second carrier cable extending in parallel and at a distance from the first carrier cable. 
     
     
         22 . The device according to  claim 21 , wherein the spacer also forms the hangers connecting the control bars to the carrier cables.