SOLAR COLLECTOR CABLE SUPPORT TRAY AND SUPPORT SYSTEM

摘要

A cable tray and support system facilitates cable management in a solar energy collector system at reduced cost relative to previous cable tray and support systems. The cable tray and support system comprises cables trays, mounting brackets, and vertically-oriented piles. The mounting brackets are coupled to the cables trays and vertically-oriented piles. The mounting brackets include one or more stress relief features (e.g., notches) to allow the mounting bracket to provide cantilevered deflection in response to thermal expansion or contraction-of the cable tray. The cable tray and support system also provides a ground path from a cable tray, to the mounting bracket, to the pile, and then to the ground to dissipate transient voltages in the solar energy collection system.

主权项

1. A cable management system comprising:
a vertically-oriented pile; a mounting bracket comprising:
a central member coupled to the vertically-oriented pile by one or more fasteners and having a top end and a bottom end, the central member comprising a top flange extending outwardly from the central member at the top end in a first direction, a first arm extending from the central member in the first direction, the first arm comprising:
a first arm wall having a top edge and a bottom edge extending longitudinally in the first direction from the central member,a top flange extending from the first arm wall at the top edge in a second direction toward the central member, the top flange comprising:
a first section having a plurality of ports, anda second section coplanar with the first section and defining a first top flange space disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein the top flange of the first arm and the top flange of the central member define a first corner space therebetween; and a first cable tray comprising:
a base including an aperture coupled to a first port of the plurality of ports of the top flange of the first arm by a fastener,a first side wall extending vertically from the base, anda second side wall extending vertically from the base;  wherein the mounting bracket receives stress applied from the first cable tray to the first arm by:
the first section of the top flange of the first arm deflecting at the first top flange space relative to the second section of the top flange of the first arm, andthe first arm deflecting at the first corner space relative to the corner.