Solar and rainwater tower

摘要

A modular tower assembly particularly suited for deployment in a parking lot area for collecting solar energy and precipitation includes left-hand and right-hand support modules, each having a base and a support pedestal having a bottom affixed to one end of the base. A solar panel mount has one end affixed to a pedestal top and cantilevered over the base. The left-hand support module pedestal is joined to the right hand support module pedestal such that the base of the left-hand module extends oppositely from the base of the right-hand module. A solar panel assembly is affixed to each of solar panel mounts. The modular assembly is particularly well-adapted for large scale collection of solar power for subsequent conversion to electrical power directly connected to a local power grid. Each tower is further adapted for the collection of fresh water from natural precipitation.

主权项

1. A combination solar collection and precipitation collection modular assembly for deployment upon a parking lot ground surface, the modular assembly comprising:
a left-hand support module, comprising:
a vertically-oriented pedestal portion having an upper end, a lower end, a left-facing surface and an opposite right-facing surface, said right-facing surface having at least one interlocking pin extending outwardly therefrom and a keyed interlock aperture extending therethrough;a horizontally-oriented support foot having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end portion and a distal end, said pedestal portion lower end transitioning into said proximal end of said support foot;a solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion having a periphery surrounding a concave upper surface, said concave upper surface having a precipitation drainage aperture extending therethrough, said pedestal portion upper end transitioning into said solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion, said solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion extending outwardly in a cantilevered manner over said support foot; anda solar panel assembly mounted atop said support module solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion; a right-hand support module, comprising:
a vertically-oriented pedestal portion having an upper end, a lower end, a left-facing surface and an opposite right-facing surface, said left-facing surface having at least one interlocking pin receiving aperture sized and shaped for engagement with the said corresponding at least on interlocking pin of said left-hand support module, and a keyed interlock aperture extending therethrough;a horizontally-oriented support foot having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end portion and a distal end, said pedestal portion lower end transitioning into said proximal end portion of said support foot;a solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion having a periphery surrounding a concave upper surface, said concave upper surface having a precipitation drainage aperture extending therethrough, said pedestal portion upper end transitioning into said solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion, said solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion extending outwardly in a cantilevered manner over said support foot; anda solar panel assembly mounted atop said support module solar panel mounting and precipitation collection portion.