Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “With the recognition of the harmful effects of global warming , the generation of usable power from solar energy is gaining increased acceptan ce. Large areas of vacant land can offer an attractive location for the deployme nt of solar panels. However, such open area solar installations may be accompani ed by significant effort in securing the solar panels to the ground in such a wa y that the solar panels are resistant to external loading forces such as wind. T he creation of separate beam and post structures to accomplish this goal can als o add significant costs to the installation of solar panels.”
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