Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic array mounting apparatus, systems, and methods
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Application No.: US14593430Application Date: 2015-01-09
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Publication No.: US09231517B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Jack Raymond West , Brian Atchley , Tyrus Hawkes Hudson , Emil Johansen
- Applicant: SolarCity Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: SolarCity Corporation
- Current Assignee: SolarCity Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agent Larry D. Johnson
- Main IPC: E04D13/18
- IPC: E04D13/18 ; H02S20/23 ; H01L31/042 ; H01L31/18 ; H02S20/24 ; H02S20/10

Abstract:
A photovoltaic array, including: (a) supports laid out on a surface in rows and columns; (b) photovoltaic modules positioned on top of the supports; and (c) fasteners connecting the photovoltaic modules to the supports, wherein the supports have an upper pedestal surface and a lower pedestal surface such that the photovoltaic modules are positioned at a non-horizontal angle when edges of the photovoltaic modules are positioned on top of the upper and lower pedestal surfaces, and wherein a portion of the fasteners rotate to lock the photovoltaic modules onto the supports.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150180405A1 PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY MOUNTING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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