PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE DEFLECTION LIMITER

    公开(公告)号:US20220200522A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17561093

    申请日:2021-12-23

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/30

    摘要: A deflection pad may include a body including two peaks, and a recess in the body between the two peaks, the recess may be sized to accommodate a fastener such that when deployed, the fastener is below a height of the two peaks within the recess. The deflection pad may include arms projecting in a direction generally opposite the two peaks, the arms biased inward towards the recess. The deflection pad may be included in a system that includes a torsion beam and one or more support racks to which multiple PV modules may be attached, where the support are racks attached to the torsion beam. One or more deflection pads may be positioned on the support racks to be below the PV modules.

    SPRING CLIP FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING

    公开(公告)号:US20220085752A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17474607

    申请日:2021-09-14

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 F16B2/24

    摘要: A module mounting system may include a photovoltaic (PV) module frame including a mounting rail. The module mounting system may include a spring clip with a PV module frame interfacing element and a clip interfacing element. The spring clip may apply spring force via deformation to lock the PV module frame and a clip together. A second embodiment of the spring clip may include an upper component having one or more arms and a lower component having a central loop configured to rotate relative to each other and interface with the PV module frame or the mounting rail. A second embodiment of the module mounting system may include screwless clips including outer walls and inner walls coupled together as a continuous sheet of material. The screwless clips may couple to a respective mounting flange and a respective frame flange to lock the mounting purlin and the PV module frame together.

    Module clamp
    3.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD1035434S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US29864520

    申请日:2022-06-01

    摘要: FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a module clamp;
    FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 3 is a left-side view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 5 is a front view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 6 is a rear view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 7 is a top view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1; and,
    FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1.
    The broken lines depict portions of the module clamp that form no part of the claimed design.

    PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE DEFLECTION LIMITER
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230188089A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18169058

    申请日:2023-02-14

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/30

    CPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/30

    摘要: A deflection pad may include a body. The body may include a recess to accommodate a fastener configured to attach the deflection pad to a support structure. The base of the deflection pad may include a bottom surface configured to engage a surface of the support structure. The deflection pad may be included in a system that includes a torsion beam and one or more support racks to which multiple PV modules may be attached, where the support are racks attached to the torsion beam. One or more deflection pads may be positioned between the PV modules and the support rack so as to cushion impact.

    AEROELASTIC STABILIZER
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220239249A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17649228

    申请日:2022-01-28

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/32

    摘要: A system may include a support column, and a torsion beam connected to the support column and connected to one or more frames circumscribing one or more respective photovoltaic (PV) modules. An angle of orientation of the one or more frames may change based on rotation of the torsion beam. The system may also include an aeroelastic stabilizer associated with an edge of at least one of the frames. The association between the aeroelastic stabilizer and the edge of the at least one of the frames may include the aeroelastic stabilizer being fixedly coupled to the rail. The association between the aeroelastic stabilizer and the edge of the at least one of the frames may include the aeroelastic stabilizer being integrally formed with the rail to which the edge of the at least one of the frames is fixedly coupled.

    Module clamp
    7.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD1030466S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US29864521

    申请日:2022-06-01

    摘要: FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a module clamp;
    FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 3 is a left-side view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 5 is a front view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 6 is a rear view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 7 is a top view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1; and,
    FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the module clamp shown in FIG. 1.
    The broken lines depict portions of the module clamp that form no part of the claimed design.

    Photovoltaic module deflection limiter

    公开(公告)号:US11949371B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US18169058

    申请日:2023-02-14

    IPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/30

    CPC分类号: H02S30/10 H02S20/30

    摘要: A deflection pad may include a body. The body may include a recess to accommodate a fastener configured to attach the deflection pad to a support structure. The base of the deflection pad may include a bottom surface configured to engage a surface of the support structure. The deflection pad may be included in a system that includes a torsion beam and one or more support racks to which multiple PV modules may be attached, where the support are racks attached to the torsion beam. One or more deflection pads may be positioned between the PV modules and the support rack so as to cushion impact.

    Spring clip for photovoltaic module mounting

    公开(公告)号:US11689152B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17474607

    申请日:2021-09-14

    摘要: A module mounting system may include a photovoltaic (PV) module frame including a mounting rail. The module mounting system may include a spring clip with a PV module frame interfacing element and a clip interfacing element. The spring clip may apply spring force via deformation to lock the PV module frame and a clip together. A second embodiment of the spring clip may include an upper component having one or more arms and a lower component having a central loop configured to rotate relative to each other and interface with the PV module frame or the mounting rail. A second embodiment of the module mounting system may include screwless clips including outer walls and inner walls coupled together as a continuous sheet of material. The screwless clips may couple to a respective mounting flange and a respective frame flange to lock the mounting purlin and the PV module frame together.

    LOW-PROFILE BACKRAIL MODULE CLAMP
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220294386A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17805010

    申请日:2022-06-01

    摘要: A method of forming a module clamp of a photovoltaic module support structure may include cutting a folding pattern into a sheet of metal. The folding pattern may include one or more width-wise slits relative to the sheet of metal, one or more length-wise slits relative to the sheet of metal, and a hole. The method may include stamping one or more first features onto the sheet of metal to form a stamped sheet and folding the stamped sheet along the one or more width-wise slits and the one or more length-wise slits to form a preliminary module clamp. The method may include stamping one or more second features onto the preliminary module clamp to form the module clamp.