公开(公告)号：US10673373B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15246475

申请日：2016-08-24

申请人： SolarCity Corporation

发明人： Tyrus Hawkes Hudson ,  Charles Almy ,  Martin Seery ,  Daniel Preston Flanigan ,  Ryan Devine ,  River Broussard

IPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H02S20/25 ,  H01L31/0443 ,  H02S30/10 ,  E04D3/361 ,  E04D3/40 ,  E04D3/30 ,  E04D3/366 ,  E04D3/36 ,  F24S25/40 ,  H02S40/40 ,  H02S40/42 ,  E04D3/363 ,  E04D3/367 ,  E04D12/00 ,  E04D13/17 ,  F24S20/00 ,  F24S20/67

摘要： Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing and appear seamless to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, flush or forming a substantively uniform plane with roof panels or other panels mimicking a solar panel appearance. Pans supporting BIPV solar panels can be coupled by standing seams, in both lateral and longitudinal directions, to other photovoltaic-supporting pans or pans supporting non-photovoltaic structures, having both functional and aesthetic advantages. In some configurations, the appearance of BIPV systems can be particularly aesthetically pleasing and generally seamless to an observer.

公开(公告)号：US20170237387A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15246486

申请日：2016-08-24

申请人： SolarCity Corporation

发明人： Tyrus Hawkes Hudson ,  Charles Almy ,  Martin Seery ,  Daniel Preston Flanigan ,  Ryan Devine ,  River Broussard

IPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H02S40/42 ,  E04D13/17 ,  E04D12/00 ,  E04D3/367 ,  E04D3/363

CPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  E04D3/30 ,  E04D3/36 ,  E04D3/361 ,  E04D3/363 ,  E04D3/364 ,  E04D3/366 ,  E04D3/40 ,  E04D12/004 ,  E04D13/17 ,  F24S20/67 ,  F24S25/40 ,  H01L31/0443 ,  H02S20/25 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S40/40 ,  H02S40/425 ,  Y02A30/62 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing and appear seamless to an observer. BIPV systems can be on-roof systems, elevated from the surface of a roof, being flush or forming a substantively uniform plane with roof panels or other panels mimicking a solar panel appearance. Pans supporting BIPV solar panels can be coupled by standing seams to other photovoltaic-supporting pans or pans supporting non-photovoltaic structures, having both functional and aesthetic advantages. In some configurations, inverted seams can couple photovoltaic-supporting pans and non-photovoltaic structures, forming a substantively planar surface. In some configurations, the appearance of BIPV systems can be particularly aesthetically pleasing and generally seamless to an observer.

公开(公告)号：US20170237389A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15246475

申请日：2016-08-24

申请人： SolarCity Corporation

发明人： Tyrus Hawkes Hudson ,  Charles Almy ,  Martin Seery ,  Daniel Preston Flanigan ,  Ryan Devine ,  River Broussard

IPC分类号： H02S20/25 ,  H02S40/40 ,  H02S40/42 ,  H01L31/0443

摘要： Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing and appear seamless to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, flush or forming a substantively uniform plane with roof panels or other panels mimicking a solar panel appearance. Pans supporting BIPV solar panels can be coupled by standing seams, in both lateral and longitudinal directions, to other photovoltaic-supporting pans or pans supporting non-photovoltaic structures, having both functional and aesthetic advantages. In some configurations, the appearance of BIPV systems can be particularly aesthetically pleasing and generally seamless to an observer.

公开(公告)号：US10158321B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-18

申请号：US15861543

申请日：2018-01-03

申请人： SolarCity Corporation

发明人： Trevor B. Guthrie ,  Gregory Philip Patnude ,  Brian Despard West ,  David Molina ,  Ryan Devine

IPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H01L31/048

摘要： Methods and systems for mounting an array of photovoltaic modules atop a rooftop are disclosed. In particular the mounting hardware includes a photovoltaic module tray supported above the rooftop by a number of support structures fastened to the rooftop. The photovoltaic module trays include bottom and sidewalls configured to support and align photovoltaic modules along the rooftop. Since the bottom wall supports the weight of the photovoltaic module, the sidewalls can have a thin form-factor that allows the photovoltaic modules trays to be tightly spaced. In this way, the photovoltaic module tray can occupy very little area on the roof allowing the effective collection area of photovoltaic modules supported by the photovoltaic module trays to be significantly larger than photovoltaic modules using wider photovoltaic module frames.

公开(公告)号：US20180191290A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15861543

申请日：2018-01-03

申请人： SolarCity Corporation

发明人： Trevor B. Guthrie ,  Gregory Philip Patnude ,  Brian Despard West ,  David Molina ,  Ryan Devine

IPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H02S30/10 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Methods and systems for mounting an array of photovoltaic modules atop a rooftop are disclosed. In particular the mounting hardware includes a photovoltaic module tray supported above the rooftop by a number of support structures fastened to the rooftop. The photovoltaic module trays include bottom and sidewalls configured to support and align photovoltaic modules along the rooftop. Since the bottom wall supports the weight of the photovoltaic module, the sidewalls can have a thin form-factor that allows the photovoltaic modules trays to be tightly spaced. In this way, the photovoltaic module tray can occupy very little area on the roof allowing the effective collection area of photovoltaic modules supported by the photovoltaic module trays to be significantly larger than photovoltaic modules using wider photovoltaic module frames.