Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clamps for solar system
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Application No.: US16537165Application Date: 2019-08-09
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Publication No.: US10680548B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Ryan Braunstein , Zachary Kinyon , Guillaume Carre , David Matrat
- Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H02S20/23
- IPC: H02S20/23 ; F24S25/00 ; F24S25/30 ; F24S25/634 ; F24S25/70 ; H02S30/10 ; F24S25/33 ; F24S25/636 ; F24S25/60

Abstract:
A solar power system can include a rail and a solar module disposed on the rail. A clamp assembly can couple the solar module to the rail. The clamp assembly can have a clamped configuration in which the solar module is secured to the rail and an unclamped configuration. The clamp assembly can comprise an upper clamp member, a lower clamp member coupled to the rail, and a stabilization member mechanically engaging the upper clamp member and the lower clamp member. The stabilization member can prevent rotation of the lower clamp member relative to the rail when the clamp assembly is in the clamped and unclamped configurations. In the unclamped configuration, the stabilization member can be biased such that the upper clamp member is disposed at a sufficient clearance above the rail to permit the insertion of the solar module between the upper clamp member and the rail.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190363667A1 CLAMPS FOR SOLAR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2019-11-28
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