Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and apparatuses for carport with integrated precipitation and cable management
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Application No.: US16715402Application Date: 2019-12-16
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Publication No.: US11111689B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Nicholas J. McKibben , John Kapla , Sushrut G. Bapat , Elizabeth Schulte , Gary A. Rossi , Jeremy Mansell , Andrew R. Wolf
- 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: E04H6/42
- IPC: E04H6/42 ; E04H6/08 ; H02S20/20 ; E04H15/34 ; H02S20/10 ; H02S20/23 ; E04H6/02
Abstract:
A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.
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