Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic module and module arrays
- Patent Title (中): 光伏模块和模块阵列
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Application No.: US12492802Application Date: 2009-06-26
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Publication No.: US08220210B2Publication Date: 2012-07-17
- Inventor: Jonathan Botkin , Simon Graves , Carl J. S. Lenox , Matthew Culligan , Matt Danning
- Applicant: Jonathan Botkin , Simon Graves , Carl J. S. Lenox , Matthew Culligan , Matt Danning
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: E04D13/18
- IPC: E04D13/18 ; H01L31/042

Abstract:
A photovoltaic (PV) module including a PV device and a frame. The PV device has a PV laminate defining a perimeter and a major plane. The frame is assembled to and encases the laminate perimeter, and includes leading, trailing, and side frame members, and an arm that forms a support face opposite the laminate. The support face is adapted for placement against a horizontal installation surface, to support and orient the laminate in a non-parallel or tilted arrangement. Upon final assembly, the laminate and the frame combine to define a unitary structure. The frame can orient the laminate at an angle in the range of 3°-7° from horizontal, and can be entirely formed of a polymeric material. Optionally, the arm incorporates integral feature(s) that facilitate interconnection with corresponding features of a second, identically formed PV module.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090320907A1 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MODULE ARRAYS Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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