Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic module and interlocked stack of photovoltaic modules
- Patent Title (中): 光伏组件和光伏组件联锁堆叠
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Application No.: US13585573Application Date: 2012-08-14
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Publication No.: US08822812B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Brian S. Wares
- Applicant: Brian S. Wares
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP
- Main IPC: F24J2/51
- IPC: F24J2/51 ; H01L31/042 ; F24J2/52

Abstract:
One embodiment relates to an arrangement of photovoltaic modules configured for transportation. The arrangement includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each photovoltaic module including a frame. A plurality of individual male alignment features and a plurality of individual female alignment features are included on each frame. Adjacent photovoltaic modules are interlocked by multiple individual male alignment features on a first module of the adjacent photovoltaic modules fitting into and being surrounded by corresponding individual female alignment features on a second module of the adjacent photovoltaic modules. Other embodiments, features and aspects are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140034114A1 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND INTERLOCKED STACK OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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