Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro-inverter solar panel mounting
- Patent Title (中): 微逆变太阳能电池板安装
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Application No.: US13751376Application Date: 2013-01-28
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Publication No.: US09253935B2Publication Date: 2016-02-02
- Inventor: John Morris , Phillip Charles Gilchrist
- Applicant: John Morris , Phillip Charles Gilchrist
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Grasso PLLC
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H05K13/00 ; H02S40/32 ; H02S40/34

Abstract:
Processes, systems, devices, and articles of manufacture are provided. Each may include adapting micro-inverters initially configured for frame-mounting to mounting on a frameless solar panel. This securement may include using an adaptive clamp or several adaptive clamps secured to a micro-inverter or its components, and using compressive forces applied directly to the solar panel to secure the adaptive clamp and the components to the solar panel. The clamps can also include compressive spacers and safeties for managing the compressive forces exerted on the solar panels. Friction zones may also be used for managing slipping between the clamp and the solar panel during or after installation. Adjustments to the clamps may be carried out through various means and by changing the physical size of the clamps themselves.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140168927A1 Micro-Inverter Solar Panel Mounting Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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