Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End clamps for solar systems
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Application No.: US15234829Application Date: 2016-08-11
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Publication No.: US09777948B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Ryan Braunstein , Guillaume Carre , Zachary Kinyon
- 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: F24J2/52
- IPC: F24J2/52 ; H02S30/10 ; H02S20/23 ; F16B2/06 ; F16B5/06 ; H02S20/22 ; F16B2/12 ; F24J2/46

Abstract:
A solar power system can include an array of solar modules. The system can include a rail and a solar module positioned at an outer end of the array. The solar module can have a frame around a periphery of the solar module. The frame can include a flange along an edge of the solar module that is disposed at the outer end of the array. The flange can project inwardly from the frame underneath the solar module. A clamp assembly can be disposed underneath the solar module and can mechanically secure the solar module to the rail. The clamp assembly can include a clamp body and a base. The clamp body and the base can cooperate to clamp the flange between the clamp body and the rail.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170038098A1 END CLAMPS FOR SOLAR SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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