Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End clamp for mounting solar module to rail
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Application No.: US15196599Application Date: 2016-06-29
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Publication No.: US09813015B1Publication Date: 2017-11-07
- Inventor: John Paul Kapla , Kyle Donald Feldmann , Dylan Benjamin
- 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: E04D13/18
- IPC: E04D13/18 ; H02S20/23 ; H02S30/10 ; B25B5/14 ; B25B5/16

Abstract:
A solar power system may include rails, solar modules, and a plurality of clamps to secure the solar modules to the rails. An end clamp may be partially disposed inside a rail at an end of the rail. The end clamp may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module. The end clamp may include a fastener that may be tightened to engage the end clamp and secure the solar module by holding it on top of the rail. The end clamp may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.
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