Wire management racking system for photovoltaic solar modules
US10243505B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A framed PV module rooftop and ballasted ground mount racking system by which the mounting structure also functions as a wire management system and operates as an electrical raceway that includes a plurality of North-South mounting structures, oriented in a North-South direction, each of the North-South mounting structures including a North-South open-air channel for receiving wires, and each of the North-South mounting structures configured for supporting a solar module at a selected tilt angle; a plurality of East-West mounting structures, oriented in an East-West direction, each of the East-West mounting structures including an East-West open-air channel for receiving wires, wherein the coupling of said North-South mounting structures to said East-West mounting structures forms a continuous, open-air, electrical raceway with intersections within an array for module connectivity.
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