Mounting apparatus for photovoltaic modules
US11444569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/52
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each having a mat with an edge and a spacer with an edge, the edge of the mat being attached to the edge of the spacer. The spacer includes a plurality of support members and a solar module mounted to the support members. Each of the support members includes a ledge. The solar module and the ledge form a space therebetween. The space is sized and shaped to receive an edge of a solar module of another of the photovoltaic modules. The spacer of one of the photovoltaic modules overlays the mat of another of the photovoltaic modules.
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