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US 11,444,570 B2Granted
Modular solar skid with enclosures
AssigneeOffGrid Power Solutions, LLC
InventorsMarc Natividad, Raymond Hamilton, Mike Mills
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Abstract
A modular solar skid includes a base including a skid, a panel support structure extending from the skid, at least one solar panel coupled to the panel support structure, and at least one enclosure coupled to the skid. The at least one enclosure is located within a cavity defined between the skid and the panel support structure.
Claims17
A modular solar skid comprising:
- a base comprising a skid;
- a panel support structure extending from the skid;
- and
- at least one solar panel coupled to the panel support structure,
- wherein the skid and the panel support structure define a cavity therebetween, the modular solar skid further comprising at least one enclosure coupled to the skid within the cavity, the enclosure comprising a battery enclosure configured to retain a plurality of batteries therein, wherein the battery enclosure comprises:
- a bottom wall;
- a first side wall extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the skid and perpendicular to the bottom wall;
- a second side wall extending parallel to the first side wall and spaced from the first side wall by a first distance;
- a first end wall removeably coupled to the first and second side walls at a first end of the first and second side walls, the first end wall comprising:
- a planar wall plate;
- a pair of attachment flanges extending perpendicularly from the wall plate and configured to be removeably attached to the first and second side walls;
- and
- a planar extension configured to be removeably attached to the bottom wall;
- and
- a second end wall removeably coupled to the first and second side walls at an opposing second end of the first and second side walls.
12 more elements
A cluster of modular solar skids comprising:
- a plurality of modular solar skids comprising:
- a first solar skid comprising a base comprising a skid;
- a panel support structure extending from the skid;
- and at least one solar panel coupled to the panel support structure, wherein the skid and the panel support structure define a cavity therebetween, the first solar skid comprising at least one enclosure coupled to the skid within the cavity, the enclosure comprising a battery enclosure configured to retain a plurality of batteries therein, and an electronics enclosure, wherein the battery enclosure comprises:
- a bottom wall;
- a first side wall extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first solar skid and perpendicular to the bottom wall;
- a second side wall extending parallel to the first side wall and spaced from the first side wall by a first distance;
- a first end wall removeably coupled to the first and second side walls at a first end of the first and second side walls, the first end wall comprising:
- a planar wall plate;
- a pair of attachment flanges extending perpendicularly from the wall plate and configured to be removeably attached to the first and second side walls;
- and
- a planar extension configured to be removeably attached to the bottom wall;
- and
- a second end wall removeably coupled to the first and second side walls at an opposing second end of the first and second side walls,
- wherein the electronics enclosure houses data processing electronics;
- a plurality of second solar skids in electrical communication with the first solar skid, each of the plurality of second solar skids including a ballast enclosure housing a ballast material therein.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.