Photovoltaic module mounting assembly
AssigneeSunPower Corporation
InventorsBrian Wares, Ethan Ely, Sushrut Bapat, Gary Rossi
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides photovoltaic (PV) module mounting systems and bracket assemblies for securing PV modules to roofs. The photovoltaic module mounting systems may include a roofing panel having a base layer, a flashing panel coupled along an edge of the roofing panel, and a bracket assembly coupled to the roofing panel, where the bracket assembly includes a bracket and a clip, and where the clip is configured to couple with an edge feature of a PV module to secure the PV module to the roofing panel.
Claims18
A photovoltaic (PV) module mounting assembly, comprising:
- a roofing panel comprising a base layer and a plurality of ribs extending from the base layer;
- a flashing panel coupled to and along an edge of the roofing panel;
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- a first bracket assembly coupled to a first rib of the plurality of ribs, the first bracket assembly comprising a first bracket and a first clip,
- wherein the first clip is configured to couple with a first edge feature of a PV module to secure the PV module to the roofing panel, and
- wherein the first edge feature of the PV module is perpendicular to the first rib,
- wherein the first clip is moveable relative to the first bracket from a first position to a second position, and
- wherein the first clip is biased toward the first position.
A photovoltaic (PV) module mounting assembly, comprising:
- a roofing panel;
- and
- a plurality of bracket assemblies configured to couple a PV module to the roofing panel, the plurality of bracket assemblies comprising:
- a first bracket assembly comprising a first bracket and a first clip, wherein the first clip is configured to couple with a first edge feature of the PV module to secure the PV module to the roofing panel, and
- a second bracket assembly comprising a second bracket and a second clip, wherein the second clip is configured to be displaced along a lengthwise direction of the second bracket by the PV module from a first position to a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.