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US 12,191,801 B2Granted
Stackable photovoltaic module
AssigneeKaBa Holding GmbH
InventorRene Battistutti
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Abstract
A stackable photovoltaic module including at least one photovoltaic element which is circumferentially surrounded by a frame. The frame has at least one projection and at least one recess which engage in one another when a first frame is arranged on a second frame. The frame consists of a plurality of frame elements which are connected by at least one connector.
Claims24
A stackable photovoltaic module comprising:
- at least one photovoltaic element;
- at least one frame surrounding a periphery of a respective one of the at least one photovoltaic element, the at least one frame having a first side and a second side, a plurality of projections being defined on the first side and a plurality of recesses being defined on the second side, the plurality of projections and the plurality of recesses surrounding the periphery of the at least one photovoltaic element and being located in a region of side edges of the photovoltaic element spaced from corner regions of the at least one frame,
- wherein each of the plurality of projections of a first one of the at least one frame is configured to engage a respective one of the plurality of recesses of a second one of the at least one frame when the first frame is arranged on the second frame, each of the plurality of projections and each of the plurality of recesses being configured such that each of the plurality of projections is held in a respective one of the plurality of recesses in a form-fitting manner,
- wherein each frame of the at least one frame consists of a plurality of frame elements which are connected to one another by at least one connector, the frame elements comprising hollow chamber profiles, and
- wherein a highest point of each of the plurality of frame elements is defined by one or more of the plurality of projections.
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A stackable photovoltaic module comprising:
- at least two photovoltaic elements;
- at least two frames surrounding a periphery of a respective one of the at least two photovoltaic elements, each of the at least two frames having a first side and a second side, a plurality of projections being defined on the first side and a plurality of recesses defined on the second side, the plurality of projections and the plurality of recesses surrounding the periphery of the at least one photovoltaic element and being located in a region of side edges of the photovoltaic element spaced from corner regions of the at least one frame,
- wherein each of the plurality of projections of a first one of the at least two frames is configured to engage in a respective one of the plurality of recesses of a second one of the at least two frames when the first frame is arranged on the second frame, the plurality of projections and the plurality of recesses being configured such that each of the plurality of projections is held in a respective one of the plurality of recesses in a form-fitting manner,
- wherein each frame of the at least two frames consists of a plurality of frame elements which are connected to one another by at least one connector, the frame elements comprising hollow chamber profiles, and
- wherein a highest point of each of the plurality of frame elements is defined by one or more of the plurality of projections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.