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US 12,244,261 B2Granted
Detachable roof integrated solar photovoltaic module
AssigneePV Technical Services Inc.
InventorsLihui Guo, Song Ping Zhou
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Abstract
A solar photovoltaic module comprises a generator body and a support body, and can be repaired in place after installation on a roof by removing and replacing the solar panel laminate from the generator body of the solar module. The support body of the solar module comprises an elongated rail defining an upper tabletop onto which a fastener may be affixed and a lower tabletop to receive the generator body. The solar panel laminate of the generator body is retained by a frame comprising a horizontal front frame element having a hook to engage a support body of another solar module.
Claims8
A solar module comprising:
- a generator body;
- and
- a support body,
- wherein said generator body comprises a solar panel laminate, and a frame comprising a hook to engage a support body of another solar module,
- wherein the support body of the solar module comprises an elongated rail defining an upper tabletop onto which a fastener may be affixed, and a lower tabletop to receive the generator body, and
- wherein the support body of the solar module and the generator body of the solar module being detachably fastened together, wherein one longitudinal edge of said solar panel laminate is not retained by the frame of the generator body, such that the support body of the solar module may remain affixed to a roof when the generator body comprising the solar panel laminate is detached from the support body of the solar module.
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