Greenfield low-profile dense-spaced solar panel array energy system
AssigneeWatershed Geosynthetics LLC
InventorsS. Kyle Ehman, Carl M. Davis, III
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Abstract
A solar energy racking system for a plurality of solar panels for generation of electrical energy comprising a pair of opposing elongated rails for disposing in spaced-apart relation on a surface and secured thereto with a pair of anchors for each elongated rail, said anchors for connecting to the surface and to respective opposing portions of the elongated rail; and a solar photovoltaic module for securing to the pair of rails with a plurality of clips. A plurality of solar panels mount to the rails in a dense-space array having a Slow-profile relative to the surface. Optionally an intermediate engaging member attached to the rails intermediate the anchors further secures the rails to the surface.
Claims17
A solar energy racking system, comprising:
- a pair of opposing elongated rails for disposing in spaced-apart relation on a surface;
- a pair of anchors for each elongated rail of the pair of opposing elongated rails, said pair of anchors for connecting to the surface and to respective opposing portions of said elongated rail of the pair of opposing elongated rails;
- each elongated rail having a friction engaging strip attached intermediate the anchors and a plurality of projecting members extending from a bottom surface of the friction engaging strip;
- a geomembrane sheet for overlying the surface, said geomembrane sheet defining a plurality of spaced-apart seats for receiving the plurality of projecting members for mechanical engagement of the friction engaging strip thereto;
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- a solar photovoltaic module for securing to the pair of opposing elongated rails with a plurality of clips, each one of said plurality of clips for fixedly attaching to a respective elongated rail of the pair of opposing elongated rails and for engaging the solar photovoltaic module,
- whereby the solar photovoltaic module being secured with the plurality of clips to the opposing elongated rails fastened to the surface for electrical generation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.