Solar module spacer

A spacer for spacing two adjacent stacked solar modules, the spacer comprising:

• a body having spaced opposed first and second edges, the body comprising an upper contact surface for contact with an upper solar module, and a lower contact surface for contact with a lower solar module;
• a first lower protrusion protruding downwardly from or proximate to the first edge of the body to a free end of the first lower protrusion;
• a second lower protrusion protruding downwardly from the body to a free end of the second lower protrusion, the second lower protrusion spaced from the first lower protrusion in a direction towards the second edge of the body such that a space is defined between the first and second lower protrusions for receipt of a frame of the lower solar module;
• a first upper protrusion arranged to bear against a frame of the upper solar module, the upper protrusion protruding upwardly from or proximate to the first edge of t e body to a free end of the upper protrusion;
• a second upper protrusion spaced from the first per protrusion in a direction towards the second edge such that a space is defined between the first and second upper protrusions for receipt of a frame of the r sol nodule;
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• wherein each of the first and second lower protrusions comprises an inwardly facing surface, and at least one of the inwardly facing surfaces is in the form of a guide surface configured to guide the frame of the lower solar module into the space defined between the first and second lower protrusions.

A solar module assembly, the solar module assembly comprising:

• a spacer according to any one of the preceding claims;
• a lower solar module comprising a frame extending about a periphery of an assembly of solar cells, a portion of the frame of the lower solar module bearing against the lower contact surface of the spacer;
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• an upper solar module comprising a frame extending about a periphery of an assembly of solar cells, a portion of the frame of the upper solar module bearing against the upper contact surface of the spacer.

A spacer for spacing two adjacent stacked solar modules, the spacer comprising:

• a body having spaced opposed first and second edges, the body comprising an upper contact surface for contact with an upper solar module, and a lower contact surface for contact with a lower solar module;
• a first upper protrusion arranged to bear against a frame of the upper solar module, the first upper protrusion protruding upwardly from or proximate to the first edge of the body to a free end of the first upper protrusion;
• a first lower protrusion arranged to bear against a frame of the lower solar module, the first lower protrusion protruding downwardly from or proximate to the first edge of the body to a free end of the first lower protrusion, the first lower protrusion offset from the first upper protrusion in a direction along the first edge;
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• a plurality of first upper protrusions spaced along the first edge and a plurality of first lower protrusions spaced along the first edge, the first upper protrusions and first lower protrusions arranged along the first edge in an alternating pattern.