Method and apparatus for mounting photovoltaic modules to shingled surfaces
OwnerZachary A. King, Andres Murilloinventors
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Abstract
A photovoltaic module for mounting to a roof overlying rafters, wherein the rafters have a given spacing, and wherein the photovoltaic module is to be mounted to the roof with a desired spacing between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules, the photovoltaic module having a width which is a multiple of the given spacing between rafters, after taking into account the desired spacing between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules.
Claims8
A photovoltaic module for mounting to a roof overlying rafters, wherein the rafters have a given spacing, and wherein the photovoltaic module is to be mounted to the roof with a desired spacing between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules, the photovoltaic module having a width which is a multiple of the given spacing between rafters, after taking into account the desired spacing between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules.
A method for mounting an array of photovoltaic modules to a roof overlying rafters, wherein the rafters have a given spacing, the method comprising:
- determining a desired spacing between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules;
- providing a plurality of photovoltaic modules each having a width which is a multiple of the given spacing between rafters, after taking into account the desired spacing between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules;
- and
- mounting each photovoltaic module to the roof by securing each photovoltaic module to a rafter underlying the roof, with each photovoltaic module being spaced from a horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic module by the desired spacing.
A photovoltaic module for mounting to a roof overlying rafters, wherein the rafters have a spacing R, and wherein the photovoltaic module is to be mounted to the roof with a spacing H between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules, the photovoltaic module having a width W, wherein:
- W=xR−H
- and further wherein x is an integer value of 1 or more.
A method for mounting an array of photovoltaic modules to a roof overlying rafters, wherein the rafters have a spacing of R, the method comprising:
- determining a desired spacing H between horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic modules;
- determining a preferred width W for each photovoltaic module in the array according to the formula:
- W=xR−H
- where x is an integer value of 1 or more;
- providing a plurality of photovoltaic modules of width W;
- and
- mounting each photovoltaic module to the roof by securing each photovoltaic module to a rafter underlying the roof, with each photovoltaic module being spaced from a horizontally-adjacent photovoltaic module by a distance H.
A photovoltaic module for mounting to a roof comprising shingles, wherein each of the shingles has a face of a given length, and wherein the photovoltaic module is to be mounted to the roof with a north foot and a south foot, wherein the north foot has a given effective length and the south foot has a given effective length, the photovoltaic module having a length which, when added to the length of the north foot and the south foot, is a multiple of the given length of a shingle face.
A method for mounting an array of photovoltaic modules to a roof comprising shingles, wherein each of the shingles has a face of a given length, and wherein each of the photovoltaic modules is to be mounted to the roof with a north foot and a south foot, wherein the north foot has a given effective length and the south foot has a given effective length, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of photovoltaic modules each having a length which, when added to the effective length of its associated north foot and associated south foot, is a multiple of the given length of a shingle face;
- and
- mounting each photovoltaic module to the roof by securing the north foot of that photovoltaic module to a single shingle face and securing the south foot of that photovoltaic module to a single shingle face.
A photovoltaic module for mounting to a roof comprising shingles, wherein each of the shingles has a face of length F, and wherein the photovoltaic module is to be mounted to the roof with a north foot having a effective length N′ and a south foot having a effective length S′, the photovoltaic module having a length L, wherein:
- L=xF−N′−S′
- and further wherein x is an integer value of 1 or more.
A method for mounting an array of photovoltaic modules to a roof comprising shingles, wherein each of the shingles has a face of length F, and wherein each of the photovoltaic modules is to be mounted to the roof with a north foot having a effective length N′ and a south foot having a effective length S′, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of photovoltaic modules of length L, wherein
- L=xF−N′−S′
- where x is an integer value of 1 or more;
- and
- mounting each photovoltaic module to the roof by securing the north foot of that photovoltaic module to a single shingle face and securing the south foot of that photovoltaic module to a single shingle face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.