Photo-voltaic (pv) wire management system or pv conduit
OwnerJason Oliver Mazzoneinventor
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to an integrated conduit with optional embedded conductors and connectors, specifically designed to integrate into or function as a modern day solar power array. This conduit system or “solar conduit” or “PV conduit” is designed to organize, contain, protect and route the wires, conductors, tubing, components and/or connectors commonly found in a solar power array, especially a solar photovoltaic (PV) array.
Claims20
A solar photo-voltaic (PV) conductor management system consisting any combination of a plurality of provided components that are described as conduits, conduit hangers, fasteners, integrated PV conductors and any associated PV connectors that are designed to integrate together a system in order to provide a raceway on or in a solar power array using said components of varying scale and dimension depending upon certain design criteria specifically but not limited to the racking dimensions, racking extrusion profiles, solar module frame dimensions, conductor sizing and quantity, and the design of said solar power system specifically the type of power management units that interface, monitor and convert the power generated by the solar PV modules of the solar PV array to a usable form, usually inverting the solar electricity to alternating current (AC) waveform from direct current (DC) waveform generated by the PV modules.
A provided conductor management system that may be integrated, attached, fastened, embedded and/or co-extruded into the racking or module components of a solar array in the manufacturing environment, prior to onsite installation;
- by fastening the conduit to the array components using the fastening hardware designs provided here-in.
- by integrating the provided conduit or variations thereof with array racking during the manufacturing, extrusion or assembly process.
- by embedding or integrating the conduit using other manufacturing methods considered practical in the related fields of the art.
- using roll forming methods or other manufacturing molding or forming techniques considered obvious and practical in the related fields of the art.
A solar wire-management system, wherein an integrated conduit and fastener component may be made using a design that is engineered to be manufactured from a flexible material as to be collapsible or flexible enough to be packaged in a “reel”, which is a rolling circular method of packaging.
A system of conduit with integrated fasteners wherein said system is made up of a plurality of conduit-like components that may fit into one another and be fastened to one another in a linear or perpendicular fashion, using illustrated and un-illustrated couplings or additional hardware.
A solar conductor management system that is designed, engineered, and constructed to pass all U.L. certification requirements, nationally and internationally, and any other regulatory/certification requirements, registrations and listings.
A solar power component and wire management system, wherein said system is designed to be ever expanding and adaptable in order to be compatible with current and future PV system components available in marketplace of the field of the art.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.