Mounting and installing system for solar photovoltaic modules and arrays
AssigneeKB Racking Inc.
InventorPETER AULICH
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Abstract
A system for mounting and installing of solar photovoltaic modules is provided. The system is a lightweight, quick to install, and aerodynamic mounting system for integrating solar photovoltaic modules and solar photovoltaic arrays for low-slope rooftops. The mounting and installing of solar photovoltaic modules includes a rubber mat, a rail member positioned atop the rubber mat, a link member coupling multiple rails, a bottom link member and a top link member coupled to a rail member, a rear wind deflector coupled to a top link member, a flanking wind deflector coupled to a top link member and a rail member.
Claims20
A photovoltaic array comprising:
- a plurality of rail members, wherein the plurality of rail members are substantially parallel and are disposed at a first predetermined distance from each other;
- a plurality of bottom link members;
- a plurality of top link members,
- wherein first bottom and top link members are removably secured atop a first rail member of the plurality of rail members at a second predetermined distance from each other, and second bottom and top link, member are removably secured atop a second rail member of the plurality of rail members at the second predetermined distance from each other;
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- a plurality of photovoltaic modules,
- wherein a first photovoltaic module of the plurality of photovoltaic modules is removably secured to the first rail member by way of the first bottom and top link members, and to the second rail member by way of the second bottom and top link members, such that the first photovoltaic module forms a predetermined angle with respect to the first and second rail members.
A photovoltaic array, the photovoltaic array comprising:
- a roof protection mat;
- a plurality of rail members, wherein the plurality of rail members are substantially parallel and are disposed at a first predetermined distance from each other atop the roof protection mat;
- a plurality of bottom link members;
- a plurality of top link members,
- a plurality of link members;
- wherein first bottom and top link members are removably secured atop a first rail member at a second predetermined distance from each other by way of first and second link members respectively, and second bottom and top link members are removably secured atop a second rail member at the second predetermined distance from each other by way of third and fourth link members respectively;
- a plurality of photovoltaic modules,
- wherein a first photovoltaic module of the plurality of photovoltaic modules is removably secured to the first rail member by way of the first bottom and top link members, and to the second rail member by way of the second bottom and top link members, such that the first photovoltaic module forms a predetermined angle with respect to the first and second rail members;
- a plurality of wind deflectors, wherein a first wind deflectors conceals a rear portion of the first photovoltaic module;
- and
- a plurality of flanking wind deflectors, wherein first and second flanking wind deflectors conceal first and second side portions of the first photovoltaic module, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.