Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a direct-attachment space frame
AssigneeQuest Renewables, LLC
InventorsJoseph N. Goodman, Beau Baldock
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a direct-attachment space frame comprises a PV module affixed to and supported by at least two of the chords of a space frame (e.g., a triangular configuration of two parallel top chords and one parallel bottom chord, wherein the top chords are connected to each other with transverse struts and to the bottom chord with web struts) to increase the structural integrity, decrease the part count, and increase the ease of construction of the array.
Claims20
A direct-attachment photovoltaic system, comprising:
- a space frame comprising:
- two parallel top chords affixed via a plurality of transverse struts;
- and
- a bottom chord that is parallel to the two parallel top chords and affixed to the two parallel top chords via a plurality of web struts;
- and
- at least one photovoltaic module affixed directly to the two parallel top chords via one or more fasteners.
A method of installing a direct-attachment photovoltaic system, comprising the steps of:
- assembling a space frame comprising:
- two parallel top chords affixed via a plurality of transverse struts;
- and
- a bottom chord that is parallel to the two parallel top chords and affixed to the two parallel top chords via a plurality of web struts;
- and
- affixing at least one photovoltaic module directly to the two parallel top chords via one or more fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.