# US 2021/0242821 A1 · Solar module mounting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0242821 A1 - Document ID: US20210242821A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/301,771 - Filed: 2021-04-14 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-14 - Assignees: Vivint Solar, Inc. - Applicants: Vivint Solar, Inc - Inventors: Willard S. MacDonald; Gregory N. Nielson; Roger L. Jungerman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242821A1 ## CPC - H02S 20/23: specially adapted for roof structures - F24S 25/40: using plate-like mounting elements, e.g. profiled or corrugated plates; Plate-like module frames (extending in directions away from a supporting surface F24S25/10) - F24S 25/61: for fixing to the ground or to building structures - F24S 25/63: for fixing modules or their peripheral frames to supporting elements - F24S 25/636: clamping by screw-threaded elements - F24S 25/70: with means for adjusting the final position or orientation of supporting elements in relation to each other or to a mounting surface; with means for compensating mounting tolerances - H02S 20/00: Supporting structures for PV modules - F24S 2025/601: {by bonding, e.g. by using adhesives} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal - Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to solar module mounting systems. A system may include an adhesion sheet configured to be secured to a roof of a structure via an adhesive. The system may further include at least one clamp configured for securing at least one solar module to the adhesion sheet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A solar module mounting system, comprising: an adhesion sheet configured to be secured to a roof of a structure via an adhesive and without penetrating the roof, the adhesion sheet including at least one insert configured to be positioned adjacent the roof and to receive an attachment device; and a clamp configured to: secure at least one solar module; and couple to the adhesion sheet via the insert and the attachment device without penetrating the roof; the adhesion sheet having at least one of a length or a width of at least 50% of an associated dimension of the at least one solar module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The solar module mounting system of claim 1, the adhesion sheet including at least one of a molded sheet and a polymer sheet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The solar module mounting system of claim 1, the clamp configured to apply a force in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of glass of the at least one solar module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The solar module mounting system of claim 1, the adhesion sheet having area of at least 90% of an area of the at least one solar module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The solar module mounting system of claim 1, further comprising the solar module secured via the clamp. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The solar module mounting system of claim 5, the adhesion sheet including at least one standoff positioned between the structure and the solar module. ### Claim 7 A solar module mounting system, comprising: an adhesion sheet configured to be secured to a structure without penetrating the structure; at least one clamp coupled to the adhesion sheet and configured to secure a solar module to the adhesion sheet; and at least one standoff coupled to the at least one clamp and configured to be positioned between the adhesion sheet and the solar module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the adhesion sheet comprises the at least one standoff. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the adhesion sheet has an area of at least 50% of an area of the solar module. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the at least one clamp comprises a first snap-in tab configured to secure at least one edge of the solar module and a second snap-in tab configured to secure at least one different edge of the solar module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The solar module mounting system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first snap-in tab and the second snap-in tab is configured to: bend in response to pressure applied by the solar module; and snap back to a default position in response to the solar module being secured. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the adhesion sheet includes at least one of a molded sheet and a polymer sheet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the at least one clamp is configured to apply a force in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of glass of the solar module. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the at least one clamp includes a rotation member coupled to the adhesion sheet, the rotation member configured to secure at least a second edge of the solar module in response to being rotated. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The solar module mounting system of claim 7, wherein the at least one clamp is coupled to at least one of the adhesion sheet and the standoff via an attachment device. ### Claim 16 A solar module mounting system, comprising: an adhesion sheet having a first surface configured to be secured to a structure; and one or more standoffs adjacent a second, opposite surface of the adhesion sheet, each standoff of the one or more standoffs configured to couple to an internal area of side of a solar module via an adhesive. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The solar module mounting system of claim 16, wherein the adhesion sheet includes the one or more standoffs. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The solar module mounting system of claim 16, wherein each standoff of the one or more standoffs comprises at least one of a post or a pillar. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The solar module mounting system of claim 16, wherein each standoff one or more standoffs comprises a circular shape, a rectangular shape, or an oval shape. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The solar module mounting system of claim 16, wherein the adhesion sheet is configured to extend beyond at least one peripheral edge of the solar module.