Solar module system, solar system, and mounting method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsShunsuke SHIMO, Masaya YAMAMITSU, Masayuki MATSUTAKE
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a solar module system includes: a support member that has a principal surface; a solar module arranged on the principal surface; a first terminal arranged on the support member and electrically connected with an electrode of the solar module; a frame member configured to hold the support member such that the solar module opposes to a transparent member; and a second terminal arranged on the frame member and electrically connected with the first terminal of the support member being held by the frame member.
Claims14
A solar module system comprising:
- a support member that has a principal surface;
- a solar module arranged on the principal surface;
- a first terminal arranged on the support member and electrically connected with an electrode of the solar module;
- a frame member configured to hold the support member such that the solar module opposes to a transparent member;
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- a second terminal arranged on the frame member and electrically connected with the first terminal of the support member being held by the frame member.
A method of mounting a support member, wherein
- the support member is held by a frame member;
- the support member has a solar module arranged on a principal surface thereof and includes a first terminal that is electrically connected to an electrode of the solar module;
- the frame member holds the support member so that the solar module opposes to a transparent member;
- the frame member has a first side part and a second side part that opposes to the first side part;
- a first groove is formed on the first side part and a second groove is formed on the second side part;
- a width of the first groove becomes larger at least partially on a side of an opening of the first groove in a direction opposite to a depth direction of the first groove;
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- the first groove is deeper than the second groove,
- the method of mounting the support member comprising:
- inserting one side part out of edge sides of the support member into the opening of the first groove;
- moving another side part that opposes to the one side part in a direction of the second side part of the frame member, the other side part being one of the edge sides of the support member, the moving being performed while the one side part of the support member is being slid via the first groove in a direction of the first side part of the frame member;
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- engaging the other side part of the support member into the second groove of the frame member by moving the support member in a direction from the first side part to the second side part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.