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US 2026/0112992 A1Published application
Skip rail system
AssigneePegasus Solar Inc.
InventorsErich Kai Stephan, Glenn Harris, Nicholas Wenzel, Peter Wilke
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Abstract
A multi-rail system for mounting solar modules to a surface, such as a roof, uses two rails to support a first row of solar modules, and a single rail to support each subsequent row of solar modules. Splices connect edges of solar modules between rows, providing support along one edge of the solar modules for the subsequent rows.
Claims20
A method for installing solar modules using a mounting system, the method comprising:
- attaching a pair of mounting rails including a first mounting rail and a second mounting to an installation surface using a plurality of mounts;
- attaching a third mounting rail to the installation surface;
- attaching a first row of solar modules to the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail of the pair using one or more clamps, wherein the first mounting rail is positioned under a first half of each of the solar modules in the first row and the second mounting rail is positioned under a second half of each of the solar modules in the first row;
- attaching a skip rail splice to a first edge of a first solar module in the first row;
- installing a second edge of a first solar module in a second row to the skip rail splice;
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- attaching the solar modules in the second row to the third mounting rail, wherein the third mounting rail is positioned under a further half of a second solar module in the second row relative to the first row.
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A method for installing solar modules using a mounting system, the method comprising:
- attaching a pair of mounting rails including a first mounting rail and a second mounting rail to an installation surface using a plurality of mounts, wherein the first mounting rail is configured to support a first half of solar modules in a first row, and wherein the second mounting rail is configured to support a second half of the solar modules in the first row;
- attaching a third mounting rail to the installation surface, wherein the third mounting rail is configured to support a second row of solar modules;
- attaching the first row of solar modules to the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail using one or more clamps;
- attaching two or more skip rail splices to a top edge of a first solar module in the first row;
- installing a bottom edge of a first solar module in the second row to the two or more skip rail splices;
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- attaching the second row of solar modules onto the third mounting rail.
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A method for installing solar modules using a mounting system, the method comprising:
- positioning a pair of mounting rails including a first mounting rail and a second mounting in parallel;
- installing a first row of one or more solar modules onto the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail of the pair using one or more clamps, wherein a first half of each of the solar modules in the first row is positioned over the first mounting rail a second half of each of the solar modules in the first row is positioned over the second mounting rail;
- positioning a third mounting rail to be substantially parallel to the pair of mounting rails;
- installing a second row of one or more solar modules onto the third mounting rail, wherein a first half of the solar modules in the second row is positioned over the third mounting rail, and wherein the first half of the solar modules in the second row is farther from the first row than a second half of the solar modules in the second row;
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- attaching a skip rail splice to a first edge of a first solar module in the first row and to a second edge of a first solar module in the second row.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.