EP3776845A4 - Photovoltaic module with a cross rail assembly - Google Patents

Photovoltaic module with a cross rail assembly Download PDF

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EP3776845A4
EP3776845A4 EP19778402.8A EP19778402A EP3776845A4 EP 3776845 A4 EP3776845 A4 EP 3776845A4 EP 19778402 A EP19778402 A EP 19778402A EP 3776845 A4 EP3776845 A4 EP 3776845A4
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photovoltaic module
rail assembly
cross rail
cross
assembly
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French (fr)
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EP3776845A1 (en
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Lee Gorny
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Maxeon Solar Pte Ltd
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SunPower Corp
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2019/025039 external-priority patent/WO2019191710A1/en
Publication of EP3776845A1 publication Critical patent/EP3776845A1/en
Publication of EP3776845A4 publication Critical patent/EP3776845A4/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S30/00—Structural details of PV modules other than those related to light conversion
    • H02S30/10—Frame structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/20—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
    • H02S20/22—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings
    • H02S20/23—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings specially adapted for roof structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/20—Peripheral frames for modules
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/10—Photovoltaic [PV]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
EP19778402.8A 2018-03-30 2019-03-29 Photovoltaic module with a cross rail assembly Pending EP3776845A4 (en)

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US201862651035P 2018-03-30 2018-03-30
US201862660835P 2018-04-20 2018-04-20
PCT/US2019/025039 WO2019191710A1 (en) 2018-03-30 2019-03-29 Photovoltaic module with a cross rail assembly

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EP3776845A1 EP3776845A1 (en) 2021-02-17
EP3776845A4 true EP3776845A4 (en) 2021-03-31

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CN (1) CN112236870A (en)

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EP0188096A2 (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-23 The Standard Oil Company Semirigid photovoltaic module assembly and structural support therefore
JPH09148612A (en) * 1995-11-28 1997-06-06 Sharp Corp Solar battery module and its mount fixing structure
US20130019857A1 (en) * 2011-07-19 2013-01-24 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Solar energy collecting modules and method for assembling the same

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