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Patent No.:

US 10090799 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2013

Tensioned sheet-metal based solar panels and structures for supporting the same

Applicant:

Pvilion, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Todd Dalland, New York, NY (US);

Robert Lerner, Port Washington, NY (US);

Colin Touhey, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Assignee:

Pvilion, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Primary Examiner:

Allison Bourke

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/10 (2014.01); F24J 2/52 (2006.01); H02S 20/00 (2014.01); F24S 25/00 (2018.01); E04H 6/02 (2006.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H02S 20/22 (2014.01); F24S 25/10 (2018.01); E04H 15/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/10 (2014.12); E04H 6/025 (2013.01); F24J 2/52 (2013.01); F24S 25/00 (2018.05); F24S 25/10 (2018.05); H02S 20/00 (2013.01); H02S 20/22 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 30/20 (2014.12); E04H 15/58 (2013.01); F24S 2025/017 (2018.05); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract

Tensioned sheet-metal based solar panels and structures for supporting the same are disclosed. The sheet metal based solar panels can include a flexible photovoltaic solar module laminated onto a thin, flexible metal sheet. Such solar panels can be mounted on and tensioned within a support frame that is twisted out of plane with respect to a reference planar datum surface. The resulting surface can be a hyperbolic paraboloid, which can be aesthetically pleasing while improving structural stability and maximizing angular exposure to the sun.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Dalland, Todd. (2018). Tensioned sheet-metal based solar panels and structures for supporting the same (U.S. Patent No. 10090799). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10090799

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