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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Bernardo Almy, Berkeley, CA (US);
Kathryn Austin Pesce, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); F24S 25/634 (2018.01); F24S 30/425 (2018.01); F24S 25/632 (2018.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); F24S 25/632 (2018.05); F24S 25/634 (2018.05); F24S 30/425 (2018.05); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
Photovoltaic modules are mounted onto PV module mounting brackets of a solar torque tube via clamps. The clamps include a first hook rotatably attached to a main body, and a second hook rotatably attached to the main body. The clamps provide for simultaneously securing a first photovoltaic module to the bracket with the first hook and securing a second photovoltaic module to the bracket with the second hook without the need for tools.