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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Haas, Greenbrae, CA (US);
David Molina, Oakland, CA (US);
Kathryn Austin Pesce, San Francisco, CA (US);
Johann Fritz Karkheck, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); F24S 25/65 (2018.01); F24S 25/632 (2018.01); F24S 30/425 (2018.01); F24S 25/634 (2018.01); F24S 25/12 (2018.01); F24S 25/63 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); F24S 25/632 (2018.05); F24S 25/634 (2018.05); F24S 25/65 (2018.05); F24S 30/425 (2018.05); F24S 25/12 (2018.05); F24S 25/63 (2018.05); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mounting systems are disclosed for attaching photovoltaic modules to torque tubes. Such systems can include saddle brackets that maximize space along a torque tube by sharing torque tube mounting holes between adjacent brackets. The brackets can be positionally stable on the torque tube prior to complete installation to enable a single installer to assemble a complete tracker array.