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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Conley, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Benjamin DeFresart, Chandler, AZ (US);
Peter Hruby, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Matthew Kuzila, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Daniel Smith, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Thomas Truman, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 6/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H01L 31/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photovoltaic device can include a module and a rail. The module can have an edge formed around a perimeter of the module. The rail can include a coupling surface at a top side of the rail, and a recessed surface offset from the coupling surface and towards a bottom side of the rail.