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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Oh, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Brian Wares, Jenner, CA (US);
Nicholas James McKibben, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01); F16B 7/04 (2006.01); F16B 7/18 (2006.01); F24S 30/00 (2018.01); F24S 30/425 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.12); F16B 7/0473 (2013.01); F16B 7/0493 (2013.01); F16B 7/185 (2013.01); F24S 30/00 (2018.05); F24S 30/425 (2018.05); H02S 20/32 (2014.12); H02S 40/30 (2014.12); F24S 2030/15 (2018.05); F24S 2030/16 (2018.05);
Abstract
A mounting assembly for a photovoltaic (PV) module, and systems including such mounting assemblies, are described. In an example, the mounting assembly includes a top support and a bottom support having respective mounting walls, and holes through the mounting walls. A pin assembly may extend through the holes in the mounting walls to constrain the supports, for example, relative to a torque member of a solar-tracking PV system. The pin assembly may include end collars to engage and distribute loading from the torque member.