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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Linderman, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02S 40/00 (2014.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); H02B 1/46 (2006.01); H01L 31/049 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H01L 31/02 (2013.01); H02S 40/00 (2013.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); H01L 31/049 (2014.12); H02B 1/46 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and system for mechanically coupling a power conditioning unit (PCU) to a photovoltaic (PV) module. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a base member, adapted for mounting a power conditioning unit (PCU) on a PV module backsheet, comprising a plurality of PCU retention members for retaining the PCU; and at least one compression spring, coupled to the base member, for maintaining the PCU in a position, with respect to the PV module backsheet, that can be dynamically changed between a first position and a second position.