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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
John Kapla, San Jose, CA (US);
Kyle Feldmann, San Jose, CA (US);
SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Mounting a solar panel system includes installing a skirt to a roof in a predetermined position, the predetermined position guiding an alignment for additional components installed in the solar panel system; integrating a solar panel with a flange of the skirt, wherein the skirt supports a portion of the solar panel; determining if a width of the solar panel system will be increased; installing an additional skirt to which an additional solar panel is attached in response to determining that the width of the solar panel system will be increased; determining if a length of the solar panel system will be increased; and integrating an additional solar panel with a flange of a previously installed solar panel via a mount interface in response to determining that the length of the solar panel system will be increased.