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Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023

Filed:

May. 04, 2018
Applicant:

Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

John Kapla, San Jose, CA (US);

Kyle Feldmann, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/23 (2014.01); H02S 30/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 30/00 (2013.01); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01);
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.


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