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Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2023
Applicant:

Array Technologies, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin C. de Fresart, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Nathan Schuknecht, Golden, CO (US);

Jon Sharp, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Assignee:

ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 20/30 (2014.12);
Abstract

A deflection pad may include a body. The body may include a recess to accommodate a fastener configured to attach the deflection pad to a support structure. The base of the deflection pad may include a bottom surface configured to engage a surface of the support structure. The deflection pad may be included in a system that includes a torsion beam and one or more support racks to which multiple PV modules may be attached, where the support are racks attached to the torsion beam. One or more deflection pads may be positioned between the PV modules and the support rack so as to cushion impact.


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