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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2008
Peter Young, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen J. Horne, El Granada, CA (US);
Gary D. Conley, Saratoga, CA (US);
Martin Vasquez, Campbell, CA (US);
Peter Young, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen J. Horne, El Granada, CA (US);
Gary D. Conley, Saratoga, CA (US);
Martin Vasquez, Campbell, CA (US);
SolFocus, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a contoured backpan for a solar concentrator array. The backpan has depressions integrally formed in its bottom surface for seating solar concentrator modules. The depressions, in combination connecting toughs, provide a structure which is able to support an array of solar concentrators. Optional stiffening members may be attached to fee backpan to provide additional structural rigidity, as well as to support a front panel for the array.