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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Palvin Chan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wang Yu, Jiangsu, CN;
Matthew Leducq, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Beebe, Burlingame, CA (US);
Joseph Benga, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jacob Steele, San Francisco, CA (US);
Johann Niehaus, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Palvin Chan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wang Yu, Jiangsu, CN;
Matthew LeDucq, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Beebe, Burlingame, CA (US);
Joseph Benga, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jacob Steele, San Francisco, CA (US);
Johann Niehaus, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd., Jiangsu, CN;
Abstract
A PV module frame, includes a module recess, a sidewall vertical to the module recess and a bottom portion vertical to the sidewall. The bottom portion extends from the bottom of the sidewall along the opposite direction of the recess of the module recess. A PV module having the PV module frame and a PV module installation system for installing the PV module onto a support, wherein the bottom portions of the adjacent solar cell assemblies are socket jointed and fixed to at least one installation beam which is fixed to the support. The beneficial effect of the present invention is that: fast installation of a PV module could be realized only by using the improved frame and one installation beam, Which reduces the quantity of the members in an installation system module and makes the installation more efficient, easier and more economical.