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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Pat Buehler, Pemberville, OH (US);
David Kahle, Monclova, OH (US);
Inventors:
Pat Buehler, Pemberville, OH (US);
David Kahle, Monclova, OH (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for determining a thickness of a photovoltaic module may include a first displacement sensor and a second displacement sensor along a shared axis. The system may also include a support structure that supports the first and second displacement sensors and locates the sensors on either side of the photovoltaic module.