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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventor:
Ahmad O. Khowaiter, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 13/18 (2014.01); F24J 2/52 (2006.01); F16M 11/00 (2006.01); H02S 20/24 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/5245 (2013.01); F16M 11/00 (2013.01); F24J 2/523 (2013.01); F24J 2/525 (2013.01); H02S 20/24 (2014.12); Y02B 10/12 (2013.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ballast tile system for supporting photovoltaic modules that includes at least one fiber-reinforced concrete ballast tile. The at least one ballast tile has a first mounting member extending upwardly from a top surface thereof, the first mounting member configured to receive a lower end of a photovoltaic module. The at least one ballast tile also has a second mounting member extending upwardly from the top surface thereof, the second mounting member configured to secure an upper edge of the photovoltaic module.