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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2008
Daniel S. Shugar, San Bruno, CA (US);
Charles Almy, Berkeley, CA (US);
John Peurach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathaniel T. Coleman, Oakland, CA (US);
Jason Jones, Berkeley, CA (US);
Reuben Sandler, Berkeley, CA (US);
Daniel S. Shugar, San Bruno, CA (US);
Charles Almy, Berkeley, CA (US);
John Peurach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathaniel T. Coleman, Oakland, CA (US);
Jason Jones, Berkeley, CA (US);
Reuben Sandler, Berkeley, CA (US);
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A solar collector assembly may include a frame supporting a solar collector and a frame member defining a tilted pivot axis. Support struts may be used to elevate one end of the frame and may be pivoted between an orientation generally parallel to the frame member and to an orientation generally away from the frame. Anchorless, ballast type bases may be used to support the solar collector assembly. Several assemblies may be stacked on top of one another in a storage or transportation configuration using spacers extending between the frames.