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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
John Raymond West, San Rafael, CA (US);
Tyrus Hawkes Hudson, San Rafael, CA (US);
Emil Johansen, San Rafael, CA (US);
Ian Capsuto, San Rafael, CA (US);
Chad Medcroft, San Rafael, CA (US);
Brian Atchley, San Rafael, CA (US);
Nate Coleman, San Rafael, CA (US);
John Raymond West, San Rafael, CA (US);
Tyrus Hawkes Hudson, San Rafael, CA (US);
Emil Johansen, San Rafael, CA (US);
Ian Capsuto, San Rafael, CA (US);
Chad Medcroft, San Rafael, CA (US);
Brian Atchley, San Rafael, CA (US);
Nate Coleman, San Rafael, CA (US);
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A skirt for photovoltaic arrays provides a screen portion, a groove portion, and a separate coupling adapted to couple the skirt to the skirt of an adjacent photovoltaic array and to a photovoltaic module. Another embodiment provides a screen portion comprising an angled louver and is adapted to partially obscure an area substantially beneath a PV module in a PV array. A further embodiment provides an edge blocking skirt for a PV array comprising a screen portion adapted for mounting a bottom of the screen portion substantially close to a roof.