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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
John Ciasulli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jason Jones, Berkeley, CA (US);
John Ciasulli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jason Jones, Berkeley, CA (US);
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to support photovoltaic ('PV') modules are described. A saddle bracket has a mounting surface to support one or more PV modules over a tube, a gusset coupled to the mounting surface, and a mounting feature coupled to the gusset to couple to the tube. A grounding washer has a first portion to couple to a support; and a second portion coupled to the first portion to provide a ground path to a PV module. A PV system has a saddle bracket; a PV module over the saddle bracket; and a grounding washer coupled to the saddle bracket and the PV module. Saddle brackets can be coupled to a torque tube at predetermined locations. PV modules can be coupled to the saddle brackets.