Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic module having bi-directional couplings
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Application No.: US16006444Application Date: 2018-06-12
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Publication No.: US10763780B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Lee Gorny , Gabriela Elena Bunea
- Applicant: SunPower Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
- Main IPC: H02S30/10
- IPC: H02S30/10 ; H02S40/34 ; H02S30/00

Abstract:
A photovoltaic (PV) module having bi-directional couplings is described. The bi-directional couplings include a first coupling mounted on a support frame under a first edge of the PV module and a second coupling mounted on the support frame under a second edge of the PV module. The PV module can be a keystone module and the bi-directional couplings of the keystone module can connect to respective couplings of several adjacent PV modules. The bi-directional couplings can form male-to-female connections with the respective couplings to quickly combine the PV modules into a PV module assembly. The PV module assembly includes the bi-directionally connected PV modules supporting each other in both an x-direction and a y-direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180375463A1 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE HAVING BI-DIRECTIONAL COUPLINGS Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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