Photovoltaic array with minimally penetrating rooftop support system
A photovoltaic array including a plurality of photovoltaic assemblies and a plurality of mounting units. The mounting units each include an elongate rail and a plurality of leg assemblies. The rail is sized and configured to maintain a portion of at least two of the photovoltaic assemblies, with the leg assemblies extending from the rail in a spaced-apart fashion and terminating in a foot for placement against a rooftop structure for minimally penetration installation. Further, at least one of the leg assemblies can include a retractable leg. When the photovoltaic array is installed to a rooftop structure including a membrane intermittently secured to a rooftop deck, the retractable leg accommodates upward billowing of the membrane under windy conditions.
- Research Organization:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07GO17043
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,294,022
- Application Number:
- 12/416,358
- OSTI ID:
- 1079244
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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