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Title: Photovoltaic module with removable wind deflector

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1125008

A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module, a deflector, and a clip. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes a support arm forming a seat. The deflector defines a front face and a rear face, with the clip extending from either the trailing frame member or the rear face of the deflector. In a mounted state, the deflector is nested within the seat and is releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip. In some embodiments, the support arm forms a second seat, with the PV module assembly providing a second mounted state in which the deflector is in a differing orientation/slope, nested within the second seat and releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip.

Research Organization:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-07GO17043
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,650,813
Application Number:
13/893,170
OSTI ID:
1125008
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 May 13
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (7)

Photovoltaic building assembly with continuous insulation layer patent November 2000
Inclined photovoltaic assembly patent October 2004
Photovoltaic power generation system patent-application October 2005
Supported PV Module Assembly patent-application June 2007
One Piece, Collapsible PV Assembly patent-application July 2007
Solar Module Integration System patent-application October 2009
Solar Panel mounting system and installation patent-application August 2011

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