Mounting clips for panel installation

Cavieres, Andres; Al-Haddad, Tristan; Goodman, Joseph

Title: Mounting clips for panel installation

Patent · Tue Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1369044

Cavieres, Andres; Al-Haddad, Tristan; Goodman, Joseph

A photovoltaic panel mounting clip comprising a base, central indexing tabs, flanges, lateral indexing tabs, and vertical indexing tabs. The mounting clip removably attaches one or more panels to a beam or the like structure, both mechanically and electrically. It provides secure locking of the panels in all directions, while providing guidance in all directions for accurate installation of the panels to the beam or the like structure.

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Research Organization:: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0005441

Assignee:: Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Patent Number(s):: 9,705,447

Application Number:: 14/073,767

OSTI ID:: 1369044

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Nov 06

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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