Direct mounted photovoltaic device with improved front clip
Abstract
The present invention is premised upon a photovoltaic assembly system for securing and/or aligning at least a plurality of vertically adjacent (overlapping) photovoltaic device assemblies to one another. The securing function being accomplished by a clip member that may be a separate component or integral to one or more of the photovoltaic device assemblies.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, MI)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1107887
- Patent Number(s):
- 8572908
- Application Number:
- 12/907,539
- Assignee:
- Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07G017054
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Keenihan, James R, Boven, Michelle, Brown, Jr., Claude, Gaston, Ryan S, Hus, Michael, Langmaid, Joe A, and Lesniak, Mike. Direct mounted photovoltaic device with improved front clip. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Keenihan, James R, Boven, Michelle, Brown, Jr., Claude, Gaston, Ryan S, Hus, Michael, Langmaid, Joe A, & Lesniak, Mike. Direct mounted photovoltaic device with improved front clip. United States.
Keenihan, James R, Boven, Michelle, Brown, Jr., Claude, Gaston, Ryan S, Hus, Michael, Langmaid, Joe A, and Lesniak, Mike. Tue .
"Direct mounted photovoltaic device with improved front clip". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1107887.
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abstractNote = {The present invention is premised upon a photovoltaic assembly system for securing and/or aligning at least a plurality of vertically adjacent (overlapping) photovoltaic device assemblies to one another. The securing function being accomplished by a clip member that may be a separate component or integral to one or more of the photovoltaic device assemblies.},
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