Photovoltaic module with removable wind deflector

Botkin, Jonathan; Graves, Simon; Danning, Matt; Culligan, Matthew

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Title: Photovoltaic module with removable wind deflector

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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.

Inventors:: Botkin, Jonathan; Graves, Simon; Danning, Matt; Culligan, Matthew

Issue Date:: 2014-02-18

Research Org.:: SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1125008

Patent Number(s):: 8650813

Application Number:: 13/893,170

Assignee:: SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S25/16 - Arrangement of interconnected standing structures
F24S25/20 - Peripheral frames for modules
F24S25/63 - for fixing modules or their peripheral frames to supporting elements
F24S40/85 - {Arrangements for protecting solar collectors against adverse weather conditions

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
H02S20/24 - specially adapted for flat roofs
H02S30/10 - Frame structures

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
Y02B10/10 - Photovoltaic [PV]

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/47 - Mountings or tracking
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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DOE Contract Number:: FC36-07GO17043

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 May 13

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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