Photovoltaic module and interlocked stack of photovoltaic modules

Patent · Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1154741

Wares, Brian S.

One embodiment relates to an arrangement of photovoltaic modules configured for transportation. The arrangement includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each photovoltaic module including a frame. A plurality of individual male alignment features and a plurality of individual female alignment features are included on each frame. Adjacent photovoltaic modules are interlocked by multiple individual male alignment features on a first module of the adjacent photovoltaic modules fitting into and being surrounded by corresponding individual female alignment features on a second module of the adjacent photovoltaic modules. Other embodiments, features and aspects are also disclosed.

• Research Organization: SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC36-07GO17043
• Assignee: SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 8,822,812
• Application Number: 13/585,573
• OSTI ID: 1154741
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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