Patent ID: 9748893
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A mounting system for a photovoltaic array, comprising: a first plurality of spanner bars arranged along a first axis and configured to mount a structure along the first axis; a first plurality of leveling feet, wherein each spanner bar of the first plurality of spanner bars comprises first and second longitudinal ends each configured to support one of the first plurality of leveling feet; and a first plurality of module-to-module connectors, wherein each leveling foot of the first plurality of leveling feet is configured to support one of the connectors of the first plurality of module-to-module connectors, wherein each module-to-module connector of the first plurality of module-to-module connectors is configured to support at least two photovoltaic modules along the first axis, such that at least one photovoltaic module spans a longitudinal gap, wherein the longitudinal gap comprises a space along the first axis between the first end of a spanner bar of the first plurality of spanner bars and the second end of an adjacent spanner bar of the first plurality of spanner bars, and wherein the at least one photovoltaic module is supported only by module-to-module connectors along the first axis, wherein the first axis runs underneath the at least two photovoltaic modules.