Patent ID: 6809253
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
An array of pressure-equalizing photovoltaic (PV) assemblies mountable to a support surface, each PV assembly comprising:a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; a PV module having an inner surface, an outer surface and a peripheral edge; a support assembly securing the PV module to a position overlaying the upper surface of the base; vents formed through the base; and a pressure equalization path extending from the outer surface of the PV module, past the PV module, to and through at least one of said vents, and to the lower surface of the base, whereby pressure equalization between the outer surface of the PV module and the lower surface of the base is provided to help reduce wind uplift forces on the PV assembly.