Patent ID: 8258395
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An arrangement of photovoltaic modules, the arrangement comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each said photovoltaic module including a frame having at least a top member and a bottom member, wherein the top member is disposed over a portion of a top surface and a perpendicular side surface of a glass layer of the photovoltaic module; a plurality of male alignment features disposed over the top member and protruding from the top member of each frame perpendicular to a main longitudinal axis of the glass, wherein the male alignment features securely attach to the top member upon being pressed into holes in the top member; and a plurality of female alignment features on the bottom member of each frame comprising a hole in the bottom member of the frame, wherein adjacent photovoltaic modules are configured to be unterlocked by the male alignment features protruding from the top member of a lower module fitting together with the female alignment features on the bottom member of an upper module.