Patent ID: 9196755
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: F16B,F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A mounting system for photovoltaic modules, the mounting system comprising, in combination: a plurality of separate support members supporting and orienting the photovoltaic modules in an array, the array including one or more rows of photovoltaic modules, at least one of the one or more rows of photovoltaic modules comprising two photovoltaic modules disposed adjacent to one another; wherein each of the photovoltaic modules is supported by at least four of the support members, and each of the photovoltaic modules comprises first and second outer lateral edges defining the east-west extents of each photovoltaic module; and wherein each of the support members is secured to and supports only one of the photovoltaic modules in each of the one or more rows of photovoltaic modules, and at least one of the support members is spaced inwardly from the first outer lateral edge of at least one of the photovoltaic modules by a first distance and at least another of the support members is spaced inwardly from the second outer lateral edge of the at least one of the photovoltaic modules by a second distance.