Patent ID: 8418417

Claim:
A photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic panel having one or more photovoltaic cells; a frame surrounding an edge of the photovoltaic panel; a reinforcement beam connecting two separate sides of the frame at a rear of the photovoltaic panel, which is opposite to a light receiving surface of the photovoltaic panel upon which solar light is incident, the reinforcement beam having a hollow space defined therein; and a shock absorbing member provided between the rear of photovoltaic panel and the reinforcement beam; wherein the reinforcement beam comprises: a first flange disposed at the photovoltaic panel side so that the first flange is parallel to the photovoltaic panel; a second flange disposed spaced apart from the first flange so that the second flange is parallel to the first flange; and a plurality of webs disposed perpendicular to the first flange and the second flange while being spaced apart from each other for connecting the first flange and the second flange, and wherein the hollow space is defined by the webs, and wherein the first flange and the second flange are flat.