Patent ID: 8794583

Claim:
A solar panel supporting system for supporting a plurality of solar panels, the system comprising a plurality of longitudinal supporting components arranged substantially parallel to each other, wherein each longitudinal supporting component having its lengthwise direction positioned substantially along a slope direction of the solar panel supporting system and having a length greater than a length or a width of one solar panel, and at least one longitudinal supporting component ( 201 , 201 a , 201 b , 134 , 135 , 104 , 105 , 113 , 115 , 175 ) having a central portion ( 201 ), and a top portion, wherein the top portion closes off the central portion ( 201 ) and includes a flat surface ( 175 ) at an apex of the top portion and on top of which a respective lengthwise frame portion of each of two adjacent solar panels is attached, the lengthwise frame portion running along the length of the at least one longitudinal supporting component, the flat surface being substantially perpendicular to the mid-plane of the central portion ( 201 ), the mid-plane being in a substantially vertical direction of the central portion ( 201 ), wherein the central portion ( 201 ) has a height and width sufficient to provide structural rigidity along the length of the longitudinal supporting component to prevent deformation in the lengthwise direction of the longitudinal supporting component and to provide ventilation space to prevent overheating of the solar panels after the solar panels are attached to the flat surface of the top portion of the longitudinal supporting component.