Patent ID: 8627617

Claim:
A photovoltaic system, comprising: a building surface; a plurality of mounting assemblies comprising a first mounting assembly, wherein each said mounting assembly comprises: a mounting device mounted to said building surface; a mounting plate positioned on said mounting device, wherein an upper surface of said mounting plate comprises a plurality of grounding projections, and wherein said mounting plate extends beyond said mounting device; a clamping member comprising first and second clamping legs; and a threaded clamp fastener that extends through said clamping member, through said mounting plate, and that is secured to said mounting device; and first and second photovoltaic modules positioned on said upper surface of said mounting plate of said first mounting assembly in spaced relation to one another, wherein said threaded clamp fastener is located between said first and second photovoltaic modules, wherein said first clamping leg of said first mounting assembly is engaged with said first photovoltaic module, wherein said second clamping leg of said first mounting assembly is engaged with said second photovoltaic module, wherein at least one of said plurality of grounding projections of said first mounting assembly is engaged with said first photovoltaic module, and wherein at least one of said plurality of grounding projections of said first mounting assembly is engaged with said second photovoltaic module.