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WO2010019754A3
WO2010019754A3 PCT/US2009/053668 US2009053668W WO2010019754A3 WO 2010019754 A3 WO2010019754 A3 WO 2010019754A3 US 2009053668 W US2009053668 W US 2009053668W WO 2010019754 A3 WO2010019754 A3 WO 2010019754A3
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flange
keying
photovoltaic panel
engagement features
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James William Ashmead
Michael Robert Mc Quade
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EIDP Inc
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EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S30/00—Structural details of PV modules other than those related to light conversion
    • H02S30/10—Frame structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/20—Peripheral frames for modules
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/60—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/65—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules for coupling adjacent supporting elements, e.g. for connecting profiles together
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
    • H02S40/30—Electrical components
    • H02S40/36—Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/93—Interconnections
    • H10F77/933—Interconnections for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/935—Interconnections for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic devices or modules
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/10—Photovoltaic [PV]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)

Abstract

A photovoltaic panel includes a photovoltaic module having at least one photovoltaic cell and a frame with two keying flanges surrounding the module. Each keying flange having a mating surface defined thereon. Electrodes are mounted on each keying flange. One keying flange has a latching feature thereon while the other keying flange has a latching recess. The flanges are positioned on a panel such that movement of the mating surface on the one flange of a first panel into mating engagement with the mating surface on the other flange of a second panel causes the latching feature on the first panel to deflect into snapping engagement with the latching recess on the second panel so that the panels snap-together.
PCT/US2009/053668 2008-08-13 2009-08-13 Photovoltaic panel having snap engagement features Ceased WO2010019754A2 (en)

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US8841608P 2008-08-13 2008-08-13
US8841308P 2008-08-13 2008-08-13
US8841208P 2008-08-13 2008-08-13
US61/088,413 2008-08-13
US61/088,412 2008-08-13
US61/088,416 2008-08-13
US18234809P 2009-05-29 2009-05-29
US18235509P 2009-05-29 2009-05-29
US18239109P 2009-05-29 2009-05-29
US18243909P 2009-05-29 2009-05-29
US18242709P 2009-05-29 2009-05-29
US18241609P 2009-05-29 2009-05-29
US61/182,348 2009-05-29
US61/182,427 2009-05-29
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US61/182,391 2009-05-29

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PCT/US2009/053661 Ceased WO2010019749A2 (en) 2008-08-13 2009-08-13 Method for installing a solar array incorporating hotovoltaic panels having keying structures
PCT/US2009/053653 Ceased WO2010019742A2 (en) 2008-08-13 2009-08-13 Photovoltaic panel having keying structures
PCT/US2009/053668 Ceased WO2010019754A2 (en) 2008-08-13 2009-08-13 Photovoltaic panel having snap engagement features
PCT/US2009/053657 Ceased WO2010019745A2 (en) 2008-08-13 2009-08-13 Solar array incorporating photovoltaic panels having keying structures

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