Photovoltaic assembly array with covered bases.

Today's pick up in solar cell / photovoltaic patents.

6,501,013 (Dec. 31 2002)

Photovoltaic assembly array with covered bases.

ThomasL. Dinwoodie

PowerLight Corporation

abstract:

The invention is directed to an array of photovoltaic (PV) assemblies mountable to a support surface. Each PV assembly comprises a base, a PV module and a support assembly securing the PV module to a position overlying the upper surface of the base. The base comprises a main member and a cover defining the upper surface of the base; the cover comprises an electrical conductor. An electrical ground connector may be made between the covers of different PV assemblies. The cover may comprise sheet metal and may have an electrically-insulating surface layer. The main member may be a thermal insulator and the cover may comprise a low-emissivity layer. The covers of adjacent PV assemblies may be interengaged so that wind uplift forces on one of the PV assemblies tend to transfer to adjacent the assemblies so to help counteract the wind uplift forces.

Score=390/1000

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