METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SOLAR ARRAY INCORPORATING HOTOVOLTAIC PANELS HAVING KEYING STRUCTURES

• Main Authors: ASHMEAD, JAMES, WILLIAM, MC QUADE, MICHAEL, ROBERT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 18.02.2010
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS,e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USERAPPLICATIONS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERATION; GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RANGES; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

The present invention is directed to a method for forming an array of such photovoltaic panels that includes the steps of : (a) forming a support framework having at least a first and a second framework element; (b) placing a first panel on the framework elements such that the first and second keying structures of the first panel respectively overlay the first and second framework elements; (c) placing the first keying structure of a second panel in overlapping relationship with the second keying structure on the first panel; (d) securing the first and second panels whereby an electrical interconnection is effected between the electrode on the first panel and the electrode on the first framework element. L'invention concerne un procédé pour former un réseau de panneaux photovoltaïques, qui comprend les étapes consistant à : (a) former un châssis de support ayant au moins un premier et un second élément de châssis; (b) placer un premier panneau sur les éléments de châssis de telle sorte que les première et seconde structures d'accrochage du premier panneau recouvrent respectivement les premier et second éléments de châssis; (c) placer la première structure d'accrochage d'un second panneau dans une disposition de chevauchement de la seconde structure d'accrochage du premier panneau; (d) fixer les premier et second panneaux de sorte qu'une interconnexion électrique soit effectuée entre l'électrode du premier panneau et l'électrode du premier élément de châssis.