Abstract: A module system including a frame, rack or mounting apparatus for mounting modules or panels, such as solar panels, is disclosed. The rack can maintain the modules in a module plane. The rack can be adjusted to alter the module plane. The frame can be constructed of purlins slid through a rotatable support beam.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 17, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 18, 2014
Assignee:
PV Hardware LLC
Inventors:
Mark Schroeder, Sean Du Fosee, Mark Moore, Sean Westbrook, Ryan Bogart
Abstract: A system is disclosed that can include an array of solar panels. The array can be arranged into rows of linearly organized modules. The modules can be tilted by a linear actuator attached to a linkage. The tilting can be controlled to maintain a perpendicular orientation between the face of the solar panels (modules) and the direction to the sun.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 30, 2012
Publication date:
January 30, 2014
Applicant:
PV Hardware LLC
Inventors:
Juan P. ALONSO SALMERON, Ivan ARKIPOFF, Ryan BOGART, Michael FRAENKEL, Mark MOORE, Mark SCHROEDER, Sean R. Du Fosee