Abstract: A clamp includes a mount, a connector, and a fastener. The mount has a slot and a channel. The connector attaches to the mount and is transitionable between a first position and a second position in which a solar panel module is securable to the mount. The connector has a post at least partially disposed in the channel and which traverses within the channel between the first position and the second position of the connector. The fastener is disposed at least partially in the slot for attaching the connector to the mount. The fastener tightens to secure the solar panel module to the mount.

Abstract: A junction box comprising a base configured to mount to a roof, the base including an enclosed bottom, an open end opposite the enclosed bottom, a first side extending from the enclosed bottom to the open end, a second side opposite of the first side, a third side extending from the first side to the second side, and a fourth side opposite the third side, a wall extending from the first side to the second, a high point disposed along the wall, the high point having an angle within a range of 90 degrees and 180 degrees, a lid sized to seal against and hingedly connect to the base, and a flashing that extends from a portion of the first side of the base, from a portion of the second side of the base, and from the wall, in a direction away from the base.

Abstract: A mounting system includes a base, a post coupled to the base, a stanchion having a passageway that rotatably couples about the post, a locking mechanism removably coupled to the base and configured to engage with the stanchion to prevent rotation of the stanchion, a cap having an opening, and a fastener disposed through the opening and into the passageway.

Abstract: A clamping mechanism includes a first fastener and a second fastener. The second fastener includes a head having a first rib with a first serration, a second rib with a second serration, a third rib with a third serration, and a fourth rib with a fourth serration. The first rib extends a first length and the first serration extends a second length that is less than the first length. The second rib extends a third length and the second serration extends a fourth length that is less than the third length. The third rib extends a fifth length and the third serration extends a sixth length that is less than the fifth length. The fourth rib extends a seventh length and the fourth serration extends an eighth length that is less than the seventh length. The second fastener includes a body coupled to the first fastener.

Abstract: A clamping mechanism includes a body defining a first end, a second end, a module engagement component disposed proximate to the first end, and a clamp actuation component disposed proximate to the second end. The module engagement component engages a portion of a solar module frame. The clamping mechanism includes a rail engagement component that engages at least a portion of a rail to which the solar module frame couples. The clamping mechanism includes a fastener that engages the clamp actuation component for imparting movement to the module engagement component such that the module engagement component engages the portion of the solar module frame.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bracket assembly for securing a photovoltaic (PV) module. The bracket assembly may include a bracket having a top portion and a bottom surface and a clip coupled to the bracket. The clip may include a hooked portion, wherein the clip is configured to be displaced by a PV module from a first position to a second position. The clip may be biased toward the first position, and the hooked portion may be configured to engage an edge feature of the PV module.

Abstract: A channel having a base portion, an open central region, and an integral pair of sidewalls. The integral pair of sidewalls having an upper portion of each sidewall that includes an inward-facing downturned internal flange and an outward-facing upturned external flange.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bracket assembly for securing a photovoltaic (PV) module. The bracket assembly may include a bracket having a top portion and a bottom surface and a clip coupled to the bracket. The clip may include a hooked portion, wherein the clip is configured to be displaced by a PV module from a first position to a second position. The clip may be biased toward the first position, and the hooked portion may be configured to engage an edge feature of the PV module.

Abstract: A clamp assembly configured to clamp a frame of a photovoltaic (PV) module, the clamp assembly including a first clamp portion shaped to receive an outside surface of the frame and a second clamp portion shaped to secure a flange of the frame between the second clamp portion and a portion of the first clamp portion, wherein the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion are mounted on a bolt. The clamp assembly further includes a stanchion having a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side including apertures through which the bolt is inserted.

Abstract: A grounding lug system includes a retention bracket, which includes a first leg having a first aperture defined through a thickness thereof, and a second leg connected to the first leg via a folded portion. The second leg has a second aperture defined through a thickness thereof; and a fastener is configured to extend through the first aperture and the second aperture.

Abstract: A support assembly for mounting photovoltaic modules on a support surface and a mounting system including the same are disclosed herein. The support assembly may comprise a the body portion including a base portion and at least one upright support member coupled to the base portion, the at least one upright support member comprising an integrally formed ballast tray slot in one side thereof for receiving an upturned edge of a ballast tray; and at least one clamp subassembly coupled to the at least one upright support member of the body portion, the at least one clamp subassembly configured to be coupled to one or more photovoltaic modules. In addition to a plurality of support assemblies, the mounting system may further comprise at least one ballast tray support bracket, the ballast tray support bracket supporting a portion of a ballast tray on the support surface.

Abstract: A mounting system includes a mounting device. The mounting device includes an internal cavity defined in a side of the mounting device, a first sealant aperture defined in the mounting device and opening into the internal cavity, a second sealant aperture defined in the mounting device and opening into the internal cavity, the first sealant aperture and the second sealant aperture being in fluid communication when the mounting device is placed on a surface for use, and a fastener aperture defined through the internal cavity. The mounting system further includes a coupling bracket including a bottom portion, an underside surface of which is correspondingly shaped in conformance with a shape of an outer surface of a central portion of the mounting device so as to be accommodated thereon when in use, and a fastener to couple the mounting device and the coupling bracket together via the fastener aperture.

Abstract: A junction box includes a body configured to mount to a solar panel mounting rail, and a lid sized to seal against the body and to hingedly connect with the body when at a first angle that is less than a detaching angle. The lid is configured to separate from the body when at a second angle that is greater than the detaching angle.

Abstract: A universal mounting system for supporting a plurality of photovoltaic modules on a sloped support surface, such as a sloped roof, is disclosed herein. The universal mounting system may include one or more support surface attachment devices, each support surface attachment device configured to attach one or more photovoltaic modules to a support surface; and one or more module coupling devices, each module coupling device configured to couple a plurality of photovoltaic modules to one another.

Abstract: A wire management clip includes a retention body, a friction channel formed on and extending from the retention body, and a mounting channel formed on the retention body.