TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mckibben, Nicholas J.
Kapla, John
Bapat, Sushrut G.
Schulte, Elizabeth
Rossi, Gary A.
Mansell, Jeremy
Wolf, Andrew R.
Abrégé
A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.
H02S 20/10 - Structures de support directement fixées sur le sol
H02S 20/23 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit
E04H 6/02 - Petits garages, p. ex. pour une ou deux voitures
5.
Systems and apparatuses for carport with integrated precipitation and cable management
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mckibben, Nicholas J.
Kapla, John
Bapat, Sushrut G.
Schulte, Elizabeth
Rossi, Gary A.
Mansell, Jeremy
Wolf, Andrew R.
Abrégé
A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.
H02S 20/23 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit
H02S 20/10 - Structures de support directement fixées sur le sol
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mckibben, Nicholas J.
Kapla, John
Bapat, Sushrut G.
Schulte, Elizabeth
Rossi, Gary A.
Mansell, Jeremy
Wolf, Andrew R.
Abrégé
A carport includes a casting, wherein first brace and a second brace on a first side of the casting and a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the casting support a canopy. The first brace and the third brace are configured for electrical cable management. Electrical cables disposed within the first brace extend from the canopy through the first side of the casting. Electrical cables disposed within the third brace extend from the canopy through the second side of the casting. The second brace and the fourth brace are configured for precipitation management, wherein a gutter system integrated into the canopy directs precipitation to the second brace and the fourth brace, and the second brace and the fourth brace direct the precipitation from the canopy toward the casting.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wares, Brian S.
Ripoll Agullo, Vicent
Grushkowitz, Tyler
Abrégé
Mounting components of photovoltaic (PV) modules and PV module assemblies are described, including PV module couplings and PV module mounting chassis. In an example, a PV module includes a PV module coupling having a toe portion extending from a PV module frame, and a PV module mounting chassis includes a toe slot to receive the toe. The toe and toe slot construction allows for the PV module frame to be assembled to the PV module mounting chassis without using tools, and thus, permits a PV module assembly to be quickly constructed during installation of a PV module system. Furthermore, the toe and toe slot construction accommodates thermal expansion and other environmental loads seen after installation, while providing a grounding connection for the PV module assembly.
F24S 25/16 - Agencement de structures dressées interconnectéesStructures dressées comprenant des portions de support séparées pour des modules adjacents
H02S 20/30 - Structures de support mobiles ou réglables, p. ex. pour réglage de l’angle
F24S 25/61 - Moyens de fixation, p. ex. moyens d’assemblage, spécialement adaptés pour supporter des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire pour ancrer au sol ou à la structure d’un bâtiment
H02S 20/24 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit spécialement adaptées pour les toits plats
H02S 40/36 - Composants électriques caractérisés par des moyens d'interconnexions électriques spéciaux entre plusieurs modules PV, p. ex. connexion électrique module à module
F24S 25/632 - Connecteurs latérauxConnecteurs de base
F24S 25/60 - Moyens de fixation, p. ex. moyens d’assemblage, spécialement adaptés pour supporter des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire
F24S 25/20 - Cadres périphériques pour des modules
F24S 25/00 - Agencement de montages ou de supports fixes pour des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mackler, Laurence
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a solar power generation assembly and method for providing same involving an array of solar generating modules on a dual-incline structure, which can achieve high energy yields over a wide range of azimuths/orientations. The assembly consists of canopy wings providing for the dual-incline structure, where, depending on specifications, the canopy wings can differ in length, width, angle of inclination, structural material and solar module or other material mounted on the surface. The canopy wings may be pivoted or hinged to enhance the energy generation and/or other functional benefits of the assembly or system, including display elements, advertising, rainwater/precipitation and snow drainage and collection and energy transmission. The assembly or system is modular and may be assembled in a long continuous configuration in which the inclination, width and tilt of the canopy wings may vary of a long distance to maintain substantially consistent energy yields as the assembly or system orientation changes.
H02S 20/10 - Structures de support directement fixées sur le sol
F24S 25/10 - Agencement de montages ou de supports fixes pour des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire se dressant dans des directions opposées à la surface de support
H02S 20/30 - Structures de support mobiles ou réglables, p. ex. pour réglage de l’angle
G09F 17/00 - DrapeauxBannièresMoyens de mise en place pour ceux-ci
G09F 19/14 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation non prévus ailleurs utilisant des effets optiques particuliers présentant des signes différents selon le point d'où un observateur les regarde
G09F 19/22 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation sur des routes, des murs ou des surfaces similaires, p. ex. éclairés
G09F 27/00 - Publicité ou présentation à la fois visuelle et sonore, p. ex. pour information collective
H02S 50/10 - Tests de dispositifs PV, p. ex. de modules PV ou de cellules PV individuelles
G09F 11/02 - Dispositifs d'affichage d'information variable, dans lesquels l'information complète est fixée d'une manière permanente sur un support mobile qui l'amène en position de présentation les éléments de présentation étant fixés à des organes animés d'un mouvement de rotation, p. ex. tambours, axes
H02S 40/32 - Composants électriques comprenant un onduleur CC/CA associé au module PV lui-même, p. ex. module CA
H02S 50/00 - Surveillance ou tests de systèmes PV, p. ex. équilibrage de charge ou identification des défauts
G09F 23/00 - Publicité sur ou dans des articles spécifiques, p. ex. cendriers, boîtes aux lettres
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Stoddard, Nathan
Weinshenker, Beryl
Abrégé
A solar panel installation includes at least one support cable and at least two support structures configured to hold the at least one support cable in suspension therebetween. The solar panel installation includes at least one solar module having a frame and at least one cable retaining structure secured to the frame. The at least one support cable is configured to support the solar module aloft when the at least one support cable is being held in suspension between the first and the second anchor. The solar module is configured to be slid along the at least one support cable between the support structures when the solar module is being held aloft by the at least one support cable.
H02S 20/20 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible
H02S 40/34 - Composants électriques comprenant une connexion électrique structurellement associée au module PV, p. ex. boîtes de jonction
B23P 19/00 - Machines effectuant simplement l'assemblage ou la séparation de pièces ou d'objets métalliques entre eux ou des pièces métalliques avec des pièces non métalliques, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformationOutils ou dispositifs à cet effet dans la mesure où ils ne sont pas prévus dans d'autres classes
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wares, Brian S.
Ripoll Agullo, Vicent
Grushkowitz, Tyler
Abrégé
Mounting components of photovoltaic (PV) modules and PV module assemblies are described, including PV module couplings and PV module mounting chassis. In an example, a PV module includes a PV module coupling having a toe portion extending from a PV module frame, and a PV module mounting chassis includes a toe slot to receive the toe. The toe and toe slot construction allows for the PV module frame to be assembled to the PV module mounting chassis without using tools, and thus, permits a PV module assembly to be quickly constructed during installation of a PV module system. Furthermore, the toe and toe slot construction accommodates thermal expansion and other environmental loads seen after installation, while providing a grounding connection for the PV module assembly.
H02S 20/30 - Structures de support mobiles ou réglables, p. ex. pour réglage de l’angle
H02S 20/24 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit spécialement adaptées pour les toits plats
H02S 40/36 - Composants électriques caractérisés par des moyens d'interconnexions électriques spéciaux entre plusieurs modules PV, p. ex. connexion électrique module à module
F24J 2/46 - Parties constitutives, détails ou accessoires de collecteurs de chaleur solaire
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mackler, Laurence
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a solar power generation assembly and method for providing same involving an array of solar generating modules on a dual-incline structure, which can achieve high energy yields over a wide range of azimuths/orientations. The assembly consists of canopy wings providing for the dual-incline structure, where, depending on specifications, the canopy wings can differ in length, width, angle of inclination, structural material and solar module or other material mounted on the surface. The canopy wings may be pivoted or hinged to enhance the energy generation and/or other functional benefits of the assembly or system, including display elements, advertising, rainwater/precipitation and snow drainage and collection and energy transmission. The assembly or system is modular and may be assembled in a long continuous configuration in which the inclination, width and tilt of the canopy wings may vary of a long distance to maintain substantially consistent energy yields as the assembly or system orientation changes.
G09F 11/02 - Dispositifs d'affichage d'information variable, dans lesquels l'information complète est fixée d'une manière permanente sur un support mobile qui l'amène en position de présentation les éléments de présentation étant fixés à des organes animés d'un mouvement de rotation, p. ex. tambours, axes
G09F 17/00 - DrapeauxBannièresMoyens de mise en place pour ceux-ci
G09F 19/14 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation non prévus ailleurs utilisant des effets optiques particuliers présentant des signes différents selon le point d'où un observateur les regarde
G09F 19/22 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation sur des routes, des murs ou des surfaces similaires, p. ex. éclairés
G09F 27/00 - Publicité ou présentation à la fois visuelle et sonore, p. ex. pour information collective
F24J 2/52 - Agencement des montages ou des supports
H02S 40/32 - Composants électriques comprenant un onduleur CC/CA associé au module PV lui-même, p. ex. module CA
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mackler, Laurence
Cuff, Brian
Iwasaka, Hikaru
Keller, Alexander
Froelich, David
Abrégé
An integrated renewable energy and asset system is provided. In some embodiments, the system comprises: an existing parking lot positioned adjacent to a building structure, wherein the existing parking lot has an associated pattern; bore holes that are formed into the existing parking lot, wherein the bore holes are organized based on the pattern of the existing parking lot; vertical columns inserted into at least a first portion of the bore holes, wherein: crossbeams are installed on an upper portion of a vertical column to form a support structure; and a canopy is connected to the crossbeams, wherein the canopy is formed from multiple attached photovoltaic modules and thermal tubes are integrated with the photovoltaic modules; geothermal tubes that capture thermal energy are inserted into at least a second portion of the bore holes, wherein each of the thermal tubes and each of the geothermal tubes is connected to a geothermal heat pump and wherein each of the thermal tubes is connected to the geothermal heat pump; and a hardware processor that is configured to: receive sensor information from sensors disposed on the canopy; determine whether to direct at least a portion of the thermal energy captured using the geothermal tubes to the solar thermal panels based on the received sensor information; and cause the heat captured using the geothermal tubes to be directed to the solar thermal panels based on the determination.
F24J 2/52 - Agencement des montages ou des supports
F24J 3/08 - géothermique (dispositifs produisant une puissance mécanique à partir d'énergie géothermique F03G 4/00)
F24J 2/42 - Systèmes à chaleur solaire non prévus ailleurs
F28D 20/00 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou
E04H 6/10 - Garages pour de nombreux véhicules sans moyens mécaniques pour déplacer ou élever les véhicules, p. ex. avec rampes fixes hélicoïdales, avec rampes mobiles
H02S 20/23 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit
B60L 11/18 - utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des piles primaires, des piles secondaires ou des piles à combustibles
F24J 2/00 - Utilisation de la chaleur solaire, p.ex. collecteurs de chaleur solaire (distillation ou évaporation de l'eau utilisant la chaleur solaire C02F 1/14;aspects de la couverture du toit relatifs aux dispositifs collecteurs d'énergie E04D 13/18;dispositifs produisant une puissance mécanique à partir d'énergie solaire F03G 6/00;dispositifs à semi-conducteur spécialement adaptés pour convertir l'énergie solaire en énergie électrique H01L 31/00;cellules photovoltaïques [PV] comprenant des moyens directement associés à la cellule PV pour utiliser l'énergie thermique H01L 31/525;modules PV comprenant des moyens associés au module PV pour utiliser l'énergie thermique H02S 40/44)
F03D 9/00 - Adaptations des mécanismes moteurs à vent pour une utilisation particulièreCombinaisons des mécanismes moteurs à vent avec les appareils qu’ils entrainentMécanismes moteurs à vent spécialement adaptés à l’installation dans des endroits particuliers
F24D 17/02 - Systèmes domestiques d'alimentation en eau chaude utilisant des pompes à chaleur
F24D 3/08 - Systèmes de chauffage central à eau chaude combinés avec des systèmes de fourniture domestique d'eau chaude
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Culligan, Matthew
Abrégé
A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module, a deflector, and a clip. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes a support arm forming a seat. The deflector defines a front face and a rear face, with the clip extending from either the trailing frame member or the rear face of the deflector. In a mounted state, the deflector is nested within the seat and is releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip. In some embodiments, the support arm forms a second seat, with the PV module assembly providing a second mounted state in which the deflector is in a differing orientation/slope, nested within the second seat and releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Culligan, Matthew
Abrégé
A PV module kit for non-penetrating rooftop installation, including a plurality of PV modules and a plurality of connectors. Each of the PV modules includes a PV laminate and a frame forming a mounting region assembled thereto. The connectors include a male connector having a male fastener extending from a head, and a female connector having a female fastener assembled within a head. The heads are entirely formed of plastic. The kit provides a mounted array state including a junction at which the mounting region of at least two of the PV modules are aligned and interconnected by engagement of the male connector with the female connector. The so-formed junction is substantially electrically insulated. The plurality of connectors can further include a spacer connector including a head forming a bore sized to slidably receive the male fastener, with all of the connector heads being identical.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Culligan, Matthew
Abrégé
A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module, a deflector, and a clip. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes a support arm forming a seat. The deflector defines a front face and a rear face, with the clip extending from either the trailing frame member or the rear face of the deflector. In a mounted state, the deflector is nested within the seat and is releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip. In some embodiments, the support arm forms a second seat, with the PV module assembly providing a second mounted state in which the deflector is in a differing orientation/slope, nested within the second seat and releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip.
E04D 13/18 - Aspects de la couverture de toit relatifs aux dispositifs collecteurs d'énergie, p. ex. contenant des panneaux solaires
E04H 14/00 - Bâtiments pour combinaison d'emplois différents non couverts par un seul des groupes de la présente sous-classe, p. ex. pour double emploiBâtiments du type où l'on peut pénétrer en voiture
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Lenox, Carl J. S.
Culligan, Matthew
Danning, Matt
Abrégé
A photovoltaic (PV) module including a PV device and a frame, The PV device has a PV laminate defining a perimeter and a major plane. The frame is assembled to and encases the laminate perimeter, and includes leading, trailing, and side frame members, and an arm that forms a support face opposite the laminate. The support face is adapted for placement against a horizontal installation surface, to support and orient the laminate in a non-parallel or tilted arrangement. Upon final assembly, the laminate and the frame combine to define a unitary structure. The frame can orient the laminate at an angle in the range of 3°-7° from horizontal, and can be entirely formed of a polymeric material. Optionally, the arm incorporates integral feature(s) that facilitate interconnection with corresponding features of a second, identically formed PV module.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mackler, Laurence
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a solar power generation display assembly and methods for providing same involving solar arrays in a display of designated indicia, each solar array containing one or more electronically linked solar modules or cells of a crystalline or amorphous type and other modules. The solar modules and/or portions of the solar modules and other module portions and/or portions of the other module portions within each specific array or display may be static or manipulated electronically or mechanically to provide an enhanced indicia while a programmable display management system enables operation of electrical and mechanical management sub-systems for displaying the indicia.
G09F 7/00 - Enseignes, plaques portant un nom ou un nombre, lettres, chiffres ou signesPanneaux ou tableaux
G09F 11/02 - Dispositifs d'affichage d'information variable, dans lesquels l'information complète est fixée d'une manière permanente sur un support mobile qui l'amène en position de présentation les éléments de présentation étant fixés à des organes animés d'un mouvement de rotation, p. ex. tambours, axes
F21L 4/00 - Dispositifs d'éclairage électriques avec des accumulateurs ou des piles électriques incorporés
G09F 17/00 - DrapeauxBannièresMoyens de mise en place pour ceux-ci
G09F 19/22 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation sur des routes, des murs ou des surfaces similaires, p. ex. éclairés
G09F 19/14 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation non prévus ailleurs utilisant des effets optiques particuliers présentant des signes différents selon le point d'où un observateur les regarde
G09F 27/00 - Publicité ou présentation à la fois visuelle et sonore, p. ex. pour information collective
F24J 2/52 - Agencement des montages ou des supports
29.
Photovoltaic module kit including connector assembly for non-penetrating array installation
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Culligan, Matthew
Abrégé
A PV module kit for non-penetrating rooftop installation, including a plurality of PV modules and a plurality of connectors. Each of the PV modules includes a PV laminate and a frame forming a mounting region assembled thereto. The connectors include a male connector having a male fastener extending from a head, and a female connector having a female fastener assembled within a head. The heads are entirely formed of plastic. The kit provides a mounted array state including a junction at which the mounting region of at least two of the PV modules are aligned and interconnected by engagement of the male connector with the female connector. The so-formed junction is substantially electrically insulated. The plurality of connectors can further include a spacer connector including a head forming a bore sized to slidably receive the male fastener, with all of the connector heads being identical.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mackler, Laurence
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a solar power generation display assembly and methods for providing same involving solar arrays in a display of designated indicia, each solar array containing one or more electronically linked solar modules or cells of a crystalline or amorphous type and other modules. The solar modules and/or portions of the solar modules and other module portions and/or portions of the other module portions within each specific array or display may be static or manipulated electronically or mechanically to provide an enhanced indicia while a programmable display management system enables operation of electrical and mechanical management sub-systems for displaying the indicia.
G09F 7/00 - Enseignes, plaques portant un nom ou un nombre, lettres, chiffres ou signesPanneaux ou tableaux
G09F 11/02 - Dispositifs d'affichage d'information variable, dans lesquels l'information complète est fixée d'une manière permanente sur un support mobile qui l'amène en position de présentation les éléments de présentation étant fixés à des organes animés d'un mouvement de rotation, p. ex. tambours, axes
31.
Solar power generation assembly and method for providing same
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mackler, Laurence
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a solar power generation assembly and method for providing same involving an array of solar generating modules on a dual-incline structure, which can achieve high energy yields over a wide range of azimuths/orientations. The assembly consists of canopy wings providing for the dual-incline structure, where, depending on specifications, the canopy wings can differ in length, width, angle of inclination, structural material and solar module or other material mounted on the surface. The canopy wings may be pivoted or hinged to enhance the energy generation and/or other functional benefits of the assembly or system, including display elements, advertising, rainwater/precipitation and snow drainage and collection and energy transmission. The assembly or system is modular and may be assembled in a long continuous configuration in which the inclination, width and tilt of the canopy wings may vary of a long distance to maintain substantially consistent energy yields as the assembly or system orientation changes.
G09F 11/02 - Dispositifs d'affichage d'information variable, dans lesquels l'information complète est fixée d'une manière permanente sur un support mobile qui l'amène en position de présentation les éléments de présentation étant fixés à des organes animés d'un mouvement de rotation, p. ex. tambours, axes
G09F 17/00 - DrapeauxBannièresMoyens de mise en place pour ceux-ci
G09F 19/14 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation non prévus ailleurs utilisant des effets optiques particuliers présentant des signes différents selon le point d'où un observateur les regarde
G09F 19/22 - Moyens de publicité ou de présentation sur des routes, des murs ou des surfaces similaires, p. ex. éclairés
G09F 27/00 - Publicité ou présentation à la fois visuelle et sonore, p. ex. pour information collective
F24J 2/52 - Agencement des montages ou des supports
32.
Photovoltaic module kit including connector assembly for non-penetrating array installation
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Culligan, Matthew
Abrégé
A PV module kit for non-penetrating rooftop installation, including a plurality of PV modules and a plurality of connectors. Each of the PV modules includes a PV laminate and a frame forming a mounting region assembled thereto. The connectors include a male connector having a male fastener extending from a head, and a female connector having a female fastener assembled within a head. The heads are entirely formed of plastic. The kit provides a mounted array state including a junction at which the mounting region of at least two of the PV modules are aligned and interconnected by engagement of the male connector with the female connector. The so-formed junction is substantially electrically insulated. The plurality of connectors can further include a spacer connector including a head forming a bore sized to slidably receive the male fastener, with all of the connector heads being identical.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Culligan, Matthew
Abrégé
A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module, a deflector, and a clip. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes a support arm forming a seat. The deflector defines a front face and a rear face, with the clip extending from either the trailing frame member or the rear face of the deflector. In a mounted state, the deflector is nested within the seat and is releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip. In some embodiments, the support arm forms a second seat, with the PV module assembly providing a second mounted state in which the deflector is in a differing orientation/slope, nested within the second seat and releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip.
E04D 13/18 - Aspects de la couverture de toit relatifs aux dispositifs collecteurs d'énergie, p. ex. contenant des panneaux solaires
E04H 14/00 - Bâtiments pour combinaison d'emplois différents non couverts par un seul des groupes de la présente sous-classe, p. ex. pour double emploiBâtiments du type où l'on peut pénétrer en voiture
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Lenox, Carl J. S.
Culligan, Matthew
Danning, Matt
Abrégé
A photovoltaic (PV) module including a PV device and a frame. The PV device has a PV laminate defining a perimeter and a major plane. The frame is assembled to and encases the laminate perimeter, and includes leading, trailing, and side frame members, and an arm that forms a support face opposite the laminate. The support face is adapted for placement against a horizontal installation surface, to support and orient the laminate in a non-parallel or tilted arrangement. Upon final assembly, the laminate and the frame combine to define a unitary structure. The frame can orient the laminate at an angle in the range of 3°-7° from horizontal, and can be entirely formed of a polymeric material. Optionally, the arm incorporates integral feature(s) that facilitate interconnection with corresponding features of a second, identically formed PV module.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Botkin, Jonathan
Graves, Simon
Danning, Matt
Abrégé
A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module and a ballast tray. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes an arm. The ballast tray is adapted for containing ballast and is removably associated with the PV module in a ballasting state where the tray is vertically under the PV laminate and vertically over the arm to impede overt displacement of the PV module. The PV module assembly can be installed to a flat commercial rooftop, with the PV module and the ballast tray both resting upon the rooftop. In some embodiments, the ballasting state includes corresponding surfaces of the arm and the tray being spaced from one another under normal (low or no wind) conditions, such that the frame is not continuously subjected to a weight of the tray.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mascolo, Gianluigi
Taggart, David F.
Botkin, Jonathan D.
Edgett, Christopher S.
Abrégé
A supported PV assembly may include a PV module comprising a PV panel and PV module supports including module supports having a support surface supporting the module, a module registration member engaging the PV module to properly position the PV module on the module support, and a mounting element. In some embodiments the PV module registration members engage only the external surfaces of the PV modules at the corners. In some embodiments the assembly includes a wind deflector with ballast secured to a least one of the PV module supports and the wind deflector. An array of the assemblies can be secured to one another at their corners to prevent horizontal separation of the adjacent corners while permitting the PV modules to flex relative to one another so to permit the array of PV modules to follow a contour of the support surface.
TOTALENERGIES DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USA, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Shingleton, Jefferson G.
Dinwoodie, Thomas L.
Mascolo, Gianluigi
Abrégé
A modular shade system with solar tracking panels includes a series of generally North-South oriented, spaced apart torque tubes, each torque tube having an axis, a series of panels mounted to at least some of the torque tubes to create spaced-apart rows of panels along the torque tubes, at least some of the panels being solar collector panels. The system also includes a shade structure, positioned at a selected location between selected ones of the torque tubes and above the support surface so to provide an enhanced shaded region thereunder, and a support structure. The support structure includes a first mounting assembly mounting each torque tube above the support surface for rotation about the axis of each torque tube and a second mounting assembly supporting the shade structure at the selected location. The system further comprises a tilting assembly selectively rotating each torque tube about its axis.
E04B 7/02 - ToitsStructure des toits en ce qui concerne l'isolation avec des pentes planes, p. ex. toits en bâtière
H02N 6/00 - Générateurs dans lesquels le rayonnement lumineux est directement converti en énergie électrique (cellules solaires ou ensembles de cellules solaires H01L 25/00, H01L 31/00)
H01L 25/00 - Ensembles consistant en une pluralité de dispositifs à semi-conducteurs ou d'autres dispositifs à l'état solide