Global Patent Index - EP 3776845 A4

EP 3776845 A4 20210331 - PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH A CROSS RAIL ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH A CROSS RAIL ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

FOTOVOLTAISCHES MODUL MIT EINER KREUZSCHIENENANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

MODULE PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE DOTÉ D'UN ENSEMBLE RAIL TRANSVERSAL

Publication

EP 3776845 A4 20210331 (EN)

Application

EP 19778402 A 20190329

Priority

  • US 201862651035 P 20180330
  • US 201862660835 P 20180420
  • US 2019025039 W 20190329

Abstract (en)

[origin: CN112236870A] One embodiment is a photovoltaic (PV) module including a frame to receive a perimeter of a backside of a photovoltaic (PV) laminate. The cross rail assembly may include: a conductive frame to receivea perimeter of a backside of a photovoltaic (PV) laminate; one or more conductive cross rail members provide structural rigidity to the conductive frame; and one or more pairs of couplers coupled to the conductive frame, wherein: at least one coupler comprises a grounding coupler having a first keyed section to insert into an opening in the conductive frame and a second keyed section to mate withan end of a conductive cross rail member of the one or more conductive cross rail members to ground the conductive cross rail member to the frame; or at least one coupler of at least one of the one ormore pairs includes a length to define a cabling channel.

IPC 8 full level

H02S 30/10 (2014.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); F24S 25/20 (2018.04); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

CN 112236870 A 20210115; EP 3776845 A1 20210217; EP 3776845 A4 20210331

DOCDB simple family (application)

CN 201980034287 A 20190329; EP 19778402 A 20190329