Roof panel for supporting PV modules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8904718
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13726439

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A panel (10) that is a roof cover for a sloped roof and that also is a mounting system for an array of PV modules (132). The panels (10) define rails (22, 24, 28, 30) that interlock with grooves (46, 48, 124, 126) to secure adjacent panels in each row of the array. The modules (132) are supported by bosses (34, 120) that determine the height of the module array and avoid the interlocking structure between the modules.

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SUNPOWER CORPORATION77 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dormagen, Manuel Mechernich, DE 1 27
Kermelk, Nathalie Ruppichteroth, DE 2 30
Meredith, Steven Oxnard, US 6 40
Schick, Matthias Bonn, DE 4 29
Tebbe, Harald Koenlgswinter, DE 2 71

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