Supporting structures for building integrable photovoltaic modules
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04D-013/18
E04H-014/00
H01L-031/048
H01L-031/052
출원번호
US-0108749
(2011-05-16)
등록번호
US-8887453
(2014-11-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Sherman, Adam C.
Meyers, Michael
출원인 / 주소
Hanergy Holding Group Ltd
대리인 / 주소
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
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Building integrable photovoltaic (BIP) modules include photovoltaic inserts for producing electrical power and supporting structures for mechanically attaching and supporting the insert with respect to a building structure, such as roof tops. The supporting structures may include ventilation ribs th
Building integrable photovoltaic (BIP) modules include photovoltaic inserts for producing electrical power and supporting structures for mechanically attaching and supporting the insert with respect to a building structure, such as roof tops. The supporting structures may include ventilation ribs that form ventilation channels under the photovoltaic insert and, in certain embodiments, under other components of the module. These ribs may be used to provide mechanical support to the entire module. In specific embodiments, ventilation channels of one module are configured to coincide with ventilation channels of one or more other like modules and to form a continuous channel along the roof edge. The supporting structures may be used to form moisture barriers in between two modules, such as side glitters. In certain embodiments, supporting structures are separate components and are attached to the insert to form a module during fabrication or installation of the module on a building structure.
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1. A building integrable photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic insert comprising a support sheet and one or more photovoltaic cells positioned on the support sheet; anda base tray comprising a base sheet and two or more ventilation ribs protruding from the base sheet and towards the support
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A building integrable photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic insert comprising a support sheet and one or more photovoltaic cells positioned on the support sheet; anda base tray comprising a base sheet and two or more ventilation ribs protruding from the base sheet and towards the support sheet of the photovoltaic insert creating one or more ventilation channels, the one or more ventilation channels each having a length, the base tray extending a distance in the same direction as the lengths of the one or more ventilation channels, the distance being greater than the lengths of the one or more ventilation channels, the one or more ventilation channels each having at least a first height and a second height, the first height and the second height being different such that each of the one or more ventilation channels is tapered along its length from the first height to the second height, the base tray attached to the photovoltaic insert along at least one or more edges of the photovoltaic insert, the base tray configured for attachment to a building structure and configured to mechanically support the photovoltaic insert with respect to the building structure. 2. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the base tray comprises a support flap attached to the base sheet and configured to extend under a portion of an adjacent building integrable photovoltaic module. 3. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 2, wherein the photovoltaic insert is further attached to the base tray along an interface between the base sheet and the support flap. 4. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, further comprising one or more side channels, each side channel configured to interlock with a corresponding side channel of an adjacent building integrable photovoltaic module to form a side gutter after installation. 5. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 4, wherein the side gutter is configured to capture water leaking through a gap between the building integrable photovoltaic module and the adjacent building integrable photovoltaic modules and to deliver that water over a top surface of a bottom row of building integrable photovoltaic modules. 6. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the base tray is removably attached to the photovoltaic insert using a set of interlocking features disposed on the two or more ventilation ribs. 7. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the base tray is glued to the photovoltaic insert during fabrication of the building integrable photovoltaic module or during installation of the building integrable photovoltaic module on the building structure. 8. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the first height of the one or more ventilation channels is at least about 0.5 inches. 9. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the base tray comprising one or more of the following materials: polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, nylon, polypropylene, polyphenylene sulfide, polyamide, polycarbonate, and polyvinyl chloride. 10. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the base tray comprises two or more additional ventilation ribs protruding from the base sheet and away from the support sheet of the photovoltaic insert. 11. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 1, wherein the second height of the one or more ventilation channels is 0 inches. 12. A building integrable photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic insert comprising one or more photovoltaic cells positioned on a support sheet; anda base portion comprising a support flap, a rib structure attached to and protruding from the support flap, and one or more edges configured to form one or more removable mechanical connections with the support sheet of the photovoltaic insert, wherein: when the base portion is mechanically connected to the support sheet of the photovoltaic insert by the one or more removable mechanical connections, the photovoltaic insert is mounted to the base portion such that the base portion fully mechanically supports the photovoltaic insert,the rib structure is configured to attach and support the photovoltaic insert, andthe rib structure has a first height and a second height such that the first height and the second height are different and the rib structure tapers from the first height to the second height. 13. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the base portion comprises two extension members extending along two edges of the support sheet and forming mechanical connections with the support sheet. 14. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 13, wherein the two extension members comprise side gutters configured to interlock with one or more adjacent building integrable photovoltaic modules. 15. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the rib structure is attached to the photovoltaic insert using an adhesive. 16. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the base portion comprises one or more connector pockets for accommodating one or more connectors disposed on the photovoltaic insert. 17. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the one or more edges of the base portion comprises one or more channels for snugly fitting edges of the photovoltaic insert into the channels. 18. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the photovoltaic insert is sealed with respect to the base portion along a contact edge. 19. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the base portion comprising one or more of the following materials: polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, nylon, polypropylene, polyphenylene sulfide, polyamide, polycarbonate, and polyvinyl chloride. 20. The building integrable photovoltaic module of claim 12, wherein the one or more edges are removable with respect to the base portion. 21. A building integrable photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic insert comprising a support sheet and one or more photovoltaic cells positioned on the support sheet; anda base portion attached to the photovoltaic insert along at least one or more edges of the photovoltaic insert, configured for attachment to a building structure, and configured to mechanically support the photovoltaic insert with respect to the building structure, wherein the base portion includes: one or more ribs that protrude towards the support sheet to thereby form one or more channels between the base portion and the support sheet, the one or more channels each having a length, the base portion extending a distance in the same direction as the lengths of the one or more channels, the distance being greater than the lengths of the one or more channels, anda support flap and a support unit, the support unit including a cross-bar, a first rib structure, and a second rib structure, such that: the first and second rib structures attach to and extend away from the cross-bar, the first rib structure extends in a direction substantially opposite to the second rib structure; andthe first rib structure is configured to support the support flap and the second rib structure is configured to support the photovoltaic insert. 22. A building integrable photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic insert comprising a support sheet and one or more photovoltaic cells positioned on the support sheet; anda base portion configured for attachment to a building structure and configured to mechanically support the photovoltaic insert with respect to the building structure, wherein the base portion includes: one or more ribs that protrude towards the support sheet to thereby form one or more channels between the base portion and the support sheet, the one or more channels each having a length, the base portion extending a distance in the same direction as the lengths of the one or more channels, the distance being greater than the lengths of the one or more channels; andan insert engaging area and a support flap area each having a front side and a back side, such that: the insert engaging area supporting the photovoltaic insert is attached to the front side of the insert engaging area,the back side of the insert engaging area includes a first set of open channels, andthe front side of the support flap area includes a second set of open channels such that the first set of open channel is configured to coincide with the second set of open channels of another adjacent building integrable photovoltaic module after installation.
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