US2010243023A1PendingUtilityA1

Flat Roof Mounted Solar Panel Support System

Assignee: SOLAR POWER INCPriority: May 8, 2008Filed: May 8, 2009Published: Sep 30, 2010
Est. expiryMay 8, 2028(~1.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Y02E10/50Y02B10/10H02S 20/24F24S 40/00F24S 40/85Y10T29/49002F24S 2025/6002F24S 2025/021Y02E10/47F24S 2025/02F24S 25/16F24S 25/13Y10T29/49826F24S 25/70F24S 25/61Y02B10/20F24S 25/632H02S 30/10
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Abstract

A solar power system is mounted to a solar power componentry support structure ( 104 ) suspended above a pre-existing surface ( 101 ) by a collective of solar collector suspension base supports ( 103 ) Suspended solar power system row support structure members ( 105 ) and suspended solar power system column support structure members ( 106 ) may for a solar component position lattice ( 107 ) to which a matrix of individual solar power components such as solar panels ( 18 ) can be attached Solar module quick-fasten assemblages ( 111 ) may serve also as solar componentry emergency releases ( 118 ) and may include loose axis retainers ( 128 ) and firm axis fasteners ( 127 ) such as dual component, single point operative emergency releases ( 121 ) and fasteners Slide-in retainers and corner slot tabs ( 136 ) can be included as well as frame alignment notches ( 138 ) Fulcrum pivot fasteners ( 139 ) and slide wedge releases ( 142 ) can aid in installation and release

Claims

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1 - 19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system comprising:
 a solar power componentry support structure attached to a surface;   a matrix of individual solar power components mounted on said solar power componentry support structure attached to said surface; and   a collective of solar componentry emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components yielded from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need, said solar power componentry support structure remaining attached to said surface.   
     
     
         21 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of solar componentry pivot releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         22 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 21  wherein said a collective of solar componentry pivot releases comprises a collective of solar componentry pivotable wedge releases configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         23 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of solar componentry fulcrum releases configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         24 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 23  wherein each said solar componentry fulcrum release comprises:
 a user operable pivot release; and   a user available fulcrum release point for operation of each said release.   
     
     
         25 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 24  wherein each said user available fulcrum release point comprises a release operation pivot axis. 
     
     
         26 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of slide releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         27 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 26  wherein said collective of solar componentry slide releases comprises a collective of slide wedge releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         28 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 27  wherein said collective of solar componentry slide wedge releases comprises a collective of screwable slide wedge releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         29 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 27  wherein said collective of solar componentry slide wedge releases comprises a collective of detachably yieldable wedge releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         30 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 29  wherein said collective of solar componentry detachably yieldable wedge releases comprises a relatively fragile screw to which said detachably yieldable wedge release is operably responsive. 
     
     
         31 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of point yield emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         32 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of dual component, single point operative emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         33 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 31  further comprising a collective of multi-point individual solar power component retainers that at least partially retain each individual solar power component. 
     
     
         34 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 33  wherein said collective of solar componentry multi-point individual solar power component retainers comprising a collective of side component retainers that at least partially retain each individual solar power component, and wherein said collective of solar componentry multi-point individual solar power component retainers comprises a collective of back emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         35 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 34  wherein said collective of solar componentry side component retainers comprising a collective of evident side retainers that at least partially retain each individual solar power component. 
     
     
         36 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of elevated emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         37 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of common location emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         38 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 37  wherein said common location emergency releases for said individual solar power components comprises a collective of component top end emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         39 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of exposed and evident emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         40 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 39  wherein said collective of solar componentry exposed and evident emergency releases comprises a collective of large visible emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         41 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 40  wherein said collective of large visible emergency releases comprises a collective of gross labeled emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         42 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of surmountable panic releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         43 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 42  wherein said collective of surmountable panic releases comprises a collective of destructively operable emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         44 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 43  wherein said collective of destructively operable emergency releases comprises a collective of fireman cuttable emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         45 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of not more than two motion activation emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         46 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of not more than one motion activation emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         47 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  and further comprising a single dispatch discharge for each individual solar power component. 
     
     
         48 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein each individual solar power component responsive to each of said collective of emergency releases comprises a large area solar power component. 
     
     
         49 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 48  wherein each said individual solar power component responsive to each of said collective of emergency releases comprises a solar panel. 
     
     
         50 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 48  wherein each said individual solar power component responsive to each of said collective of emergency releases comprises a fireman tossable individual solar power component. 
     
     
         51 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of electrical exposure distanced emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need. 
     
     
         52 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  wherein said collective of solar componentry emergency releases comprises a collective of single dispatch electrical connections that each connect an individual solar power component. 
     
     
         53 . An emergency personnel accommodative solar power system as described in  claim 20  and further comprising a collective of panel detached wind deflectors. 
     
     
         54 - 162 . (canceled) 
     
     
         163 . A method of providing an emergency personnel accommodative solar power system comprising the steps of:
 establishing a solar power componentry support structure attached to a surface;   connecting a matrix of individual solar power components mounted on said solar power componentry support structure attached to said surface;   providing a collective of solar componentry emergency releases for said individual solar power components configured to facilitate emergency release of at least some of said individual solar power components yielded from said solar power componentry support structure upon emergency personnel need, said solar power componentry support structure remaining attached to said surface; and   facilitating immediate emergency release of said individual solar power components yielded from said attached solar power componentry support structure by emergency personnel.   
     
     
         164 - 249 . (canceled) 
     
     
         250 . A method of installing a modularized solar power system comprising the steps of:
 establishing a solar power componentry support structure having at least one solar component emplacement location;   sliding in along a solar component initial insertion axis a first portion of a solar component at a first attachment location on said solar power componentry support structure;   axially retaining at least a first portion of said solar component at said first solar attachment location on said solar power componentry support structure;   sliding in along said solar component initial insertion axis a second portion of said solar component at a second solar attachment location separate from said first solar attachment location on said solar power componentry support structure;   axially retaining at least a second portion of said solar component at said second attachment location on said solar power componentry support structure;   positioning an opposite edge of said solar component at a third solar attachment location;   quick fastening said opposite edge of said solar component to said solar power componentry support structure at said third solar attachment location;   at least axially retaining said opposite edge of said solar component to said solar power componentry support structure at said third solar attachment location; and   rigidly holding said solar component to said solar power componentry support structure at said solar component emplacement location.   
     
     
         251 - 286 . (canceled)

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