SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

Solar panel installation systems are disclosed that reduce or eliminate the need for large, costly rails for mounting solar panels on an installation surface. The systems may include an array of framed solar modules supported above an installation surface using a number of height-adjustable base members. Adjacent solar modules in the array may be coupled to one another at or near their corners using module links that can structurally couple the frames of the adjacent solar modules together.

主权项

1. A height-adjustable base member, comprising:
an arm comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the second side has a convex surface; a lever comprising a concave surface configured to engage with the arm in a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode, the convex surface is engaged within the concave surface, and wherein in the second mode, the convex surface is disengaged from the concave surface; and a fastener inserted through bores of the arm and the lever coupling the arm to the lever.