ARRAY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLIES

摘要

An array of photovoltaic assemblies places photovoltaic panels in spaced rows. The array has a number of supports, each support including: (a) a first member with an upper support surface for supporting the neighboring side edges of an adjacent pair of photovoltaic panels located in one of the rows; (b) a second member with a lower support surface disposed at an acute angle relative to the upper support surface, and connecting to the first member at a front joint; and (c) a third member spaced from the front joint and connected between the first and the second member. At least one front tray is disposed next to the front edge of photovoltaic panels in front. A number of back trays and a number of inclined deflector sections are arranged together in a plurality of ranks. These ranks are interleaved with the spaced rows of photovoltaic panels. The back trays in each of the ranks are aligned. The inclined deflector sections extend up to the back edge of a corresponding one of said photovoltaic panels.