7153results about "Renewable energy source integration" patented technology

In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing array skirts and solar panel modules in an array on a roof by providing a leveling system that utilizes a leveling bolt and leveling nut to vertically adjust the assembly. Improved electrical bonding by utilizing bonding pins installed in mounting plates of a support clamp are also provided. Additionally, an improved array skirt design that is installed on the outer row of the array, as well as improved designs in the support clamp and splice mechanisms are also provided. Finally, an improved wire management system is included as well as a method of installation of the array assembly.

A mounting assembly disposable on a nail strip seam rib of a building surface includes a mounting body having an exterior, which in turn comprises a slot configured to separately receive a plurality of different nail strip seam rib profiles. The mounting assembly also includes an insert that is at least partially disposable in the slot, and a threaded fastener that extends through the mounting body, into the slot, and engages the insert.

A mounting assembly configured to engage trapezoidal ribs extending from metal panels is disclosed. The mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket and a PV mount. The mounting bracket comprises a base comprising a first leg and a second leg that are adjustably connected by a bolt. Each leg has a foot with an aperture to receive a shaft of a fastener that can extend through a sidewall of a trapezoidal rib when the mounting bracket is secured to the trapezoidal rib. The distance between the two feet may be adjusted by loosening the bolt to fit trapezoidal ribs of different dimensions. The PV mount is selectively connectable to the base by the bolt. In some embodiments, the PV mount includes at least one platform for a photovoltaic module.

A solar panel mount includes a first plate, a mounting bracket, a mounting shaft, a fastener member, a mounting member, and a rotatably adjustable spacer. The first plate is configured to slide beneath a roofing tile. The first plate comprises at least one opening. The rotatably adjustable spacer is sized to be at least partially received in the mounting member when the mounting member receives the mounting shaft. The rotatably adjustable spacer is configured to receive the mounting shaft. The spacer is rotatably adjustable allowing for the entire solar panel mount to be raised and lowered so that the mount is completely flush with the roofing material, and further allowing the solar panel mount to withstand weather events and other forces.

The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic power generation, and discloses a BAPV-based roof photovoltaic intelligent monitoring system and a dynamic tuning method and device. The method comprises the following steps: scanning a preset BAPV assembly through three-dimensional laser, constructing a surface point cloud model, and establishing a three-dimensional coordinate system comprising BAPV assembly installation base points; acquiring a real-time environment parameter set corresponding to the BAPV component; calculating an optimal working angle of the BAPV component according to the real-time environment parameter set based on an improved particle swarm algorithm; simulating an all-weather shadow movement track according to the optimal working angle based on a Monte Carlo method, and generating a component shielding influence weight matrix; establishing a heat balance equation according to the component shielding influence weight matrix so as to calculate a spacing optimization parameter of the BAPV component; a control instruction is generated according to the spacing optimization parameters, and dynamic tuning of the BAPV assembly is completed according to the control instruction; the control instruction comprises a support rotation angle compensation amount, an inverter parameter adjustment amount and an abnormal component isolation instruction. And the pain points of modeling errors, static optimization limitation, thermal runaway risks and the like are solved.

A rail assembly includes a rail and an adapter. The adapter may be slidably interconnected with the rail via a first rail channel on a first rail side of the rail, and may also be slidably interconnected with the rail via a second rail channel on a second rail side of the rail. The adapter may be inverted (whether installed via the first rail channel or the second rail channel) between two different orientations that dispose a mounting flange at different elevations to accommodate two different mounting configurations.

A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface.

A mounting device selectively engageable to a module-level power electronics (MLPE) device includes a body with an aperture, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm extends from a first side of the body at a first arm angle relative to the body. The second arm extends from a second side of the body at a second arm angle relative to the body. When the aperture receives a fastener able to engage an extension of the MLPE, the first arm makes contact with a first surface of a frame section of a photovoltaic (PV) frame and holds the extension against a second surface of the frame section, securing the PV frame to the extension via the interconnecting mounting device. The first arm may include teeth operable to engage the frame section. The mounting device may include a tab operable to engage the extension.

This disclosure discusses devices, systems, and methods for attaching solar modules to roofs. The devices allow for pre-assembly of clamping devices to the solar modules on the ground and subsequent installation on the roof. End clamps may be preinstalled on the trailing-edge of modules. Module hook brackets may be preinstalled to the leading edge of non-first row modules. The system uses edge splices and loop splices to secure modules together within a row. Subsequent rows are installed by rotationally engaging the loop splices with module hook brackets. The system may use separate devices for roof attachment and inter-module attachment. This separation between roof-securing devices and inter-module securing devices allow the present system to assemble quickly and allows for greater flexibility in design, span, and module placement.

The invention discloses an old community photovoltaic building integrated reconstruction design method, and particularly relates to the technical field of building reconstruction design, and the method comprises the following steps: firstly, obtaining the three-dimensional structure data of a building through scanning equipment, and determining a suitable photovoltaic installation region based on a preset reconstruction region grade; calculating the bearing capacity of the photovoltaic module according to the transformation area, determining the total weight of the bearable photovoltaic module, and designing the initial distribution of the module; an inclination angle and an azimuth angle of a photovoltaic module are optimized through sunlight analysis, after installation is completed, an inverter is used for converting direct current into alternating current, the alternating current is connected to an intelligent power grid system, finally operation data are collected regularly, and a neural network is used for predicting faults and evaluating a health state. According to the invention, a feasible scheme is provided for large-scale popularization of renewable energy sources, the installation of the photovoltaic system can make full use of the idle space of old buildings, the utilization efficiency of solar energy resources is improved, the dependence on traditional energy sources is reduced, and the energy consumption of old communities is reduced.

A roof mount assembly mounts a structure to a roof having a rafter and a substrate supported by the rafter. The roof mount assembly includes a piece of flashing positioned on the substrate. The flashing includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an aperture extending through the flashing. A fastener extends through the flashing aperture. A bracket is connected to the flashing via the fastener, and the bracket is sized to support at least one roof-mounted structure on the roof. A seal is positioned between the flashing aperture and the fastener. The seal is sized to form a water-tight seal with the aperture to inhibit flow of fluid through the aperture. The seal includes a first portion and a second portion, in which the first portion is positioned to abut the flashing first surface and the second portion is positioned to extend through the aperture.

The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic support reinforcement, and discloses a wind-resistant adjustable photovoltaic support reinforcement device, which comprises two groups of construction base frames, uniformly distributed photovoltaic modules are arranged between the two groups of construction base frames, the construction base frames are obliquely arranged, first inhaul cables are arranged on the lower sides of the photovoltaic modules, and second inhaul cables are arranged on the lower sides of the first inhaul cables. The photovoltaic module is slidably mounted on the first inhaul cable, a reinforcing and adjusting mechanism is fixedly mounted on the side face, away from the photovoltaic module, of the set-up base frame, the reinforcing and adjusting mechanism is connected with one end of the first inhaul cable, and evenly-distributed inhaul cable guiding parts are arranged on the photovoltaic module. The external wind power intensity is detected through the external wind power sensor, the distance between the movable supporting plate and the fixed supporting plate is controlled through the external wind power intensity, then the tensile force between the first inhaul cable and the tensile force between the second inhaul cable can be adjusted according to the external wind power intensity, and then the tensile force between the first inhaul cable and the second inhaul cable can be adjusted according to the external wind power intensity. And the reinforcing strength of the photovoltaic bracket is adjusted.

A clamp couples to a rail on solar panel modules are supported and transitions between an unclamped state and a clamped state. The clamp includes a first body having a shelf on which a first arm of the rail rests, a flange, and a channel. The first arm is at least partially disposed in the channel in the clamped state. The clamp includes a second body having a shelf on which a second arm of the rail rests, a flange, a channel. The second arm is at least partially disposed in the channel in the clamped state. The second body has a slot through which a fastener is disposed for coupling the clamp to a mount. A receptacle is formed at least in part by the first body and the second body, and the rail is at least partially disposed in the receptacle.

A roof attachment device having a roof attachment bracket, a lag screw, a rail attachment bracket, and a rail. The roof attachment bracket having an elongated aperture and a first aperture; wherein the fastener extends through the first aperture and attaches the roof attachment bracket to the roof. The rail attachment bracket comprising a rail connecting member having a second aperture, a third aperture, and an access port; a first bolt coupling the roof attachment bracket to the rail connecting member; wherein the access port and first aperture are aligned to allow the lag screw to extend through the first aperture; an outside clamping member having a fourth aperture; and a second bolt extending through the fourth and third apertures coupling the outside clamping member and the rail connecting member together; and a resilient clip loosely connecting the outside clamping member and the rail connecting member.

A system to connect a structure, such as a photovoltaic module, to a rib of a metal panel of a building surface. The system includes a torque actuated rail assembly comprises a lag clip or a lag foot and a rail. The lag clip or lag foot includes a lag catch and an aperture to receive a fastener to selectively couple the lag clip or lag foot to the rib. The rail includes a hook. When the rail is in a first configuration, the rail is disengaged from the lag clip or lag foot. When a force is applied to the rail, it transitions to a second configuration in which the hook is coupled to the catch and the rail is engaged to the lag clip or lag foot.

The utility model relates to a mounting frame for solar photovoltaic components, which includes: a base support component, the bottom end of which is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of an object for receiving solar energy for photovoltaic power generation; a platform, which is in a horizontal position; two support frames, which are arranged on the opposite side edges of the platform; a brake and a support, which are arranged in the longitudinal direction and are located on the opposite side edges of the platform that are different from the support frames; the brake can be extended up and down, and the support can be extended up and down in a driven state; a fixing mechanism, which is used to fix the photovoltaic panel, and the fixing mechanism can rotate along the axis formed by the upper ends of the two support frames, and the upper ends of the brake and the support are connected to the bottom surface of the fixing mechanism, and the moving member is extended up and down, driving the fixing mechanism, the photovoltaic panel and the horizontal plane to adjust the angle to the required angle. According to the flexible connection of the mounting frame for solar photovoltaic components of the utility model, only one brake is needed to achieve the angle adjustment of the photovoltaic panel.

The invention relates to a photoelectric building block comprising a rigid support (1), made of a single extruded piece of non-metal material, provided with a front with a first coupling configuration (10) formed by a sunken channel (11) between two opposing parallel grooved guides (12) that define a narrowing of the opening of the sunken channel (11), at least one photoelectric panel (2) with a second coupling configuration (20) inserted into the sunken channel (11) and having opposite coupling ends (21) inserted into the two grooved guides (12); wherein the photoelectric building block further comprises a retainer device (30) which exerts a thrust on the opposite coupling ends (21) of the second coupling configuration (20), moving them away from the bottom of said sunken channel (11) and thrusting them against the lower surface (13) of the two grooved guides (12), retaining the photoelectric panel (2).

The utility model discloses a small module battery stacking type household photovoltaic energy storage station which comprises batteries, a cabinet body, an inverter, an interaction system and an electric energy management system. The battery is used for storing electric energy; the cabinet body comprises an electrical circuit and a communication circuit, a plurality of battery cylinders are arranged on the cabinet body, and batteries are connected to the electrical circuit and the communication circuit by being inserted into the battery cylinders. The electric energy management system comprises a charging and discharging module, a communication module and a logic control module. The inverter comprises a photovoltaic module, a mains supply module, a bidirectional inversion module, a voltage transformation module and a charging module, the photovoltaic module is used for being connected with a solar power generation device, the mains supply module is used for being connected to a mains supply power grid or a diesel generator, and the output end of the bidirectional inversion module is connected to a household electricity load; the voltage transformation module is connected to the battery discharging port through an electrical circuit of the cabinet body, and the charging module is connected to the battery charging port through the electrical circuit of the cabinet body; and the interaction system is used for displaying information and operating the equipment by a user. According to the energy storage station provided by the utility model, the energy storage batteries are divided into a plurality of modularized small batteries, and the modularized small batteries can be taken out to be used for other electric equipment, so that the flexibility and the adaptability are enhanced.

The invention discloses a building three-dimensional reconstruction method and system for distributed photovoltaic potential assessment, and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the data fusion according to the OpenStreetMap block vector data and three-dimensional building model data of a region, obtaining a three-dimensional model of a single building, carrying out the merging and classification algorithm of multi-layer patches, and obtaining a three-dimensional model of a single building; automatically identifying a surface patch to which the building roof belongs, and dividing the building into a roof layer and a main body layer; a digital elevation model of a roof layer is generated, and roof structure reconstruction is carried out according to different roof types; and carrying out adaptive elevation stretching based on the OSM vector data contour to obtain a main body layer reconstruction result, and finally outputting reconstruction results of all buildings in the area. Large-scale urban building rapid modeling based on the method is achieved, and details of related roof structures are effectively reserved.

A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface.

The utility model relates to a photovoltaic tile installation structure, a photovoltaic tile assembly and a roof photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic tile installation structure comprises a first frame used for combining a second structural member; the second structural part is used for being detachably connected with the attachment surface, and the second structural part is provided with a second clamping part detachably connected with the attachment surface; and the first limiting piece penetrates into the first frame from outside to inside and is used for keeping the connection state of the second clamping part and the attachment surface. The assembly difficulty of the photovoltaic tile assembly can be reduced.

The utility model provides a photovoltaic support and a photovoltaic power generation system, and relates to the field of photovoltaic technology. The photovoltaic support comprises a base and a supporting assembly, the base comprises a bottom plate and a connecting piece arranged in the first direction, one end of the connecting piece is connected with the base, fixing holes are formed in the peripheral side of the base, and the base is used for installing the photovoltaic support on a building through bolts penetrating through the fixing holes; the supporting assembly is detachably connected with the connecting piece, a binding hole is formed in the supporting assembly, and the binding hole is used for binding a photovoltaic panel to the supporting assembly through a rope. The overall disassembly and assembly efficiency of the photovoltaic support can be improved, the supporting assembly becomes a temporary storage shelf for photovoltaic panels, and the transportation space is reduced.

The utility model discloses a structure for modularized installation of photovoltaic panels on a color steel tile roof by using a composite material support, which comprises the color steel tile roof and a plurality of photovoltaic panels installed on the color steel tile roof through the composite material support, and the composite material support comprises a guide rail, a guide rail installation frame, a single-side positioning buckle and a double-side positioning buckle. By the adoption of the structure that the photovoltaic panel is installed on the color steel tile roof in a modularized mode through the composite material support, parts are few, construction difficulty is low, modularized installation of the photovoltaic panel is achieved, meanwhile, the guide rails are made of the glass fiber reinforced composite materials, cost is low, the weight is light, the deformation problem of the color steel tile roof can be avoided, and the service life of the color steel tile roof is prolonged. And meanwhile, the structural strength is equivalent to that of a metal material, the corrosion resistance is excellent, the long-term test of atrocious weather conditions can be resisted, the durability is realized, and the stability and the reliability of the installation of the photovoltaic panel are ensured.

A multi-tier, foldable roof includes photovoltaic (PV) cells for transforming solar energy into electrical energy. The roof includes a climate layer configured to close an opening of a structure and also configured to control temperature and humidity of an interior of the structure, a PV screen having plural PV panels, each PV panel configured to include plural PV cells, and an outer layer configured to protect the PV screen from soiling. The climate layer, the PV screen and the outer layer are spaced apart from each other with a given distance (H), and each of the climate layer, the PV screen and the outer layer is configured to change from a retracted state to an expanded state.

The invention relates to the technical field of building structure reinforcement, and discloses a calculation method for increasing photovoltaic reinforcement on the roof of an existing building, which comprises the following steps of: constructing a load distribution model containing a vertical load layer (self weight of a photovoltaic module and accumulated snow load) and a horizontal load layer (wind load and earthquake load), and cooperatively transmitting the load through a node support system and an anchoring connecting piece; generating a roof reinforcement analysis model containing a supporting node model and a connecting component model; generating a reinforcement assembly sequence according to the photovoltaic system installation position distribution information and the reinforcement analysis model; generating a load distribution scheme based on the component sequence; and the distribution scheme and the reinforcement analysis model are combined, and the supporting node arrangement density and the connecting component material specification are determined through multi-objective optimization. According to the method, multi-load and structure aging are comprehensively considered, multi-target optimization is achieved, the safety and economical efficiency of the reinforcement scheme are improved, and the method is suitable for photovoltaic reinforcement calculation of the existing building roof.

The invention discloses a distributed roof photovoltaic processing method and device based on Bayesian optimization, electronic equipment and a storage medium. Advanced data acquisition and preprocessing technologies, accurate grid division and feature extraction, comprehensive multi-dimensional evaluation index calculation and efficient Bayesian optimization modeling are combined. Through a Gaussian process model and a Bayesian optimization algorithm, accurate capacity prediction and resource allocation can be realized in a complex multi-target optimization space. The method has the advantages that multiple factors such as power generation potential, economic benefit and power grid load are comprehensively considered, and the method has dynamic adjustment capability to adapt to changes in actual operation. The invention discloses a distributed roof photovoltaic processing method and device based on Bayesian optimization, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and aims at remarkably improving the overall benefit and resource utilization efficiency of a photovoltaic system and promoting wider application of renewable energy sources.

An attachment mechanism secures a solar panel module to a surface. The attachment mechanism includes a spacer having a channel and a fastener. The fastener has a first portion with first threads, where the first portion is at least partially disposed through the channel. The first threads are at least partially disposed into the surface for securing the spacer and the fastener to the surface. The fastener has a second portion with second threads different than the first threads. The second portion is disposed at least partially through a through hole of the solar panel module. A nut of the attachment mechanism is engaged with the second threads to secure the solar panel module to the fastener.

An uninterruptible power supply includes an input configured to be coupled to a renewable power source and an energy storage component configured to receive and store energy and to provide stored power. Power circuitry is configured to receive the renewable power and the stored power and provide output power to a load. A controller coupled to the power circuitry determines whether an amount of available renewable power exceeds the output power level provided to the load and, if so, provides excess power from the renewable power to the stored energy component.

A thermal system for providing thermal conditioning to a facility includes a facility air circuit for circulating a facility air throughout the facility and a downhole fluid circuit for circulating a downhole fluid. The facility air circuit is thermally connected to a heat pump for exchanging heat with the facility air. The downhole fluid circuit includes the heat pump for exchanging heat with the downhole fluid, a main loop, including a borehole heat exchanger (BHE) for exchanging heat between the downhole fluid and a geological formation, and an exhaust loop including an exhaust heat exchanger coupled to an exhaust of the facility air circuit, wherein the exhaust loop is configured to circulate at least some of the downhole fluid through the exhaust heat exchanger to exchange heat between the downhole fluid and an exhaust flow of the facility air exhausted from the facility at the exhaust.

The invention belongs to the technical field of photovoltaic power station design, and provides a method and system for obtaining the optimal inclination angle of a photovoltaic module in a flat roof fixed installation mode, and the method comprises the steps: building a target function of maximizing the income in the whole life cycle of a photovoltaic project according to the effective roof area; establishing a relationship among the installed capacity, the inclined plane radiation quantity and the inclination angle in the roof effective area to obtain a function of power generation income and the inclination angle; establishing an anti-overturning cost model caused by the inclination angle; and solving by combining the target function and the anti-overturning cost model, and obtaining the optimal inclination angle under the function of the power generation income and the inclination angle. The method comprehensively considers the influence of the inclination angle on capacity, radiation quantity, load effect and the like, equivalently comprehensively considers income and cost, obtains the optimal inclination angle through calculation, and is more scientific compared with an empirical method.