A mounting bracket assembly for securing facing edge portions of a pair of adjacent photovoltaic panels to a torque tube beam of a solar tracking assembly. The mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket and a fastener assembly including a securing strap for securing the mounting bracket to the torque tube beam. The mounting bracket includes: an upper support structure, a central attachment structure and a lower projection structure extending in a vertical direction downwardly away from the upper support structure. The upper attachment structure includes a first body and a second body spaced apart by the central attachment structure. The lower projection structure including a first rib extending vertically downwardly from the first body and a second rib extending vertically downwardly from the second body. A lower portion of the lower projection structure including a through slot sized to receive the torque tube beam.

Chemical flashings for track assemblies and mount assemblies employed in solar power installations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a track assembly having a base, a pair of rails, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, and a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mount assembly having a vertical structure, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom, and an excess sealant cavity is disclosed.

In various embodiments, a stabilization assembly may comprise a shaft, a foot, a snap plate and a nut. The foot may be operatively coupled to the shaft. The snap plate may be configured to surround and retain the shaft. The nut may be installable on the shaft and engagable to raise and lower a foot. The stabilization assembly may be installed in a solar panel coupling. The foot may be driven to engagement with a roof surface in response to the coupling being installed on the roof.

The invention relates to a device (1) fixing a support structure for at least one solar panel, in particular a support rail (23) of a support structure for at least one solar panel (24), to a cormgated roof (20) comprising at least one cormgated roof plate (21), said device (1) defines a receiving space (7) for receiving at least part of a crest (C) of at least one corrugated roof plate (21) and being configured for co-action with at least one fastening element for fastening of the device (1) onto the corrugated roof (20).

Provided is a sensor mounting member and a sensor mounting method for easily fixing a sensor of a type among various types to a track rail of a rolling guide device in one operation. The sensor mounting member includes: a sensor holding portion configured to cover the sensor so as to hold the sensor between a top surface of the track rail and the sensor holding portion; and a pair of leg portions, which are formed at both ends of the sensor holding portion, respectively, and are configured to sandwich the track rail from both sides in a width direction of the track rail while being elastically deformed. Further, along with sandwiching of the track rail by the pair of leg portions, the sensor holding portion presses the sensor onto the top surface of the track rail.

A site is prepared for the installation of solar panels by preparing a ground area by smoothing or grading and contouring to provide a surface sufficiently level to permit resting the solar panels in direct contact with and supported on the ground so as to establish an azimuth-independent earth orientation of the solar panels. The soil is embossed in a pattern corresponding to a desired pattern by repeatedly stamping the soil in a pattern with a soil stamping device capable of impressing the desired pattern on the soil. The pattern is sized such that the solar panels fit into the impressed pattern resulting from the embossing of the soil.

Single-piece hinged-clamps employed used in assemblies used to mount solar power modules to surface installation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a clamp with a right portion with a right notch having a right platform, a left portion with a left notch having a left platform, and a base portion with a flexible hinge is disclosed. The left portion also includes a threaded aperture extending downwardly from the left platform. In some embodiments, a method of securing a component with the clamp is disclosed in which a right member of a component is inserted into a right notch of a clamp, an applied force imparts movement of a left notch away from the right notch, and a buildup of potential energy in the flexible hinge during the application of the force moves the left notch in the opposite direction to engage the left member of the component.

The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.

In various embodiments, a stabilization assembly may comprise a shaft, a foot, a snap plate and a nut. The foot may be operatively coupled to the shaft. The snap plate may be configured to surround and retain the shaft. The nut may be installable on the shaft and engagable to raise and lower a foot. The stabilization assembly may be installed in a solar panel coupling. The foot may be driven to engagement with a roof surface in response to the coupling being installed on the roof.

A corrugated washer for use with a corrugated L-foot mounting bracket and a structural mounting rail prevents vertical shear at the joint between the rail and the corrugated L-foot bracket when mounting photovoltaic modules (i.e., solar panels) to a roof of a building or other structure. The design locks the T-bolt from falling off the rail slot, and always aligns the T-bolt in the correct orientation and prevents back-rotation. The corrugations on the washer and L-foot help for making height adjustments, too.