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.

A rail-based solar panel mounting system including at least one mounting bracket coupled to a mounting surface and at least one elongated rail having an open channel configuration, wherein the at least one elongated rail is coupled to the at least one mounting bracket. The mounting system also includes at least one mid-clamp assembly couplable to the at least one elongated rail, wherein the at least one mid-clamp assembly is configured to retain at least one solar panel relative to the at least one elongated rail.

A securing fixture for a photovoltaic cell module that includes a first frame member that extends in a first direction; and a second frame member that extends in a second direction and is adjacent to the first frame member, the second direction being orthogonal to the first direction, the securing fixture being enclosed by a frame member having a corner portion formed by the first frame member and the second frame member. The securing fixture includes an abutting part that is fixed to a trestle and abuts on the trestle; and a holding part that holds the photovoltaic cell module, including a first protrusion that protrudes in a direction opposite to the abutting part, and abuts on an inner surface of the corner portion of the frame member, and a placing part on which the second frame member is placed.

A new system of solar construction, technology and methods for making off-structure constructed panel blocks are disclosed.

A new system of solar construction, technology and methods for making off structure constructed panel blocks are disclosed.

The disclosure provides a back-hang mounting assembly of a thin film photovoltaic module, which includes: a back-hang hook plate of which a cross section is L-shaped and which includes a horizontal plate and a vertical plate, wherein the horizontal plate is fixedly connected to the photovoltaic module; a fixed beam which includes a base plate and a pair of opposite side plates fixed on the base plate, wherein the base plate is configured to be fixedly connected to a roof; and a fastener which passes through the vertical plate and the pair of side plates and fixedly connects the back-hang hook plate to the fixed beam.

Mounting clamps may be utilized to quickly and easily secure solar panel modules relative to mounting rails, which may in turn be secured relative to a mounting surface (e.g., a roof). The mounting clamps may be configured to quickly secure the solar pane modules relative to the mounting rails by tightening a tightening element to pull a clamp element toward the surface of a mounting rail, thereby clamping a portion (e.g., a frame) of a solar panel module between the clamping element and an outer surface of the mounting rail.

Systems and methods are described herein that may be used to form a heliostat. Various reflective surfaces and support structures are described that permit lightweight construction of configurable heliostats.

A module bracket includes first and second mounting clips (202, 204) that are spaced from each other along the pitch of a roofing surface. An inlet (212) to the first mounting clip (202) faces or projects in the general direction that the second mounting clip (204) is spaced from the first mounting clip (202). An inlet (212) to the second mounting clip (204) faces or projects in the general direction that the first mounting clip (202) is spaced from the second mounting clip (204). A second module flange (134) of a first photovoltaic module (120) is slid into the first mounting clip (202) of the module bracket. A first module flange (128) of a second photovoltaic module (120) is slid into the second mounting clip (204) of this same module bracket.

A rail-based solar panel mounting system including at least one mounting bracket coupled to a mounting surface and at least one elongated rail having an open channel configuration, wherein the at least one elongated rail is coupled to the at least one mounting bracket. The mounting system also includes at least one mid-clamp assembly couplable to the at least one elongated rail, wherein the at least one mid-clamp assembly is configured to retain at least one solar panel relative to the at least one elongated rail.