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WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF KAJIMA, SANYO ELECTRIC FOR "SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ...

01.01.70

GENEVA, Dec. 7 -- Publication No. WO/2011/148967 was published on Dec. 1.

Title of the invention: "SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR DOUBLE-SIDED POWER GENERATION TYPE SOLAR CELL PANELS."

Applicants: KAJIMA CORPORATION (JP) and SANYO ELECTRIC CO.,LTD. (JP).

Inventors: Tadashi Fujimura (JP), Shinichi Funabashi (JP) and Hisakata Kobayashi (JP).

According to the abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "Solar cell panels wherein power is generated on both the front sides and the back sides are installed on an outer wall surface of a structure in a state where power generation efficiency is enhanced. Arm members (8, 8) project from an outer wall surface (2) in a structural out-of-plane direction, said outer wall surface (2) comprising openings (3). Vertical members (4, 4) are supported by the arm members (8, 8), and are disposed in a row at horizontal intervals in a structural in-plane direction with respect to the outer wall surface (2). A plurality of solar cell panels (5) or panel bodies (9) are supported by the vertical members (4, 4) in such a way as to face the outer wall surface (2), said panel bodies (9) each consisting of a plurality of solar cell panels (5) which are disposed in a plurality of tiers in the height direction. Projecting members (12, 12) are provided on the outdoor side of the vertical members (4) in a protrusive manner in a row in the height direction, and also in a row horizontally in the direction parallel to the outer wall surface (2). The solar cell panels (5) or the panel bodies (9) are disposed between the projecting members (12, 12). The upper ends and the lower ends of the solar cell panels (5) or the panel bodies (9) are held directly or indirectly by the projecting members (12, 12), which are disposed in a row in the height direction.

Source: Power Engineering Magazine