Photovoltaic tile, photovoltaic power generation system, and method for mounting photovoltaic tile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12040741-B2
Application number	US-202217968543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2022
Priority date	Jun 27, 2022
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A photovoltaic tile, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a method for mounting photovoltaic tile. The photovoltaic tile includes color steel tiles, adjacent color steel tiles are fixedly connected to each other, the color steel tiles each include a male rib, a female rib, and a folding portion, the male rib and the female rib are respectively arranged at two opposite ends of the color steel tile along a width direction, the folding portion is arranged between the male rib and the female rib, and the female rib is fixedly connected to the male rib of an adjacent color steel tile to form a connecting end; fixing devices mounted on the folding portions; and photovoltaic modules each having two ends respectively connected to the fixing devices of adjacent folding portions. When the photovoltaic module is mounted on the color steel tile, the connecting end supports the photovoltaic module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A photovoltaic tile, comprising:
a plurality of color steel tiles, wherein adjacent color steel tiles are fixedly connected to each other, each of the plurality of color steel tiles comprising a male rib, a female rib, and a folding portion, the male rib and the female rib respectively arranged at two opposite ends of each color steel tile along a width direction, the folding portion arranged between the male rib and the female rib, and the female rib fixedly connected to the male rib of an adjacent color steel tile to form a connecting end;
fixing devices mounted on the folding portion of each color steel tile; and
photovoltaic modules each having two ends respectively connected to the fixing devices of adjacent folding portions,
wherein when one of the photovoltaic modules is mounted on one of the plurality of color steel tiles, the connecting end of the one of the color steel tiles supports the one of the photovoltaic modules,
wherein each of the fixing devices comprises a first clamping portion including a first clamping body and a second clamping body arranged opposite to each other along the width direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and the first clamping body and the second clamping body are configured to clamp the folding portion such that one of the fixing devices is mounted on the folding portion,
wherein the first clamping body comprises a first bending structure, the second clamping body comprises a second bending structure, and the first clamping body and the second clamping body enclose a first clamping space,
wherein the folding portion comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall arranged opposite to each other along the width direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and
wherein, when one of the fixing devices is connected to the folding portion, a part of the folding portion is located in the first clamping space, the first bending structure abuts the first sidewall, and the second bending structure abuts the second sidewall.

2. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting end is provided with a connecting plane extending along the width direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and when one of the photovoltaic modules is mounted on one of the plurality of color steel tiles, the connecting plane is connected to one of the photovoltaic modules.

3. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 2 , wherein a width L of the connecting plane satisfies: 5 mm≤L≤30 mm.

4. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 2 , wherein the female rib is fixedly connected to the male rib of an adjacent color steel tile by an overlocking, and
wherein an angle a of the overlocking satisfies: 360°≤α≤540≤°.

5. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein, along a length direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, a projection of the connecting end is in a T shape, an L shape, or a U shape.

6. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , further comprising a partition plate arranged between each photovoltaic module and a corresponding color steel tile, wherein the partition plate is mounted on each photovoltaic module or the corresponding color steel tile.

7. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein an outer contour of the first bending structure matches an outer contour of the first sidewall, and an outer contour of the second bending structure matches an outer contour of the second sidewall.

8. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein the first clamping body further comprises a third extension portion located on a side of the first bending structure adjacent to one of the plurality of color steel tiles, and the third extension portion and the first bending structure jointly form a preset angle,
wherein the second clamping body further comprises a fourth extension portion located on a side of the second bending structure adjacent to the one of the plurality of color steel tiles, and the fourth extension portion and the second bending structure jointly form a preset angle, and
wherein, when one of the fixing devices is connected to the folding portion, the third extension portion and the fourth extension portion abut the one of the plurality of color steel tiles.

9. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein the first clamping body further comprises a first extension portion extending along a height direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and the second clamping body further comprises a second extension portion extending along the height direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and wherein each fixing device further comprises a first fastener, and the first extension portion is connected to the second extension portion through the first fastener.

10. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein each fixing device further comprises a second clamping portion arranged on the first clamping body and/or the second clamping body, the second clamping portion is provided with a first clip and a second clip arranged along a height direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and the first clip and the second clip are configured to clamp a corresponding one of the photovoltaic modules, and wherein each fixing device further comprises a second fastener, and the first clip is connected to the second clip through the second fastener.

11. The photovoltaic tile according to claim 1 , wherein each of the photovoltaic modules comprises a first solar cell string, a second solar cell string, a third solar cell string, and a jumper wire arranged between the first solar cell string and the second solar cell string or between the second solar cell string and the third solar cell string.

12. A photovoltaic power generation system, comprising:
a photovoltaic tile comprising:
a plurality of color steel tiles, wherein adjacent color steel tiles are fixedly connected to each other, each of the plurality of color steel tiles comprising a male rib, a female rib, and a folding portion, the male rib and the female rib respectively arranged at two opposite ends of each color steel tile along a width direction, the folding portion arranged between the male rib and the female rib, and the female rib fixedly connected to the male rib of an adjacent color steel tile to form a connecting end;
fixing devices mounted on the folding portion of each color steel tile;
photovoltaic modules each having two ends respectively connected to the fixing devices of adjacent folding portions,
wherein when one of the photovoltaic modules is mounted on one of the plurality of color steel tiles, the connecting end of the one of the color steel tiles supports the one of the photovoltaic modules;
a first support comprising one end fixedly connected to ground or a building main body and another end connected to the folding portion of the one of the color steel tiles to mount the photovoltaic tile on the ground or the building main body; and
a fixing device connected to a side of the folding portion away from the first support along a thickness direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, the fixing device configured to clamp a joint of the first support and the folding portion,
wherein each of the fixing devices comprises a first clamping portion including a first clamping body and a second clamping body arranged opposite to each other along the width direction of the plurality of color steel tiles, and the first clamping body and the second clamping body are configured to clamp the folding portion such that one of the fixing devices is mounted on the folding portion,
wherein the first clamping body comprises a first bending structure, the second clamping body comprises a second bend

Assignees

• Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co Ltd
• Jinko Solar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Bo
• Xiao Pengjun
• Wang Juan
• Yang Sen
• Tao Chunhua
• Li Ning
• Hu Rong
• Liu Na
• Diao Yunchao
• Zhao Zhinan

Classifications

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• Y02E10/47

  Mountings or tracking · CPC title

• F24S2025/023

  Means for preventing theft; Locking means · CPC title

• Y10T29/49355

  Solar energy device making · CPC title

• Y02E10/50

  Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title