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QUAD POD
Solar Panel Truss Mounting Systems and Methods
United States US9163861 B2
Issued June 28, 2016
Tristan Farris Al-Haddad
Andrés Cavieres
Russell Gentry
Joseph Goodman
Wade Nolan
Taylor Pitelka
Keyan Rahimzadeh
Bradley Brooks
Joshua Lohr
Ryan Crooks
Jamie Porges
Daniel Rubin
The goal of this design is to provide the most cost-effective racking system for utility scale PV arrays. This system, called the Quad Pod, is predicated on the principles of preassembly to minimize labor cost and ultra-efficient, long-span truss design to minimize material cost. Additionally, both approaches yield significant improvements in installation time and worker safety and comfort.
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