Robotic solar panel string assembly process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8657991
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13368621

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The present invention is directed to a process for manufacture of a solar panel string assembly for a solar canopy including: horizontally aligning two solar panel support channels substantially parallel to one another; applying an adhesive with a robotic tool to an upper portion of the solar panel support channels, the robotic tool comprising a fixed track aligned parallel with the two solar panel support channels, a robotic arm assembly movably supported by the track, a positioning member for adjusting the position of the robotic arm assembly along the track, and wherein the robotic arm comprises an adhesive applicator and a vacuum lift component; and lifting with the vacuum lift component of the robot arm assembly of the robotic tool and aligning a solar panel on top of the two solar panel support channels near opposing edges of the solar panel.

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ENGIE SERVICES U S INC12980 FOSTER STREET SUITE 400 OVERLAND PARK KS 66213

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Fleischer, Nathan Dion Berkeley, US 3 69
Munoz, Jeffrey Paul Oakley, US 4 72
Potter, David S Danville, US 18 389

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