Roof mount ballast solar racking system

Abstract

The present invention is a roof mount ballast solar racking system that includes a plurality of tri-member assemblies that form a plurality of U-shaped channels to receive and hold a plurality of solar panels, a plurality of wind screens attached onto the back of the tri-member assemblies to assist in preventing uplift of the system and the tri-member assemblies during high wind conditions and a plurality of channel connecting components that connect the tri-member assemblies and form a plurality of horizontal rows of the tri-member assemblies. The system also has plurality of heavy duty strut connections that connect the plurality of horizontal rows together, a plurality of ballast trays that are placed between two tri-member assemblies that serve as a ballast and a plurality of fasteners that are utilized to secure one or more components of the system together and to secure the system to the roof.

1 . A roof mount ballast solar racking system, comprising:
 a plurality of tri-member assemblies that include a tri-member top, a tri-member bottom, a tri-member back and a front bracket that form a plurality of U-shaped channels to receive and hold a plurality of solar panels;   a plurality of wind screens that are perpendicularly removably attached onto said back of said tri-member assemblies to assist in preventing uplift of said system and said tri-member assemblies during high wind conditions;   a plurality of channel connecting components that connect said tri-member assemblies and form a plurality of horizontal rows of said tri-member assemblies;   a plurality of heavy duty strut connections that connect said plurality of horizontal rows together forming said system;   a plurality of ballast trays that are placed between two said tri-member assemblies at one or more calculated locations within said system that serve as a ballast; and   a plurality of fasteners that are utilized to secure one or more components of said system together and to secure said system to said roof.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said wind screen is made of light-gauge galvanized sheet metal. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said channel connection components are made of light-gauge galvanized metal. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said strut connectors are made of light-gauge galvanized metal. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said ballast trays secure said horizontal rows of said tri-member assemblies to said roof that said system is secured to. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said ballast trays are made from a high molecule weight polymer. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein said ballast trays are made from a high molecule weight polymer that is UV light resistant. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said fasteners are made of stainless steel. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said fasteners are a plurality of pop rivets. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said fasteners are a plurality of nuts and bolts. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said system solar modules are disposed on a flat said roof. 
     
     
         12 . A roof mount ballast solar racking system, comprising:
 a plurality of tri-member assemblies that include a tri-member top, a tri-member bottom, a tri-member back and a front bracket that form a plurality of U-shaped channels to receive and hold a plurality of solar panels;   a plurality of wind screens that are perpendicularly removably attached onto said back of said tri-member assemblies to assist in preventing uplift of said system and said tri-member assemblies during high wind conditions;   a plurality of channel connecting components that connect said tri-member assemblies and form a plurality of horizontal rows of said tri-member assemblies;   a plurality of heavy duty strut connections that connect said plurality of horizontal rows together forming said system;   a plurality of ballast trays made from a high molecule weight polymer that are placed between two said tri-member assemblies at one or more calculated locations within said system that serve as a ballast; and   a plurality of fasteners that include a plurality of pop rivets or a plurality of nuts and bolts that are utilized to secure one or more components of said system together and to secure said system to said roof.   
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said wind screen is made of light-gauge galvanized sheet metal. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said channel connection components are made of light-gauge galvanized metal. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said strut connectors are made of light-gauge galvanized metal. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said ballast trays secure said horizontal rows of said tri-member assemblies to said roof that said system is secured to. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said ballast trays are made from a high molecule weight polyethylene polymer that is UV light resistant. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said fasteners are made of stainless steel. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said system solar modules are disposed on a flat said roof. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said system solar modules are disposed on said roof at a tilt of approximately 10 degrees.