Corrugated Roof Sheet and Photovoltaic Assembly Comprising the Same
A corrugated roof sheet has a bottom, a first-side roof sheet edge portion, a second-side roof sheet edge portion, a retaining cap and a protruding portion. The first-side roof sheet edge portion has a height H 1 from the bottom. The retaining cap covers the first-side roof sheet edge portion and has a lower fringe. The lower fringe has a height h 2 from the bottom. The protruding portion is between the first-side roof sheet edge portion and the second-side roof sheet edge portion and has a height h 3 from the bottom. The height h 2 is greater than the height h 3.
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9 . A corrugated roof sheet comprising:
a bottom;
a first-side roof sheet edge portion having a height H 1 from the bottom;
a second-side roof sheet edge portion;
a retaining cap covering the first-side roof sheet edge portion and having a lower fringe, the lower fringe having a height h 2 from the bottom; and
a protruding portion disposed between the first-side roof sheet edge portion and the second-side roof sheet edge portion and having a height h 3 from the bottom,
wherein the height h 2 is greater than the height h 3 .
10 . The corrugated roof sheet according to claim 9 , further comprising an adjacent corrugated roof sheet, wherein the first-side roof sheet edge portion engages with a second-side roof sheet edge portion of the adjacent corrugated roof sheet closely.
11 . The corrugated roof sheet according to claim 9 , wherein there is a fitting space for accommodating a photovoltaic module between the lower fringe and the protruding portion.
12 . The corrugated roof sheet according to claim 10 , wherein the photovoltaic module comprises an electronic box having a thickness h 4 and the thickness h 4 is less than the height h 3 .
13 . The corrugated roof sheet according to claim 10 , wherein the lower fringe of the retaining cap is configured to keep the photovoltaic module in position.
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18 . A photovoltaic assembly comprising:
a corrugated roof sheet comprising:
a bottom;
a first-side roof sheet edge portion and a second-side roof sheet edge portion, the first-side roof sheet edge portion configured to engage with a second-side roof sheet edge portion of an adjacent corrugated roof sheet; and
a protruding portion disposed between the first-side roof sheet edge portion and the second-side roof sheet edge portion,
a retaining cap covering the first-side roof sheet edge portion and having a lower fringe; and
a photovoltaic module comprising at least one photovoltaic panel disposed in a fitting space between the lower fringe and the protruding portion.
19 . The photovoltaic assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the first-side roof sheet edge portion and the second-side roof sheet edge portion jointly form a mushroom shape.
20 . The photovoltaic assembly according to claim 18 , further comprising a fastener configured to keep the first-side roof sheet edge portion and the second-side roof sheet edge portion of the adjacent corrugated roof sheet in position.
21 . The photovoltaic assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the retaining cap further covers the second-side roof sheet edge portion of the adjacent corrugated roof sheet and a portion of the at least one photovoltaic panel.
22 . The photovoltaic assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the retaining cap further comprises a vertical portion extending into a gap between the first-side roof sheet edge portion and the at least one photovoltaic panel.