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US 10,771,006 B2Granted
Photovoltaic roof tiles and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Preston Flanigan, Alex Christopher Mayer
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Abstract
A solar tile and method for manufacturing solar tiles as a roofing surface with improved aesthetics that reduce the visual differences between solar and non-solar portions of tile. Roof tiles include an active area of thin-film photovoltaic material and an inactive area of thin-film photovoltaic material.
Claims17
A photovoltaic tile comprising:
- a light transmissive top sheet;
- a base substrate, wherein the base substrate is adhered to the top sheet;
- an active area of photovoltaic material between the base substrate and the top sheet;
- and
- an inactive area of photovoltaic material between the base substrate and the top sheet;
- and
- an adhesive material disposed between the inactive area of photovoltaic material and the top sheet forming an adhesion region,
- wherein the inactive area of photovoltaic material is located between an edge of the base substrate and the active area of photovoltaic material,
- wherein the inactive area of photovoltaic material is continuous and surrounds the active area of photovoltaic material on the base substrate.
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A photovoltaic roof tile comprising:
- a light transmissive top sheet;
- a layer of thin-film photovoltaic material on a base substrate, the layer of thin-film photovoltaic material, comprising;
- an active area of photovoltaic material and an inactive area of photovoltaic material, wherein the inactive area of photovoltaic material is located between an edge of the base substrate and the active area of photovoltaic material;
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- encapsulating material surrounding the active area of photovoltaic material and the inactive area of photovoltaic material and disposed between the base substrate and the light transmissive top sheet;
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- an adhesive material disposed between the inactive area of photovoltaic material and the light transmissive top sheet forming an adhesion region,
- wherein the inactive area of photovoltaic material is continuous and surrounds the active area of photovoltaic material on the base substrate.
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A photovoltaic roof tile comprising:
- a light transmissive top sheet;
- a thin-film photovoltaic material, comprising:
- an active area and an inactive area of the thin-film photovoltaic material disposed on a base substrate, wherein the inactive area is located between an edge of the base substrate and the active area of the thin-film photovoltaic material;
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- an adhesive material disposed between the inactive area of the thin-film photovoltaic material and the light transmissive top sheet forming an adhesion region,
- wherein the inactive area of the thin-film photovoltaic material is continuous and surrounds the active area of the thin-film photovoltaic material on the base substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.