Roof integrated solar power system with top mounted electrical components and cables

A roof integrated solar power system comprising:

• a row-and-column array of a plurality of solar modules positioned on a roof deck, the row-and-column array of the plurality of solar modules comprising a plurality of parallel rows of laterally aligned solar modules;
• wherein each solar module of the plurality of solar modules comprises:
• an upper surface that faces away from the roof deck,
• a solar panel on the upper surface;
• wherein the solar panel comprises a plurality of solar cells;
• and
• edge portions located along opposite sides of the solar panel;
• wherein the solar modules are arranged with edge portions of solar modules in one column of solar modules abutting and not overlapping edge portions of solar modules in at least one adjacent column of solar modules;
• a first electrical component secured to the upper surface of each solar module along at least one of the edge portions of the solar module;
• a second electrical component positioned along an opposing edge portion of one or more of the solar modules;
• electrical cables configured to couple the electrical components of solar modules in each column of solar modules together to aggregate electrical energy produced by each solar module of the column;
• and
• a protective cover strip configured to cover and protect the electrical components and the electrical cables secured along opposing sides of the row and column array of solar modules, the cover strip comprising:
• a plurality of cover strip sections having top and bottom ends and arranged with the bottom ends of upper cover strip sections overlapping the top ends of lower cover strip sections to provide water shedding;
• wherein the cover strip sections are configured to releasably attach to abutting edge portions of the solar modules of side-by-side columns of solar modules.