# US 12,763,559 B2 · Building integrated photovoltaic system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,559 B2 - Document ID: US12763559B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 19/331,255 - Filed: 2025-09-17 - Published: 2026-05-14 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-03 - Assignees: GAF Energy LLC - Applicants: GAF Energy LLC - Inventors: Gabriela Bunea; Thierry Nguyen; Michael David Kuiper; Evan Michael Wray; Lewis Abra; Peter Clemente; Brian West - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763559B2 ## CPC - H02G 3/0437: {Channels} - H02S 20/23: specially adapted for roof structures - H02S 40/34: comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes - H10F 19/807: {Double-glass encapsulation, e.g. photovoltaic cells arranged between front and rear glass sheets} - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION ## Abstract A building integrated photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed in an array on a roof deck. Each of the photovoltaic modules at least one solar cell, a first encapsulant encapsulating the at least one solar cell, a frontsheet juxtaposed with a first surface of the first encapsulant, and a backsheet juxtaposed with a second surface of the first encapsulant. The frontsheet includes a glass layer, a second encapsulant, and a first polymer layer. The backsheet includes a first layer and a second polymer layer attached to the first layer. Each of the photovoltaic modules includes a wire cover bracket, which is configured to overlap the wire cover bracket of an adjacent one of the photovoltaic modules. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic modules; and a plurality of wire cover brackets, each of which is installed on a corresponding one of the plurality of photovoltaic modules, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets includes: a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an upper surface between the first end and the second end, and opposed first and second sidewalls extending between the first end and the second end, a side flange projecting laterally from each of the first and second sidewalls, wherein each side flange including a first portion contiguous with the body and a second portion elevated relative to the first portion in a step-like manner, at least one alignment tab located proximate the first end and extending beyond the first end, and an alignment portion located proximate the second end, wherein the alignment portion includes an elevated portion having a slot sized and shaped to receive the at least one alignment tab of an adjacent one of the plurality of wire cover brackets. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets includes at least one clip extending outwardly from the upper surface of the body, wherein the at least one clip includes a slot sized and shaped to receive and hold an electrical wire or cable. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets includes a guiderail extending from the upper surface of the body and adapted to guide an electrical cable and to maintain the electrical cable spaced away from at least one of the first and second sidewalls. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets includes a table extending from the upper surface and including a flat portion elevated by at least one support, wherein the at least one support includes a slot sized and shaped to receive and hold an electrical wire or cable. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets includes a first cutout extending from the upper surface to a lower surface of the body, the first cutout being sized and shaped to receive an electrical component, and a second cutout positioned between the alignment portion and the first cutout for weight and material savings. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one alignment tab comprises a pair of alignment tabs. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one clip comprises a plurality of clips, wherein the plurality of clips includes a first clip located proximate the first sidewall and proximate the first end, and a second clip located proximate the second sidewall and between the first end and the second end. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets is adapted to removably receive a cover. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of the wire cover brackets includes a plurality of hold-down portions including a first hold-down portion extending from the first sidewall and a second hold-down portion extending from the second sidewall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the slot of the alignment portion is rectangular in shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the electrical component is a junction box, a rapid shutdown device, an optimizer, or an inverter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules is a building integrated photovoltaic shingle. ### Claim 13 A system, comprising: a roof deck; a first photovoltaic module installed on the roof deck and comprising a side lap; a second photovoltaic module installed on the roof deck in a row above the first photovoltaic module, the second photovoltaic module comprising a side lap; and a plurality of wire cover brackets attached to corresponding side laps of the first photovoltaic module and the second photovoltaic module so as to form a column of wire cover brackets, wherein each of the plurality of wire cover brackets includes: a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an upper surface between the first end and the second end, and opposed first and second sidewalls extending between the first end and the second end, a side flange projecting laterally from each of the first and second sidewalls, wherein each side flange includes a first portion contiguous with the body and a second portion elevated relative to the first portion in a step-like manner, at least one alignment tab located proximate the first end and extending beyond the first end, and an alignment portion located proximate the second end, wherein the alignment portion include an elevated portion having a slot sized and shaped to receive an alignment tab of an adjacent one of the wire cover brackets, wherein the at least one alignment tab of a lower one of the wire cover brackets overlaps the second end of an adjacent upper one of the wire cover brackets and is received in the slot of the alignment portion of the adjacent upper one of the wire cover brackets to maintain bracket-to-bracket alignment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein each of the wire cover brackets includes at least one clip extending outwardly from the upper surface of the body, and wherein the at least one clip includes a slot sized and shaped to receive and hold an electrical cable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein each of the wire cover brackets includes a guiderail extending from the upper surface of the body and adapted to guide an electrical cable and to maintain the electrical cable spaced away from at least one of the first and second sidewalls. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein each of the wire cover brackets includes a table extending from the upper surface and includes a flat portion elevated by at least one support, and wherein the at least one support includes a slot sized and shaped to receive and hold an electrical cable. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein each of the wire cover brackets includes a first cutout extending from the upper surface to a lower surface of the body, wherein the first cutout is sized and shaped to receive an electrical component, and a second cutout positioned between the alignment portion and the first cutout for weight and material savings. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one alignment tab comprises a pair of alignment tabs. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein a free end of the at least one alignment tab is rounded, rectangular, or rounded rectangular in shape. ### Claim 20 A wire cover bracket, comprising: a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and opposed first and second sidewalls extending between the first end and the second end, a side flange projecting laterally from each of the first and second sidewalls, each side flange including a first portion contiguous with the body and a second portion elevated relative to the first portion in a step-like manner, at least one alignment tab located proximate the first end and extending beyond the first end, and an alignment portion located proximate the second end, the alignment portion including an elevated portion having a slot sized and shaped to receive an alignment tab of an adjacent another one of the wire cover bracket, and wherein the wire cover bracket is adapted to be installed on a photovoltaic module.