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US 2010/0071282 A1Published application
Unitized Building Integrated Photovoltaic Conversion Module Adapted With Electrical Conduits
OwnerMark Tofflemireinventor
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Abstract
An energy conversion device is adapted to be housed within a unitized curtain wall unit as part of an exterior shell or façade of a building structure. The device can be a photovoltaic module that includes integrated wiring conduits within an associated curtain wall unit.
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A unitized curtain wall unit adapted for use in an exterior shell of a building structure and comprising:
- a rigid frame having a glazing material adapted to mount an energy conversion device within the unitized curtain wall unit;
- a first vertical frame member of said rigid frame adapted to define a vertical mullion within the exterior shell when mated with a second vertical frame member of an adjacent second unitized curtain wall unit;
- said vertical mullion being adapted with an integrated conduit and a clip to carry electrical cabling and/or tubing for said energy conversion device in a vertical direction within the exterior shell;
- wherein said vertical mullion is configured so that an electrical or other transport connection can be completed to a second energy conversion device or a control module located above or below the glazing material within the exterior shell.
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A unitized curtain wall unit adapted for use in an exterior shell of a building structure and comprising:
- a rigid frame having a glazing material adapted to mount a photovoltaic energy conversion module within the unitized curtain wall unit;
- a first vertical frame member of said rigid frame adapted to define a vertical mullion within the exterior shell when mated with a second vertical frame member of an adjacent second unitized curtain wall unit;
- said vertical mullion being adapted with an integrated conduit and a clip to carry electrical cabling for said photovoltaic energy conversion module in a vertical direction within the exterior shell;
- wherein said vertical mullion is configured so that an electrical connection can be completed to a second photovoltaic energy conversion module and/or a control module located above or below the glazing material within the exterior shell.
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A unitized curtain wall unit adapted for use in an exterior shell of a building structure and comprising:
- a rigid frame having a glazing material adapted to mount a photovoltaic energy conversion module within the unitized curtain wall unit;
- a first vertical frame member of said rigid frame adapted to define a vertical mullion within the exterior shell when mated with a second vertical frame member of an adjacent second unitized curtain wall unit;
- said vertical mullion being adapted with an integrated conduit and a clip to carry electrical cabling for said photovoltaic energy conversion module in a vertical direction within the exterior shell;
- wherein said vertical mullion is configured so that an electrical connection can be completed to a second photovoltaic energy conversion module and/or a control module located above or below the glazing material within the exterior shell;
- a second horizontal frame member adapted to define a horizontal stack joint within the exterior shell when mated with a second horizontal frame member of an adjacent third unitized curtain wall unit;
- wherein said horizontal stack joint is configured so that an electrical connection can also be completed to a third photovoltaic energy conversion module and/or a control module located adjacent the unit within the exterior shell;
- wherein said unitized curtain wall unit is configured to be physically interconnected to one or more adjacent unitized curtain wall units within the exterior shell to form an electrically isolated power generating system integrated within a façade for the building structure.
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