# US 2013/0280448 A1 · Solar panel ready tiles

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- Number: US 2013/0280448 A1
- Document ID: US20130280448A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/925,006
- Filed: 2013-06-24
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2008-08-25
- Assignees: Enpulz, LLC
- Applicants: Enpulz, L.L.C.
- Inventors: James D. Bennett
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130280448A1

## CPC

- H02S 40/38: Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
- E04D 1/29: {Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements}
- E04D 1/30: Special roof-covering elements, e.g. ridge tiles, gutter tiles, gable tiles, ventilation tiles (E04D3/40 takes precedence)
- H02S 20/25: Roof tile elements
- Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV]
- Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal
- Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E 70/30: Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
- Y10T 428/13: Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]
- 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)
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A roofing tile solar power generation system includes an array of solar panel ready tiles installed upon the roof of a house and that delivers power to a central control unit and that may be controlled either locally by a computing system or remotely via a server. The solar panel ready tiles include a solar panel ready tile body having a cavity to receive a solar panel and electrical connects to service same. The solar panel ready tile includes communication pathway connection plugs. The cavity receives a solar panel. A cover may protect the solar panel or the cavity prior to installation of the solar panel. The solar panel ready system may also optionally have sub-panel control system, consisting of one or more of their own power bus interface, communication interface, memory, power status indicators and lighting modules, plurality of sensors and a processing unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A roofing tile comprising:
a solar panel ready tile body;
a cavity formed in the solar panel ready tile body, to receive a solar panel unit; and
a water proof solar panel outer lid that substantially seals the cavity with respect to the solar panel ready tile body.