Photovoltiac elements including drainage elements
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsLeonardo C. LOPEZ, Susan M. ZERULL, James J. O'BRIEN
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Abstract
A photovoltaic element comprising: (a) a photovoltaic assembly; (b) a shingle portion connected to the photovoltaic assembly, the shingle portion including: (i) one or more flexible regions and (ii) one or more attachment regions; wherein the one or more attachment regions connect the photovoltaic element to a structure and the one or more flexible regions are flexed so that all or a portion of the attachment regions are located below the shingle portion; and wherein the one or more flexible regions, the one or more attachment regions, or both include one more drainage elements.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A photovoltaic module comprising:
- a shingle portion including:
- a top end;
- a bottom end;
- and
- one or more drainage elements at the bottom end;
- a photovoltaic cell connected to the shingle portion;
- wherein the one or more drainage elements of the shingle portion allow fluid to drain from the photovoltaic module beneath the photovoltaic cell.
A photovoltaic module comprising:
- a shingle portion including a drainage element defined at a peripheral edge of the shingle portion;
- and
- a photovoltaic cell connected to the shingle portion adjacent to the peripheral edge;
- wherein the drainage element of the shingle portion allows fluid to drain from underneath the photovoltaic cell and through the peripheral edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.