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US 2024/0255186 A1Published application
Devices and systems for ventilation of solar roofs
AssigneeO'Daniels, LLC.
InventorGregory S. Daniels
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Abstract
This application relates to the ventilation of a solar roof. For example, a solar roof can include a solar roof tile and a spacer, batten or other ventilating components to space the solar roof tile from the roof deck, and provide ventilation to the solar roof tile, for reduced operating temperatures and improved efficiency in electricity generation.
Claims38
A solar roof comprising:
- a solar roof tile;
- a spacer extending along at least a portion of a lower surface of the solar roof tile, the spacer configured to space a downslope edge of the solar roof tile from a roof deck, the spacer comprising an opening configured to provide ventilation between an external region above the solar roof tile to an internal region below the solar roof tile.
A ventilation batten for a solar roof, comprising:
- a body with an upper surface configured to contact and support a downslope edge of a first roofing element;
- a recess extending into a front surface of the body, the recess configured to receive and support an upslope edge of a second roofing element, such that the
- downslope edge of the first roofing element is spaced apart from the upslope edge of the second roofing element;
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- an opening extending through the body between the upper surface and the recess, the opening configured to provide ventilation between an external region above the first roofing element and the second roofing element, to an internal region below the first roofing element;
- wherein at least one of the first roofing element and the second roofing element comprise a solar roof tile.
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A solar roof, comprising:
- a first solar roof tile;
- and
- a first means for providing ventilation between an external region above the solar roof tile to an internal region below the solar roof tile, the means for providing ventilation extending along at least a portion of a lower surface of the solar roof tile and configured to space a downslope edge of the solar roof tile from a roof deck.
A solar roof comprising:
- an eave and a ridge;
- a roof deck extending between the eave and the ridge;
- a roof cover layer comprising at least a first course of roofing elements and a second course of roofing elements covering and spaced above the roof deck, at least one of the roofing elements comprising at least one solar roof tile;
- a plurality of ventilation battens configured to space the first course of roofing elements and the second course of roofing elements from the roof deck;
- and
- a flow pathway extending through the plurality of ventilation battens in a transverse direction relative to the first and the second course of roofing elements, and within an internal region between the roof deck and the solar roof tile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.