Photovoltaic roofing systems
AssigneePhase3 Photovoltaics, Inc.
InventorsSteve Sefchick, Ethan Good, Nathan Stoddard
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Abstract
Photovoltaic roofing systems including a roof pan, a photovoltaic device, and roof covering members. The roof pan is supported on a deck of a roof. The photovoltaic device is mounted to the roof pan and includes a photovoltaic panel. The roof covering members are mounted to the deck surrounding and overlapping the roof pan to define an integrated covering. The roof covering members overlapping the roof pan inhibits water flowing to the deck underneath the integrated covering. In some examples, the photovoltaic roofing system includes one or more of an inverter, an energy storage device, a wire retainer, and a roof cap.
Claims20
A photovoltaic roofing system, comprising:
- a roof pan supported on a deck of a roof;
- a photovoltaic device mounted to the roof pan, the photovoltaic device including a photovoltaic panel;
- roof covering members mounted to the deck and surrounding and overlapping the roof pan to define an integrated covering;
- wherein the roof covering members overlapping the roof pan inhibits water flowing over the integrated covering from flowing between the roof pan and the roof covering members to the deck underneath the integrated covering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.