Photovoltaic roof ridge cap and installation method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDonald Seton Farquhar, Charles Steven Korman, Neil Anthony Johnson, Ali Esat Iz
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Abstract
A photovoltaic roofing system and a method of installing the photovoltaic ridge cap structure have been provided. The photovoltaic roofing system includes a ridge cap adapted to cover a ridge of a roof structure. The system also includes at least one photovoltaic cell disposed within the ridge cap. The method of installing a photovoltaic ridge cap structure includes mounting the ridge cap over multiple photovoltaic cells along a ridge of a roof structure. The method further includes routing electrical leads from each photovoltaic cell through one or more openings along the ridge of the roof structure.
Claims13
A photovoltaic roofing system, comprising:
- a ridge cap configured to cover a ridge of a roof structure, the ridge cap comprising an angle substantially matched to an angle of the ridge of a roof structure;
- at least one photovoltaic cell disposed within the ridge cap and adjacent the ridge of a roof structure;
- electrical wiring coupled to the photovoltaic cells and leading to a ridge opening;
- and wherein the ridge cap comprises a venting path disposed over a front, or back, or the front and the back of the at least one photovoltaic cell.
A method, comprising:
- providing a ridge cap configured to cover a ridge of a roof structure, by substantially matching an angle of the ridge cap with an angle the roof structure adjacent the ridge;
- providing at least one photovoltaic cell within the ridge cap and adjacent the ridge of the roof structure;
- providing a lead wire to the at least one photovoltaic cell, wherein the lead wire is adapted to enter the roof structure along an opening in the ridge;
- and wherein the ridge cap comprises a venting path disposed over a front, or back, or the front and the back of the at least one photovoltaic cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.