Patent ID: 11894798
Assignee: BMIC LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A roof mounted solar power system, comprising:
a plurality of solar modules configured to be mounted along a deck of a roof, each solar module having side edges, a top surface, a bottom surface, a flat recess portion below at least one side edge of the solar module, and a flat extension portion along another side edge thereof,
wherein the flat extension portion is configured to be received on top of a flat recess portion of an adjacent solar module to form a substantially water-tight joint;
a solar element having an upper surface adapted to generate electrical energy from sunlight, and a lower surface positioned along the top surface of at least one solar module of the plurality of solar modules; and
a water resistant barrier positioned along the deck of the roof and in direct contact with the bottom surface of the solar module;
wherein, when the plurality of solar modules are installed on the deck of the roof in at least one row of solar modules, the bottom surfaces of each of the solar modules of the at least one row of solar modules together define a substantially continuous surface extending along a length of the at least one row of solar modules, and the top surfaces of the solar modules of the plurality of solar modules are configured to define a water shedding surface below the lower surfaces of the solar elements; and
wherein the side edges of the at least one solar module are configured to connect with corresponding side edges of adjacent solar modules in an overlapping arrangement.