Patent ID: 11870227
Assignee: GAF ENERGY LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on a roof deck,
wherein the photovoltaic modules are arranged in an array on the roof deck,
wherein the array includes a first subarray and a second subarray,

wherein each of the photovoltaic modules includes
a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
at least one solar cell,
a first encapsulant encapsulating the at least one solar cell,
wherein the first encapsulant includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface,

a frontsheet juxtaposed with the first surface of the first encapsulant,
a backsheet juxtaposed with the second surface of the encapsulant,
a first side lap located at the first end, and
a wire cover bracket located at the first end,
wherein the wire cover bracket is attached to the first side lap,
wherein the wire cover bracket of one of the photovoltaic modules is substantially aligned with the wire cover bracket of an adjacent another one of the photovoltaic modules, and
wherein the wire cover bracket is configured to receive at least one electrical component,
wherein the wire cover brackets of the plurality of photovoltaic modules of the first subarray are configured to form a first wire channel, and wherein the wire cover brackets of the plurality of photovoltaic modules of the second subarray are configured to form a second wire channel; and

at least one jumper module electrically connecting the first subarray and the second subarray,
wherein the at least one jumper module includes a first side lap located at a first end thereof and a second side lap located at a second end thereof opposite the first end of the at least one jumper module,
wherein the at least one jumper module includes a first junction box located on the first side lap of the at least one jumper module,
wherein the at least one jumper module includes a second junction box located on the second side lap of the at least one jumper module, and
wherein the second junction box is electrically connected to the first junction box.