Patent ID: 9202955
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate; a photovoltaic element disposed on the roofing substrate; an electrical connector operatively connected to the photovoltaic element, the electrical connector having a top side, a down-roof side and an electrical terminus; and a shield disposed adjacent the electrical terminus of the electrical connector on its down-roof side, its top side, or both, wherein the roofing substrate comprises a base of roofing material having a top surface, the top surface having a headlap zone and an exposure zone, and one or more layers of shim material disposed on the top surface of the base in the headlap zone; wherein the electrical connector and the shield are disposed on the top surface of the base; and wherein the one or more layers of shim material have a total thickness at least about as great as the thickness of the combination of the electrical connector and the shield.