Patent ID: 8507784
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A roofing shingle comprising: a flexible sheet having a first portion adapted to receive a fastener to attach the shingle to a roof; a photovoltaic panel attached to a second portion of the flexible sheet, wherein the panel is entirely on the second portion, and the panel includes a first panel side edge proximate to a first side edge of the shingle and a second panel side edge proximate to a second side edge of the shingle; an electrical conductive path extending from a first side of the shingle to an opposite side of the shingle, wherein the electrical conductive path is electrically coupled to the photovoltaic panel; a connector on one end of the electrical conductive path, wherein the connector is adapted to couple to a mating connector of a first adjacent roofing shingle, and a mating connector on an opposite end of the electrical conductive path, wherein the mating connector is adapted to couple to a connector of a second adjacent roofing shingle.