Patent ID: 8943766
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A photovoltaic roofing element disposed on a roof deck, the photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate including a top end disposed toward the top end of the roof deck, and a bottom end disposed toward the bottom end of the roof deck, the roofing substrate including an upward-facing zone having an upward-facing surface, a downward-facing surface and a bottom end; a lateral flexible zone extending adjacent the bottom end of the upward-facing zone along the entire width of the upward facing zone, the lateral flexible zone having a bottom end; and a strip of material disposed at the bottom end of the lateral flexible zone along the entire width of the lateral flexible zone, the strip of material having a first surface on the same side of the roofing substrate as the upward-facing surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and a height of at least 2 cm as measured along a line from the top end to the bottom end of the roofing substrate, a photovoltaic element disposed on the upward-facing surface of the upward facing zone of the roofing substrate.