Patent ID: 8826607
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: E04D,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate having a visible region having a down-roof edge and two lateral edges; an encapsulated photovoltaic element having a top surface, the encapsulated photovoltaic element comprising: the encapsulated photovoltaic element being disposed on top of the visible region of the roofing substrate such that the backing layer is disposed between the colored or patterned film and the roofing substrate, and the one or more photovoltaic cells are disposed between the encapsulant later and the backing layer, such that the photovoltaically-active surfaces of the photovoltaic cells face the top surface of the encapsulated photovoltaic element, the encapsulated photovoltaic element not extending to the edges of the visible region of the roofing substrate.