Patent ID: 7845128

Claim:
A unitized curtain wall unit with glazing material adapted for use in a vertical portion of an exterior shell of a building structure and comprising: a rigid frame member; said rigid frame member being adapted to mount a photovoltaic energy conversion module within the glazing material; a photovoltaic energy conversion module mounted on a panel bounded by said rigid frame member and integrally incorporated within the unitized curtain wall unit; said rigid frame member having a pocket portion adapted to receive an electrical connection and wiring for a junction box or leads from said photovoltaic energy conversion module; said rigid frame member further including horizontal framing members defining first conduits for carrying electrical wiring associated with said photovoltaic energy conversion module and vertical framing members defining mullions adapted as second conduits for said electrical wiring; wherein said unitized curtain wall unit is adapted to be hung from and situated in front of said building structure and is further configured to be physically interconnected to an adjacent unitized curtain wall unit within the exterior shell.