Patent ID: 7342171

Claim:
An integrated photovoltaic roofing component for attachment to a roofing surface, comprising: a flexible membrane having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface for application to the roofing surface; a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each module comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, first and second sides and front and rear ends, each module further comprising a plurality of solar cells, the plurality of modules arranged side-by-side and attached to said top surface of said flexible membrane; and an electrical connection between a first module and a second module of the plurality of modules, the electrical connection comprising one of a positive lead and a negative lead extending from the first module of the plurality of modules, the other of a positive lead and a negative lead extending from the second module of the plurality of modules, and an intermodule connection lead between the positive lead and the negative lead; wherein the entire intermodule connection lead from a location adjacent the positive lead to a location adjacent the negative lead runs along the bottom surface of the flexible membrane.