Patent ID: 8476523

Claim:
A roofing tile comprising: a solar panel ready tile body; a cavity formed in the solar panel ready tile body; a cylindrical solar panel unit installed in the cavity, the cylindrical solar panel unit configured to rotate about a central axis; the cylindrical solar panel unit comprising a local computing system configured to control the cylindrical solar panel unit based on a program of instructions received from a remote server; a brush system attached to an inner bottom surface of the cavity and substantially aligned with the central axis of the cylindrical solar panel unit, the brush system configured to clean at least a part of the cylindrical solar panel unit; a water proof solar panel outer lid that substantially seals the cavity with respect to the solar panel ready tile body; a first electrical connection formed in the cavity; a second electrical connection located on an extremity of the solar panel ready tile body; at least one insulated conductor coupled to the first electrical connection and to the second electrical connection; and wherein each of the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection includes at least three separate individual connections including: a separate individual power connection configured to carry electricity generated by the solar panel unit, a separate individual control signal connection configured to carry control signals from the remote server to the solar panel unit, and a separate individual data signal connection configured to carry data signals from the solar panel unit to the remote server.