Patent ID: 8215070

Claim:
A roofing system comprising: a roof deck a plurality of elongated battens arranged on the roof deck in spaced generally parallel relationship relative to each other; a first uninterrupted electrical conductor incorporated into and extending along the length of selected ones of the elongated battens; a second uninterrupted electrical conductor incorporated into and extending along the length of the selected ones of the elongated battens, the second electrical conductor being electrically insulated from the first electrical conductor; shingle hangers attached to each of the elongated battens and arranged in spaced relationship therealong; a plurality of roofing shingles arranged in courses on a roof deck, the roofing shingles being removably held in place on the roof deck by the shingle hangers; at least one solar panel installed on the roof deck in place of a roofing shingle, the solar panel being configured to match or complement the surrounding roofing shingles the solar panel having a pair of electrical conductors electrically insulated from each other and carrying positive and negative voltage respectively that is produced by the solar panel when the solar panel is exposed to sunlight; the pair of electrical conductors of the solar panel terminating in a connector, the connector being removably attached to an adjacent batten and being configured to establish an electrical connection between one electrical conductor of the solar panel and the first electrical conductor of the batten and between the other electrical conductor of the solar panel and the second electrical conductor of the batten; and a wiring harness on the roof deck, the wiring harness having at least two electrically insulated electrical conductors and a plurality of electrical junctions configured to attach to respective ones of the battens and to couple the two electrical connectors of the wiring harness to the first and second electrical connectors of the selected battens to form an electrical transmission grid, the wiring harness carrying electrical energy produced by the solar panel to a remote location for use.