Patent ID: 8631613

Claim:
A building-integrable photovoltaic module comprising: a top flap portion; an exposure portion, the exposure portion including an extension portion along an edge of the exposure portion opposite the top flap portion; a photovoltaic insert comprising one or more photovoltaic cells, a first edge, and a second edge, the first edge of the photovoltaic insert opposite the second edge, the photovoltaic insert located substantially within the exposure portion, the first edge located closer to the top flap portion than the second edge, and the second edge located closer to the extension portion than the first edge; and a channel located substantially between the top flap portion and the exposure portion, wherein the top flap portion is configured to extend under at least a portion of a photovoltaic insert of a second adjacent building-integrable photovoltaic module and the extension portion is configured to fit into a corresponding channel of an adjacent building-integrable photovoltaic module during installation and to prevent lifting of the exposure portion of the building-integrable photovoltaic module away from the top flap portion of the adjacent building-integrable photovoltaic module after the installation.