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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Preston Flanigan, Petaluma, CA (US);
Alex Christopher Mayer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.12); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.12); H01L 31/0488 (2013.01); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); H01L 31/0296 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar tile and method for manufacturing solar tiles as a roofing surface with improved aesthetics that reduce the visual differences between solar and non-solar portions of tile. Roof tiles include an active area of thin-film photovoltaic material and an inactive area of thin-film photovoltaic material.