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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bobby Yang, Dublin, CA (US);
Peter P. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 27/142 (2014.01); H02S 20/24 (2014.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.01); H01L 31/0443 (2014.01); H02S 20/22 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H02S 40/36 (2014.12); H01L 27/1421 (2013.01); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01L 31/022441 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/0443 (2014.12); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); H01L 31/188 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02S 20/22 (2014.12); H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 20/24 (2014.12);
Abstract
One embodiment can provide a photovoltaic roof module. The photovoltaic roof module can include a plurality of photovoltaic roof tiles positioned side by side. A respective solar roof tile comprises a plurality of photovoltaic structures positioned between a front cover and a back cover, and the photovoltaic structures are electrically coupled to each other in series. The photovoltaic roof tiles are electrically coupled to each other in parallel.