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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Bhavananda R. Nadimpally, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
TESLA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/049 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.12); H01L 31/049 (2014.12); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); H01L 51/0008 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
One embodiment can provide a photovoltaic roof tile. The photovoltaic roof tile can include a front glass cover, a back glass cover, a plurality of photovoltaic structures positioned between the front and back glass covers, and a single encapsulant layer positioned between the front glass cover and the photovoltaic structures. A surface of the photovoltaic structures is in direct contact with the back glass cover.