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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2020
Building Materials Investment Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Tommy F. Rodrigues, Nutley, NJ (US);
Sudhir Railkar, Wayne, NJ (US);
Daniel E. Boss, Murphy, TX (US);
David J. Gennrich, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Cory Boudreau, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Daniel R. Nett, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Kent J. Kallsen, Jefferson, WI (US);
BMIC LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A solar module for a roof covering system that generates electrical power from sunlight includes a frame having a bottom surface supported on a deck of a roof, a top surface, and a thickness between the bottom surface and the top surface. The solar module also includes a solar element mounted to the top surface of the frame which has an upper surface. a micro-inverter mounted to the top surface of the frame and to the side of the solar element, and a raised access panel that is removably coupled to the frame to surround the micro-inverter. The raised access panel has an access panel top surface that is elevated above the upper surface of the solar element. The top surface of the frame forms a water shedding surface below the micro-inverter for directing water away from the roof.