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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Daniel S. Shugar, San Bruno, CA (US);
Thomas L. Dinwoodie, Piedmont, CA (US);
Powerlight Corporation, Berkeley, CA (US);
Abstract
A PV roof assembly ( ) includes a roof ( ) mountable to an electric vehicle ( ), and a PV assembly ( ) at the upper part of the roof. The PV assembly may be mounted to a separate roof surface ( ) or the PV assembly may itself constitute all or part of the roof. The vehicle may include a secondary PV assembly ( ) coupled to a display unit ( ) to provide an independent indication of the intensity of solar irradiation. The roof may have mounting element recesses ( ) to accommodate mounting elements ( ) of the PV assembly, the mounting elements configured so as not to shade the PV panel ( ). The roof may also be configured to accommodate a global positioning device ( ). The roof preferably includes a peripheral gutter ( ). The roof body preferably includes hand-hold recesses ( ) housing hand-hold elements ( ) at positions to provide a horizontal setback ( ) from the lateral sides ( ) of the roof body.