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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Donald Seton Farquhar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Charles Steven Korman, Schenectady, NY (US);
Neil Anthony Johnson, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ali Esat Iz, Bennington, VT (US);
Donald Seton Farquhar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Charles Steven Korman, Schenectady, NY (US);
Neil Anthony Johnson, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ali Esat Iz, Bennington, VT (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic roofing system and a method of installing the photovoltaic ridge cap structure have been provided. The photovoltaic roofing system includes a ridge cap adapted to cover a ridge of a roof structure. The system also includes at least one photovoltaic cell disposed within the ridge cap. The method of installing a photovoltaic ridge cap structure includes mounting the ridge cap over multiple photovoltaic cells along a ridge of a roof structure. The method further includes routing electrical leads from each photovoltaic cell through one or more openings along the ridge of the roof structure.