公开(公告)号：EP2446481A2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-02

申请号：EP10792730.3

申请日：2010-06-25

申请人： Banyan, LLC

发明人： DEGENFELDER, Jeffrey, G. ,  CARSTENS, David, W.

IPC分类号： H01L31/042

CPC分类号： E04D1/20 ,  E04D1/30 ,  H01L31/02008 ,  H02S20/23 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： The present invention comprises an asphalt roofing shingle with integrated thin film solar cells that is easy to install and scalable to each particular application. The system of the present invention comprises a standard asphalt roofing shingle manufactured with an integrated thin film solar cell connected to two electrodes configured on opposing sides of the shingle. The shingle is dimensioned to that of a standard asphalt shingle. Roofing nails, which are used to install the shingle to the roof, physically attach the shingle to the roof, may also establish an electrical connection between the electrodes of the respective shingles creating a unified electrical circuit amongst the attached solar shingles.