CPC H01L 31/0481 (2013.01) [H01L 31/0488 (2013.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.12)] | 18 Claims |
1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on a roof deck, each of the photovoltaic modules includes
at least one solar cell;
an encapsulant encapsulating the at least one solar cell, wherein the encapsulant includes
an end,
a first side, and
a second side,
wherein the encapsulant is transparent;
a frontsheet above the first side of the encapsulant, wherein the frontsheet includes an end,
wherein the frontsheet is transparent; and
a backsheet below the second side of the encapsulant, wherein the backsheet includes
a first section, and
a second section adjacent the first section,
wherein the first section is transparent,
wherein the second section is non-transparent,
wherein the end of the frontsheet, the end of the encapsulant, and the first section of the backsheet form a transparent portion,
wherein the transparent portion of a first photovoltaic module of the plurality of photovoltaic modules overlays at least a portion of the at least one solar cell of a second photovoltaic module of the plurality of photovoltaic modules.
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