US 12,244,261 B2
Detachable roof integrated solar photovoltaic module
Lihui Guo, St. George (CA); and Song Ping Zhou, St. George (CA)
Assigned to PV Technical Services Inc., Saint George (CA)
Appl. No. 18/559,355
Filed by PV Technical Services Inc., Saint George (CA)
PCT Filed Jun. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CA2021/050896
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 7, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/133576, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0235458 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 20/25 (2014.01); F24S 25/632 (2018.01); F24S 25/634 (2018.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.01); H02S 30/00 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 20/25 (2014.12) [F24S 25/632 (2018.05); F24S 25/634 (2018.05); H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 30/00 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar module comprising:
a generator body; and
a support body,
wherein said generator body comprises a solar panel laminate, and a frame comprising a hook to engage a support body of another solar module,
wherein the support body of the solar module comprises an elongated rail defining an upper tabletop onto which a fastener may be affixed, and a lower tabletop to receive the generator body, and
wherein the support body of the solar module and the generator body of the solar module being detachably fastened together, wherein one longitudinal edge of said solar panel laminate is not retained by the frame of the generator body, such that the support body of the solar module may remain affixed to a roof when the generator body comprising the solar panel laminate is detached from the support body of the solar module.