| CPC H02S 40/36 (2014.12) [H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on a roof deck,
wherein each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes
a headlap portion, and
a plurality of solar cells
wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules are arranged in an array on the roof deck,
wherein the array includes a first subarray and a second subarray,
wherein the first subarray includes a first plurality of the photovoltaic modules arranged in a first column comprising a first plurality of rows,
wherein the second subarray includes a second plurality of the photovoltaic modules arranged in a second column comprising a second plurality of rows, wherein the first subarray is horizontally adjacent to the second subarray;
at least one jumper module installed on the roof deck and electrically connecting the first subarray of the array and the second subarray of the array wherein the jumper module is structurally distinct from the plurality of photovoltaic modules,
wherein a first one of the at least one jumper module overlays the headlap portion of an uppermost one of the first plurality of photovoltaic modules,
wherein the at least one jumper module includes
an exterior surface,
a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and
a sleeve,
wherein the sleeve is on the exterior surface,
wherein the sleeve extends from the first end to the second end; and
at least one electrical cable,
wherein the sleeve is sized and shaped to receive the at least one electrical cable, and
wherein the at least one electrical cable electrically connects the first subarray to the second subarray, and
wherein the sleeve of the at least one jumper module is a separate component from the at least one cable.
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