Photovoltaic Shingles Appear Like The Real Thing

Added: (Tue Feb 07 2012)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Today's photovoltaic shingles are actually manufactured by applying a specialized silicon solution onto a flexible substrate and producing the solar cells right on the surface of the shingle. Once this material has been placed on the shingle, an additional protective layer of clear sealer is added onto the surface to shield the solar cells against the weather conditions. These pv shingles are meant to look just like regular shingles and are also installed in the same way.

Not counting the cosmetic considerations of these new pv shingles for a home, they are also a lot more resistant than a conventional box type panels in a variety of ways. Because they are installed on the roof directly, they are able to hold far more weight than a regular solar panel.

This will be significant in colder parts of the world where significant snow could twist and crack a regular solar panel during the winter time. In addition they lay down flat on the roof, which eliminates the possibility for problems from high wind gusts pulling them off the roof. Traditional box panels should be very firmly secured in locations which have substantial wind gusts and may still be destroyed with time by severe gusts.

One more benefit these types of photovoltaic or pv shingles offer is hidden wires. With regular solar panel systems, the cabling between the panel boxes and the connection to the home is completed through a conduit that is attached to the roof and outside walls of the house.

This is often another ugly aspect to typical solar energy panels. Since the photovoltaic shingles are mounted flat to the roof and their wiring is passed through the roof itself and connections are completed within the attic, there is no uncovered cabling, which creates a more longer lasting and good look to the house.

Because retrofitting a current house even now is cost prohibitive, it may be recommended to consider utilizing traditional solar power panels when adding solar to an existing home. By making your own solar panels you can save a great deal of money on the price of the panels. They should still last you 20 years or even more with today's technologies and products available for you to make them.



These photovoltaic or pv shingles are made possible by recently available advancements in flexible solar panel technological know-how that utilizes a different type of process for making the actual solar cells. Typical solar panels make use of silicon cells that are grown as delicate crystals over a week or more, and then put on a backer material and installed in a weather proof box to be placed on the rooftop of your house.