We posted earlier that Elon Musk is planning to lease photo voltaic panels for very low prices within the close to future. While the price of photo voltaic panels has plummeted dramatically, we all know that the set up of photo voltaic panels nonetheless stays stubbornly costly.
A brand new patent has been filed by Elon Musk for the upcoming Solar Roof V3, which describes a design that may significantly cut back the time required to put in the photo voltaic panels, and finally carry down the ultimate value for the client.
The patent titled “Inter-tile support for solar roof tile” describes a approach to create a semi-rigid joint between the tiles, which can assist to carry the set up time down from 2 weeks to 5-7 days.
The roof module can embody not less than a primary photovoltaic roof tile, a second photovoltaic roof tile positioned adjoining to the primary photovoltaic roof tile, and a spacer coupled to and positioned between the primary and second photovoltaic roof tiles. The spacer is configured to facilitate a semi-rigid joint between the primary and second photovoltaic roof tiles.
The semi-rigid joint will enable a bunch of tiles to be manufactured and put in without delay, thus saving a lot time and labour.
To facilitate scalable manufacturing and straightforward set up of PV roof tiles, a bunch of tiles may be fabricated collectively and jointed in a inflexible or semi-rigid manner. Carefully designed spacers inserted between adjoining tiles are wanted to facilitate the jointing of adjoining PV roof tiles.
While set up prices have been diminished, the product itself nonetheless stays fairly costly at $21.85/sq. foot; however Musk is adamant that it’s equal in value to the general financial savings on electrical payments.
I’m very enthusiastic about model three of photo voltaic roof. We have a shot at being equal to a comp shingle roof plus somebody’s utility value or being decrease than that. That’s one of many least expensive roofs obtainable. So you’ll be able to have an awesome roof with higher economics than a traditional pretty low cost roof and your utility invoice.
It’s additionally value noting {that a} lifetime of the home guarantee, in addition to a 30-year energy technology assure can also be included in the price.
Musk’s purpose of manufacturing 1,000 Solar Roof V3’s per week is actually optimistic contemplating the difficulties the corporate confronted with the earlier fashions. When Tesla first launched its Solar Roof Tiles in 2017, the corporate initially anticipated quantity manufacturing and set up to start out in 2018; however additional enhancements meant the date needed to be pushed to 2019.
Hopefully these technological enhancements will assist make Musk’s imaginative and prescient of a Tesla home and a Tesla automobile powered by a Tesla energy wall and a Tesla photo voltaic roof a actuality!
