How a Solar Tile Roof Works

Active Roof Material

Roof covering material that has had solar energy collection components [solar cells, electrical
wiring, impact resistant glass etc] built-in directly, and has the ability to produce clean solar energy.

Active roof tiles are joined by electrical string lines that are hidden out of sight/underneath
and then connected to an inverter and or battery backup system.

Non-Active Roof Material

Roof covering material that does not have the ability to produce clean solar energy, though does
contribute to the Cool Roof energy-saving element of a Solar Tile Roof.
Is typically readily available, architectural high-grade mainstream roof products
and much less expensive compared to Active roof covering material.

A must on every solar roof, because they offer passive relief of energy [ cool roof ] and are required
to be cut on site to fit /to accommodate roof protrusions and transition areas.

Based on the end user’s energy consumption requirements and the available roof space and sunlight

at the project location, a solar engineer creates a layout indicating the optimum energy producing

roof area for placement of the Active roof material covering, while the balance of roof area receives

the Non-Active roof covering.When the sunlight hits the Active area, it is absorbed by solar cells

to produce an electric current.This direct current (DC) energy is then sent to your solar inverter,

which converts it to alternating current (AC) energy that can power your whole home and or be

stored in a battery backup system.When a system produces excess power that isn’t used by the home, this power may be stored in a battery backup; energy stored may continue to run your home at night or keep it stored to maximize your home’s available energy in the event of an outage.

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