AL ISRAA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE 3RD YEAR

‪ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENT

SOLAR ENERGY (TESLA SOLAR ROOF TILES )

BY

HUSSEIN FIRAS

1/17/2022
Introduction
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of
technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy
including solar water heating, and solar architecture. The large magnitude of solar
energy available makes it a highly appealing source of electricity.
Solar panels capture the sunlight hitting your roof and convert it into electricity. A
solar inverter connected to your solar panels converts this electricity into the clean
energy that can power the lights and appliances in your home.
TESLA SOLAR ROOF

Tesla Solar Roof combines roofing and

photovoltaics (PV) into one product. It is different
from other products that integrate photovoltaic
roofing with existing roofing because a Solar
Roof installation replaces all existing roofing with
materials that allow most of the roof to produce
electricity.

Tesla Solar Roof has been designed to improve

the aesthetics of a customer’s home. Solar Roof
tiles, made of tempered glass and fiberglass, are
easily distinguishable from conventional roofing
materials (like composition shingle, concrete tile,
clay tile, slate, metal, etc.) as well as other
building-integrated solar products.
 HOW TESLA SOLAR ROOF WORKS
A Solar Roof functions in fundamentally the same way as traditional roof-mounted PV systems.
Sunlight is converted to DC electricity at each individual module. Individual modules are
connected in series using diode harnesses to form a complete PV “string.” One or more strings
connect in parallel at a typical string inverter to convert power to AC.
tesla solar roof efficiency
tesla Solar panels are designed to be integrated with low-profile roof materials and are about
15.9 to 17.2 percent efficient. Its solar tiles are slightly less efficient at 13.9 to 15.1 percent and
are designed to be integrated with standard flat concrete tile roofs