Cross-tied photovoltaic array
US11869998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F77/955
Abstract
Strings of interconnected PV cells within a PV laminate or module are themselves connected by one or more cross-ties. These cross-tied strings can be oriented in a straight or serpentine fashion and spacings between adjacent strings may differ depending upon whether a cross-tie connection is present or not. The PV cells may be multi-diode PV cells having a shared substrate. PV cells connected by a cross-tie are connected in parallel and have a shared voltage potential.
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