Solar panel mounted blocking diode
US3952324A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 2, 1973 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An isolation or blocking diode for mounting alongside solar cells in solar cell panels such as used in flexible roll-up, rigid flat and cylindrical arrays, the diode having the thickness and shape of adjacent solar cells and functioning to prevent such problems as total solar panel failure in the event of shorts developing in a single solar cell group and a major power loss in case of partial shadowing of the panel.
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