Photovoltaic module, photovoltaic module array, photovoltaic system, and method of detecting failure of photovoltaic module
US6515215B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S323/906
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a photovoltaic module comprising a photovoltaics and a signal generation means for generating a signal by application of a voltage, wherein the photovoltaics and the signal generating means are connected in parallel and the voltage is a voltage output by the photovoltaics which is connected in parallel with at least the signal generating means, thereby enabling detection of and detect a failed photovoltaic module, regardless of the structure of a photovoltaic module array or the failure mode of the photovoltaic module.
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