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Connector for a solar module

US7655859B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

9Claims

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Assignee

HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Naß · Warmsen, DE
Dirk Peter Post · Lüdenscheid, DE
Martin Schmidt · Lübbecke, DE
Ludger Sorig · Bad Tabarz, DE
Hartwig Stein · Scheuring, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2004
Grant date	Feb 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to deliver the current generated by means of photovoltaic solar elements, the invention proposes a connector for a solar module that is accommodated in a connector housing and can be connected to the solar elements. The solar elements are interconnected by means of flat connecting lines and embedding in a translucent sandwich panel. The current is delivered through an opening in one of the sheets of the sandwich panel by means of springable contact elements that are in electric contact with the connecting lines of the solar elements.

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