Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module
AssigneeSunPower Corporation
InventorsPhil Gilchrist, William Morris, Kristine Little, Patrick Chapman, William Mulligan
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Abstract
Various technologies for integrating a microinverter with a photovoltaic module are disclosed. An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module includes a photovoltaic module having a frame and a junction box including a direct current (DC) output connector, and a microinverter having a housing coupled to the frame and a DC input connector electrically mated with the DC output connector of the photovoltaic module.
Claims20
An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module comprising:
- a photovoltaic module having a frame and a junction box including a direct current (DC) output connector;
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- a microinverter having a housing coupled to the frame and a DC input connector electrically mated with the DC output connector of the photovoltaic module.
An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module comprising:
- a photovoltaic module including a solar cell array and an electrical terminal extending from a back substrate, the electrical terminal being electrically connected to the solar cell array;
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- a microinverter having a housing secured to the photovoltaic module and including a connection chamber, the electrical terminal of the photovoltaic module being received in the connection chamber and electrically connected to a direct current (DC) input terminal of the microinverter.
An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module comprising:
- a photovoltaic module having a junction box;
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- a microinverter having a housing secured to the photovoltaic module,
- wherein the microinverter is directly electrically connected to the junction box of the photovoltaic module via a connector-less direct current (DC) wire assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.