Solar junction box
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorsMatthew Edward Mostoller, Christopher George Daily
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Abstract
A solar junction box for a solar panel having at least one photovoltaic cell and a foil electrically connected to the at least one cell including a housing having a base and a cover coupled to the base. The base and the cover define a cavity. The base has a mounting wall including a mounting surface configured to be mounted to the solar panel including a foil opening at the mounting surface. A contact assembly is received in the cavity having a terminal including a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil. The foil contact has a transition leg transitioning into the foil opening to interface with the foil and a mating leg configured to be mated with the foil. The mating leg extends at or beyond the mounting wall.
Claims20
A solar junction box for a solar panel having at least one photovoltaic cell and a foil electrically connected to the at least one cell, the solar junction box comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover coupled to the base, the base and the cover defining a cavity, the base having a mounting wall including a mounting surface configured to be mounted to the solar panel, the mounting wall including a foil opening at the mounting surface;
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- a contact assembly received in the cavity, the contact assembly having a terminal including a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil, the foil contact having a transition leg transitioning into the foil opening to interface with the foil, the foil contact having a mating leg configured to be mated with the foil, the mating leg extending at or beyond the mounting wall.
A solar junction box for a solar panel having at least one photovoltaic cell and a foil electrically connected to the at least one cell, the solar junction box comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover coupled to the base, the base and the cover defining a cavity, the base having a mounting wall including a mounting surface configured to be mounted to the solar panel, the mounting wall including a foil opening at the mounting surface;
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- a contact assembly received in the cavity, the contact assembly having a first terminal, a second terminal and a protection device electrically connected between the first and second terminals, the first terminal including a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil, the foil contact having a transition leg transitioning into the foil opening to interface with the foil, the foil contact having a mating leg configured to be mated with the foil, the mating leg being at or beyond the mounting wall.
A solar junction box for a solar panel having at least one photovoltaic cell and a foil electrically connected to the at least one cell, the foil being exposed through a panel opening in the solar panel, the solar junction box comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover coupled to the base, the base and the cover defining a cavity, the base having a mounting wall including a mounting surface configured to be mounted to the solar panel, the mounting wall including a foil opening at the mounting surface;
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- a contact assembly received in the cavity, the contact assembly having a terminal including a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil, the foil contact having a transition leg transitioning into the foil opening to interface with the foil, the foil contact having a mating leg configured to be mated with the foil, the mating leg configured to extend into the panel opening in the panel for termination to the foil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.