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US 2019/0173422 A1Published application
Solar Panel Junction Boxes having Integrated Function Modules
AssigneeTigo Energy, Inc.
InventorsZvi Alon, Ron Hadar, Mordechay Avrutsky
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Abstract
A connection box for solar panels to enable the use of multiple types of passive and active covers for different functionalities in the junction box built into the panel to which the connection box is fixedly attached.
Claims17
A solar panel junction box, comprising:
- an identification module having:
- a memory chip configured to store identification information of a solar panel to which the junction box is fixedly attached;
- and
- first contacts connected to the memory chip;
- a base having second contacts configured for connection with sections of photovoltaic cells of a solar panel and with wires linking the solar panel to a string of solar panels;
- a cover having:
- a printer circuit board having a circuit;
- first connectors configured on the printed circuit board and configure to form electronic connections with the first contacts when the cover is attached to the base to close the junction box;
- and
- second connectors configured on the printed circuit board and configure to form electronic connections with the second contacts when the cover is attached to the base to close the junction box.
7 more elements
A cover of a solar panel junction box, comprising:
- a printer circuit board having a circuit;
- first connectors configured on the printed circuit board and configure to form electronic connections with first contacts configured in a base of the solar panel junction box when the cover is attached to the base to close the junction box, wherein the first contacts in the base are connected to a memory chip storing identification information of a solar panel on which the junction box is mounted;
- second connectors configured on the printed circuit board and configure to form electronic connections with second contacts configured in the base of the solar panel when the cover is attached to the base to close the junction box, wherein the second contacts in the base are connected with sections of photovoltaic cells of the solar panel and with wires linking the solar panel to a string of solar panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.