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US 2020/0266759 A1Published application
Aggregated photovoltaic panels
AssigneeSunPower Corporation
InventorsDavid C. Okawa, Zachary S. Judkins, Tamir Lance, Tyler D. Newman, Thierry H. Nguyen, Ryan Reagan
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Abstract
Photovoltaic panels may be aggregated in various ways and may be aggregated with the use of a backplane where the backplane comprises electrical connectors positioned to electrically connect the PV panels. The PV panels may have various sizes and shapes and may overlap one or more other PV panels or PV panels being aggregated.
Claims20
A modular photovoltaic system comprising:
- a plurality of discrete photovoltaic panels, each of the panels comprising a photovoltaic cell;
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- a backplane, the backplane comprising a plurality of exposed electrical connectors, the electrical connectors positioned to electrically couple with at least one photovoltaic panel of the plurality of panels, the backplane further comprising a first electrical wire, the first electrical wire electrically connected to at least one of the exposed electrical connectors, and
- the backplane positioned underneath one or more of the panels.
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A modular photovoltaic system comprising:
- a plurality of discrete photovoltaic panels, each of the panels comprising a photovoltaic cell;
- a first discrete backplane, the first backplane comprising a plurality of electrical panel connection ribbons,
- wherein the panels are electrically connected to at least one ribbon of the plurality of electrical panel connection ribbons,
- wherein the panels are mechanically connected to the first backplane.
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A modular photovoltaic system comprising:
- a plurality of discrete photovoltaic panels, each of the panels comprising a photovoltaic cell;
- a laminate backplane comprising a plurality of electrical connectors, the laminate backplane comprising a plurality of electrical connection points on a first side of the laminate backplane,
- wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is electrically connected to an electrical connector of the plurality of electrical connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.