Shade mitigation systems and devices

A shade mitigation system for a primary photovoltaic cell powering a load, the primary photovoltaic cell including an output terminal, the shade mitigation system comprising:

• a first shade mitigation device electrically disposed between the output terminal and the load, the first shade mitigation device configured to selectively disconnect the electrical connection between the primary photovoltaic cell and the load when the first shade mitigation device is shaded;
• and
• a second shade mitigation device electrically disposed between the output terminal and the load, the second shade mitigation device configured to selectively disconnect the electrical connection between the primary photovoltaic cell and the load when the second shade mitigation device is shaded;
• wherein the first shade mitigation device and the second shade mitigation device each include:
• a relay switch configured to selectively complete a circuit between the primary photovoltaic cell and the load when the relay swatch is energized;
• and
• a secondary photovoltaic cell electrically coupled to the relay switch;
• wherein the secondary photovoltaic cell energizes the relay switch to selectively complete the circuit between the primary photovoltaic cell and the load when the secondary photovoltaic cell is illuminated by at least a threshold illumination;
• and
• wherein the secondary photovoltaic cell stops energizing the relay switch to selectively open the circuit between the primary photovoltaic cell and the load when the secondary photovoltaic cell is shaded sufficiently to illuminate it below the threshold illumination.