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US 6,966,184 B2Granted
Photovoltaic power generating apparatus, method of producing same and photovoltaic power generating system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsFumitaka Toyomura, Toshihiko Mimura
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Abstract
A photovoltaic power generating apparatus is provided which comprises a single solar cell element formed on a substrate and a plurality of power conversion devices individually connected to the solar cell element for converting an output of the solar cell element.
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A photovoltaic power generating apparatus comprising:
- a single solar cell element formed on a substrate;
- and
- a plurality of power conversion devices individually connected to the solar cell element for converting an output of the solar cell element,
- wherein the plurality of power conversion devices is provided on the solar cell element at predetermined intervals.
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A photovoltaic power generating system comprising:
- a photovoltaic power generating apparatus comprising a single solar cell element formed on a substrate and a plurality of DC-DC converters individually connected to the solar cell element for converting a DC output of the solar cell element;
- and
- an inverter for converting outputs of the plurality of DC-DC converters to AC power and supplying the AC power to a load or interconnecting the AC power to a commercial power systems,
- wherein the plurality of DC-DC converters is provided on the solar cell element at predetermined intervals.
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A method of producing a photovoltaic power generating apparatus comprising the steps of:
- forming a solar cell element on a substrate through a semiconductor producing step;
- and connecting a plurality of power conversion devices to predetermined portions of the solar cell element,
- wherein the plurality of power conversion devices is provided on the solar cell element at predetermined intervals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.