Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic modules
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Application No.: US15586100Application Date: 2017-05-03
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Publication No.: US10476427B2Publication Date: 2019-11-12
- Inventor: Patrick L Chapman
- Applicant: SunPower Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Grasso PLLC
- Main IPC: H02S30/10
- IPC: H02S30/10 ; H02S40/36 ; H02S30/20 ; F24S25/67 ; H02J3/38 ; F24S20/00 ; H02S40/38

Abstract:
A modular photovoltaic (PV) system can include a PV cell, a frame coupled to the PV cell, and a converter. The frame is configured to support a plurality of pairs of externally accessible connectors, each pair having a positive voltage connector and a negative voltage connector, the positive voltage connector of each pair of the plurality electrically connected to each other and the negative voltage connector of each pair of the plurality electrically connected to each other. The converter is configured to receive voltage from the PV cell and change the voltage for output at one or more pairs of the externally accessible connectors. The converter may include Maximum Power Point Tracking services to manage the power output from the PV cell. Multiple PV systems may be connected to each other in coplanar and non-coplanar relationships. In some embodiments, the frames have triangular, rectangular, or other polygonal shapes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180323743A1 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES Public/Granted day:2018-11-08
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