Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible photovoltaic array with integrated wiring and control circuitry, and associated methods
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Application No.: US12901963Application Date: 2010-10-11
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Publication No.: US09640692B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Joseph H. Armstrong , Matthew B. Foster , Jonathan S. Port , Douglas G. Jensen
- Applicant: Joseph H. Armstrong , Matthew B. Foster , Jonathan S. Port , Douglas G. Jensen
- Agency: Lathrop & Gage LLP
- Main IPC: H01L31/045
- IPC: H01L31/045 ; H01L31/18 ; H01L31/05 ; H01L31/02 ; H01L31/048 ; H02S10/00 ; H02S40/36

Abstract:
A flexible photovoltaic module for converting light into electricity includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells, a wiring harness, and a connection subsystem. The plurality of photovoltaic cells are electrically interconnected to form a positive node for supplying current to a load and a negative node for receiving current from the load. The wiring harness includes a plurality of flexible electrical conductors, each electrical conductor being electrically isolated within the wiring harness. The connection subsystem is operable to selectively connect the positive node to one of the electrical conductors of the wiring harness. A plurality of flexible photovoltaic modules may be connected to form a photovoltaic array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110023935A1 Flexible Photovoltaic Array With Integrated Wiring And Control Circuitry, and Associated Methods Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
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