EP2870636A4 - Photovoltaic power generation system free of bypass diodes - Google Patents

Photovoltaic power generation system free of bypass diodes

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Publication number
EP2870636A4
EP2870636A4 EP13812821.0A EP13812821A EP2870636A4 EP 2870636 A4 EP2870636 A4 EP 2870636A4 EP 13812821 A EP13812821 A EP 13812821A EP 2870636 A4 EP2870636 A4 EP 2870636A4
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Prior art keywords
power generation
generation system
photovoltaic power
bypass diodes
system free
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Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2870636A2 (en
Inventor
Anthony L Lentine
Gregory N Nielson
Murat Okandan
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National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC
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Sandia Corp
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Priority claimed from US13/543,297 external-priority patent/US9093586B2/en
Application filed by Sandia Corp filed Critical Sandia Corp
Publication of EP2870636A2 publication Critical patent/EP2870636A2/en
Publication of EP2870636A4 publication Critical patent/EP2870636A4/en
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
    • H02S40/30—Electrical components
    • H02S40/36—Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/05—Electrical interconnection means between PV cells inside the PV module, e.g. series connection of PV cells
    • H01L31/0504—Electrical interconnection means between PV cells inside the PV module, e.g. series connection of PV cells specially adapted for series or parallel connection of solar cells in a module
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/56—Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
EP13812821.0A 2012-07-06 2013-07-02 Photovoltaic power generation system free of bypass diodes Withdrawn EP2870636A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/543,297 US9093586B2 (en) 2007-11-01 2012-07-06 Photovoltaic power generation system free of bypass diodes
PCT/US2013/049165 WO2014008313A2 (en) 2012-07-06 2013-07-02 Photovoltaic power generation system free of bypass diodes

Publications (2)

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EP2870636A2 EP2870636A2 (en) 2015-05-13
EP2870636A4 true EP2870636A4 (en) 2016-03-16

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EP (1) EP2870636A4 (en)
JP (2) JP6010694B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101638753B1 (en)
CN (1) CN104508834B (en)
WO (1) WO2014008313A2 (en)

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WO2014008313A3 (en) 2014-04-03
EP2870636A2 (en) 2015-05-13
CN104508834A (en) 2015-04-08
JP2016149582A (en) 2016-08-18
WO2014008313A2 (en) 2014-01-09
JP2015522215A (en) 2015-08-03
KR101638753B1 (en) 2016-07-11
CN104508834B (en) 2016-09-21
KR20150036356A (en) 2015-04-07
JP6010694B2 (en) 2016-10-19

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