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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Sma Solar Technology Ag, Niestetal, DE;
Inventor:
Andreas Falk, Kassel, DE;
Assignee:
SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG, Niestetal, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar module includes a series circuit of solar cells, a switch arranged in parallel with a section of the series circuit, and an actuation circuit. The actuation circuit is operably coupled to the switch, and is configured to actuate the switch in a clocked manner with a duty cycle, wherein the duty cycle is based on a voltage dropped across the series circuit or across a portion of the series circuit.