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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2021
Hanwha Q Cells Gmbh, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, DE;
Max Köntopp, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, DE;
Uwe Weigelt, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, DE;
Thoralf Harder, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, DE;
Carsten Baer, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, DE;
HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, DE;
Abstract
A solar cell module and a method for operating a solar cell module. The solar cell module includes a plurality of strings which are each formed from a plurality of solar cells connected to one another in a series circuit, wherein each string is connected to a bypass circuit assigned thereto. The solar cell module is also characterized in that the bypass circuit has a switching element and is configured to reduce an electrical current inside the string by switching the switching element when a return current occurs within the associated string.