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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1978
Franklin G Kelly, Long Beach, CA (US);
Saul Bashin, Sepulveda, CA (US);
Robert E Kennedy, Lawndale, CA (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A solar electric power generating panel (solar panel) includes one or more universal electrical junction elements of approximately the same size and shape as conventional solar cells mounted along with the cells on a solar array substrate at any selected cell position or positions of the cell array. Each junction element has terminals which may be electrically connected to interconnects of the solar cells and electrical conductors such as lead wires of the cell array in such a way as to condition the element to serve as a series string termination with or without blocking diodes, an electrical voltage tap with or without blocking diodes, or a mounting for cell shunting diodes. Automatic assembly tooling may be utilized to assemble and electrically connect the solar cells, conductors, and junction elements into a completed solar array.