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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136244 ; 136293 ;
Abstract
A solar cell array is constructed by connecting plural solar cell strings in parallel, and the solar cell array is arranged to have strings of two or more rated voltages. This arrangement permits the solar cell array to be designed so as to maximize the output capacity in an area where the solar cells can be installed. In addition, the arrangement has high degrees of freedom of design to enable to construct a preferred configuration in terms of the design. Further, the solar cell array can be provided in a device configuration of low cost. Also provided is an array constructing method to facilitate installation and wiring.