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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuyoshi Takehara, Souraku-gun, JP;
Naoki Manabe, Souraku-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1042 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1042 ;
Abstract
A solar cell module in which a plurality of photovoltaic elements are installed such that they are electrically connected with each other, wherein an overvoltage preventive element is electrically connected to each photovoltaic element in parallel connection, and the overvoltage preventive element exhibits a one-way continuity and has a minimum operating voltage which is smaller than an open-circuit voltage of the photovoltaic element and is greater than an optimum operating voltage of the photovoltaic element. A sunlight power generation system comprises the solar cell module and an inverter.