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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1042 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1042 ;
Abstract
In a solar electric power apparatus provided with a plurality of solar modules that are ranged in such a manner that edges of adjacent solar modules are overlapped, each solar module has a plurality of solar cells that are electrically connected in series with each other, with the serial connecting direction of the solar cells being set to a direction orthogonal to the ranging direction of the solar modules. Upon ranging these solar modules, one side portion of the solar module on the lower side on which a shadow of the solar module on the upper side is cast is formed into a non-power generation area by removing the solar cells therefrom.