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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Akiharu Takabayashi, Nara, JP;
Hidetoshi Tsuzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidehisa Makita, Kyoto, JP;
Masaaki Matsushita, Nara, JP;
Takaaki Mukai, Nara, JP;
Shigenori Itoyama, Nara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The solar cell string of the present invention comprises a plurality of solar cells interconnected in series and/or parallel, one positive terminal, and one negative terminal, wherein at least a part of an electric line thereof is not housed in an insulating envelope, and the line is grounded at an electrical middle point between the positive and negative terminals or a point on the side of the negative terminal with respect to the electrical middle point, whereby an environmental resistant coating significantly responsible for a cost of a solar cell module and an insulating coating of a member for interconnecting solar cells in series and/or parallel can be simplified, and safety of an exposed electric line resulting from the simplification of the environmental resistant coating and the insulating coating can be improved.