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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Toshihiko Mimura, Nara, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiko Mimura, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L025/00 ; H01L031/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a photovoltaic module comprising a photovoltaics and a signal generation means for generating a signal by application of a voltage, wherein the photovoltaics and the signal generating means are connected in parallel and the voltage is a voltage output by the photovoltaics which is connected in parallel with at least the signal generating means, thereby enabling detection of a failed photovoltaic module, regardless of the structure of a photovoltaic module array or the failure mode of the photovoltaic module.