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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Dallas W. Meyer, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Lowell J. Berg, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Forrest C. Meyer, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Raymond W. Knight, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Steven E. Wheeler, Northfield, MN (US);
John P. Novotny, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Dallas W. Meyer, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Lowell J. Berg, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Forrest C. Meyer, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Raymond W. Knight, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Steven E. Wheeler, Northfield, MN (US);
John P. Novotny, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tenksolar, Inc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In one example, a photovoltaic module includes a plurality of discrete photovoltaic cells arranged in a plurality of cell rows, and a substantially electrically conductive and continuous area backsheet. The photovoltaic cells in each cell row are electrically connected in parallel to each other. The cell rows are electrically connected in series to each other and include a first row and a last row. The backsheet forms a current return path between the first and last rows. The photovoltaic cells are configured such that, in operation, current flows substantially uni-directionally through the plurality of photovoltaic cells between the first row and the last row.