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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Harold J. Hovel, Katorah, NY (US);
Rainer Krause, Kostheim, DE;
Zhengwen LI, Danbury, CT (US);
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Gerd Pfeiffer, Poughquaz, NY (US);
Kevin Prettyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Carl J. Radens, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Brian C. Sapp, Gainsville, FL (US);
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Harold J. Hovel, Katorah, NY (US);
Rainer Krause, Kostheim, DE;
Zhengwen Li, Danbury, CT (US);
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Gerd Pfeiffer, Poughquaz, NY (US);
Kevin Prettyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Carl J. Radens, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Brian C. Sapp, Gainsville, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic module () with a plurality of solar cells () interconnected in serial and/or parallel arrangement within the module () is equipped with an overheat protection system () for suppressing damages of the photovoltaic module () due to defects of the solar cells (). The overheat protection system () comprises a heat sensor () which is thermally coupled to a solar cell (). The heat sensor () is physically integrated into an electrical switch () which is electrically connected to said solar cell ().