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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2007
Puthur Paulson, Cupertino, CA (US);
William Sanders, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ben Tarbell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Puthur Paulson, Cupertino, CA (US);
William Sanders, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ben Tarbell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hanergy Holding Group Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Abstract
One photovoltaic module has a plurality of photovoltaic cells including a first photovoltaic cell and a second photovoltaic cell, a collector-connector configured to collect a current from the first photovoltaic cell and electrically connect the first photovoltaic cell to the second photovoltaic cell and at least one diode configured to bypass at least one of the photovoltaic cells. Another photovoltaic module has a plurality of cells including a first photovoltaic cell and a second photovoltaic cell, such that the first photovoltaic cell contains an active portion and a shaded portion, that is configured as a diode bypassing the second photovoltaic cell. Methods of making photovoltaic modules that incorporate bypass diodes are also provided.