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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Christopher James Beitel, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);
Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher James Beitel, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);
Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/385 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); Y02E 10/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a solar cell panel that includes a front-side cover, a back-side cover, a number of solar cells situated between the front-side cover and the back-side cover, and a number of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) devices situated between the front-side cover and the back-side cover.