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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Anthony L. Lentine, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Gregory N. Nielson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Anna Tauke-Pedretti, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jose Luis Cruz-Campa, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Murat Okandan, Edgewood, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic power generation system that includes a solar panel is described herein. The solar panel includes a photovoltaic sub-module, which includes a group of microsystem enabled photovoltaic cells. The group includes a first string of photovoltaic cells, a second string of photovoltaic cells, and a differing photovoltaic cell. Photovoltaic cells in the first string are electrically connected in series, and photovoltaic cells in the second string are electrically connected in series. Further, the first string of photovoltaic cells, the second string of photovoltaic cells, and the differing photovoltaic cell are electrically connected in parallel. Moreover, the differing photovoltaic cell is used as a bypass diode for the first string of photovoltaic cells and the second string of photovoltaic cells.