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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Kazumasa Toya, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Youichi Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Koji Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Saito, Osaka, JP;
Rui Mikami, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/0392 (2006.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H05K 3/30 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/03926 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 3/301 (2013.01); H05K 1/189 (2013.01); H05K 2201/046 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09263 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10121 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photovoltaic module includes: a flexible printed circuit; and a plurality of power generating elements mounted on the flexible printed circuit, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes a turning portion, and strip-shaped portions of the flexible printed circuit which are located on opposite sides of the turning portion are aligned so as to oppose each other.