Method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention relates to a segmented photovoltaic (PV) module which is manufactured from laminate segments. The segmented PV module includes rectangular-shaped laminate segments formed from rectangular-shaped PV laminates and further includes non-rectangular-shaped laminate segments formed from rectangular-shaped and approximately-triangular-shaped PV laminates. The laminate segments are mechanically joined and electrically interconnected to form the segmented module. Another embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module from laminate segments of various shapes. Other embodiments relate to processes for providing a photovoltaic array for installation at a site. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1107889
- Patent Number(s):
- 8572836
- Application Number:
- 12/763,067
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07GO17043
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Lenox, Carl. Method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Lenox, Carl. Method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module. United States.
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"Method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1107889.
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author = {Lenox, Carl},
abstractNote = {One embodiment of the invention relates to a segmented photovoltaic (PV) module which is manufactured from laminate segments. The segmented PV module includes rectangular-shaped laminate segments formed from rectangular-shaped PV laminates and further includes non-rectangular-shaped laminate segments formed from rectangular-shaped and approximately-triangular-shaped PV laminates. The laminate segments are mechanically joined and electrically interconnected to form the segmented module. Another embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module from laminate segments of various shapes. Other embodiments relate to processes for providing a photovoltaic array for installation at a site. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.},
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year = {2013},
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