Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1410529
- Patent Number(s):
- 9831369
- Application Number:
- 14/061,946
- Assignee:
- National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 24
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Citation Formats
Lentine, Anthony L., Nielson, Gregory N., Tauke-Pedretti, Anna, Cruz-Campa, Jose Luis, and Okandan, Murat. Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Lentine, Anthony L., Nielson, Gregory N., Tauke-Pedretti, Anna, Cruz-Campa, Jose Luis, & Okandan, Murat. Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes. United States.
Lentine, Anthony L., Nielson, Gregory N., Tauke-Pedretti, Anna, Cruz-Campa, Jose Luis, and Okandan, Murat. Tue .
"Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1410529.
@article{osti_1410529,
title = {Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes},
author = {Lentine, Anthony L. and Nielson, Gregory N. and Tauke-Pedretti, Anna and Cruz-Campa, Jose Luis and Okandan, Murat},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {11}
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