Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes

Title: Photovoltaic power generation system with photovoltaic cells as bypass diodes

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:: Lentine, Anthony L.; Nielson, Gregory N.; Tauke-Pedretti, Anna; Cruz-Campa, Jose Luis; Okandan, Murat

Issue Date:: 2017-11-28

OSTI Identifier:: 1410529

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM) SNL-A

Patent Number(s):: 9,831,369

Application Number:: 14/061,946

Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 24

Research Org:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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