Photovoltaic system with improved AC connections and method of making same

Title: Photovoltaic system with improved AC connections and method of making same

An alternating current (AC) harness for a photovoltaic (PV) system includes a wire assembly having a first end and a second end, the wire assembly having a plurality of lead wires, and at least one AC connection module positioned at a location along a length of the wire assembly between the first end and the second end. Further, the at least one AC connection module includes a first connection terminal electrically coupled to the plurality of lead wires of the wire assembly and constructed to electrically couple the wire assembly with an output of a first PV module of the PV system. The at least one AC connection module also includes a second connection terminal electrically coupled to the plurality of lead wires of the wire assembly and constructed to electrically couple the wire assembly with an output of a second PV module of the PV system.

Inventors:: Cioffi, Philip Michael; Todorovic, Maja Harfman; Herzog, Michael Scott; Korman, Charles Steven; Doherty, Donald M.; Johnson, Neil Anthony

Issue Date:: 2018-02-13

OSTI Identifier:: 1420765

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) DOEEE

Patent Number(s):: 9,893,678

Application Number:: 14/055,042

Contract Number:: EE0005344

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 16

Research Org:: General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 42 ENGINEERING

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