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Title: Method of manufacturing a large-area segmented photovoltaic module

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1107889

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.

Research Organization:
SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-07GO17043
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,572,836
Application Number:
12/763,067
OSTI ID:
1107889
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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