Solar cell assembly and process for connecting a string of solar cells
CA 2581617 C · Owner: Poeck, Dieter · Inventors: Hilgarth, Just; Poeck, Dieter; Uebele, Paul
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The invention relates to a solar cell assembly comprising at least one first solar cell and at least one discrete protective diode (101) that is connected to the solar cell. The aim of the invention is to comprehensively protect a solar cell, a solar cell composite or a string of cells by means of one or more protective diodes, without resorting to the use of the material of the solar cells. To achieve this, in addition to a front and a rear contact (13 15), the protective diode comprises an additional contact (14) that is placed at a distance from the front contact and is electrically connected to said contact via a p/n junction. A connector leads from the additional contact to a …
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- Filed September 7, 2005 and granted July 29, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 7, 2025.
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