Solar panels with integrated cell-level MPPT devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-031/042
H02J-003/38
H01L-031/048
H02S-040/32
출원번호
US-0252987
(2011-10-04)
등록번호
US-9800053
(2017-10-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Beitel, Christopher James
Heng, Jiunn Benjamin
Fu, Jianming
Xu, Zheng
출원인 / 주소
Tesla, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Yao, Shun
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초록▼
One embodiment of the present invention provides a solar cell panel that includes a front-side cover, a back-side cover, a number of solar cells situated between the front-side cover and the back-side cover, and a number of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) devices situated between the front-side
One embodiment of the present invention provides a solar cell panel that includes a front-side cover, a back-side cover, a number of solar cells situated between the front-side cover and the back-side cover, and a number of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) devices situated between the front-side cover and the back-side cover.
대표청구항▼
1. A solar cell panel, comprising: a first cover on a first side of the solar panel;a second cover on a second side of the solar panel;a number of solar cells positioned between the first cover and the second cover, wherein a respective solar cell comprises a first electrode positioned on a first su
1. A solar cell panel, comprising: a first cover on a first side of the solar panel;a second cover on a second side of the solar panel;a number of solar cells positioned between the first cover and the second cover, wherein a respective solar cell comprises a first electrode positioned on a first surface and a second electrode positioned on a second surface, and wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite to each other; anda maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip positioned between a first solar cell and a nearest adjacent solar cell, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is placed adjacent to an edge of the first solar cell and an edge of the nearest adjacent solar cell, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip includes a first input, a second input, and an output,wherein the first input, second input, and the output of the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip are physically separated from one another,wherein the first and second inputs are on opposite sides of the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip;wherein the first input is in direct contact with and substantially aligned in the same plan as the first electrode of the first solar cell,wherein the second input is in direct contact with and substantially aligned in the same plane as the second electrode of the first solar cell,wherein the output is in direct contact with the first electrode of the nearest adjacent solar cell, andwherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip provides a serial connection between the first solar cell and the nearest adjacent solar cell. 2. The solar panel of claim 1, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is configured to control output power of a subset of solar cells. 3. The solar panel of claim 1, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is configured to control output power of a single solar cell. 4. The solar panel of claim 1, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is placed next to a corner of the first solar cell. 5. The solar panel of claim 1, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to the first solar cell and the nearest adjacent solar cell using one of the following methods: solder bumps;flip-chip bonding; andcontact wrap-through. 6. The solar panel of claim 1, wherein a respective solar cell's busbar configuration is one of: a double-busbar configuration;a single center busbar configuration; anda single edge busbar configuration. 7. A solar cell coupling system, comprising: a first solar cell and a second solar cell, wherein each solar cell comprises a first electrode positioned on a first surface and a second electrode positioned on a second surface, and wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite to each other; anda maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip positioned between the first solar cell and the second solar cell, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is placed adjacent to an edge of the first solar cell and an edge of the nearest adjacent solar cell, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip includes a first input, a second input, and an output,wherein the first input, second input, and the output of the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip are physically separated from one another,wherein the first and second inputs are on opposite sides of the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip,wherein the first input is in direct contact with and substantially aligned in the same plane as the first electrode of the first solar cell,wherein the second input is in direct contact with and substantially aligned in the same plane as the second electrode of the first solar cellwherein the output is in direct contact with a first electrode of the second solar cell, andwherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip provides a serial connection between the first solar cell and the second solar cell. 8. The solar cell coupling system of claim 7, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is configured to control output power of multiple solar cells. 9. The solar cell coupling system of claim 7, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is dedicated to control output power of the first solar cell. 10. The solar cell coupling system of claim 7, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is placed next to a corner of the first solar cell. 11. The solar cell coupling system of claim 7, wherein the maximum power point tracking integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to the first solar cell and the second solar cell using one of the following methods: solder bumps;flip-chip bonding; andcontact wrap-through. 12. The solar cell coupling system of claim 7, wherein a busbar configuration of the first and the second solar cells is one of: a double-busbar configuration;a single center busbar configuration; anda single edge busbar configuration.
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