公开(公告)号：US10651785B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US14898608

申请日：2014-06-04

Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： James R. Keenihan ,  Leonardo C. Lopez ,  Joseph A. Langmaid ,  Shane Washburn ,  Darius Eghbal ,  Vijay Karthik Koneru ,  Kelvin L. Leung

IPC: H02S40/34 ,  H02S20/25 ,  H02S40/36

Abstract: A photovoltaic assembly comprising; (a) at least two photovoltaic components that are adjacent to each other in a first direction, each photovoltaic component comprising (i) a partial recess in communication with the partial recess in an adjacent photovoltaic component and (ii) one or more connector receptors aligned in a second direction which is non-parallel to the first direction; (b) a connector located at feast partially in the partial recess of the photovoltaic component and at least partially in the partial recess of the adjacent photovoltaic component so that the connector connects the photovoltaic component to the adjacent photovoltaic component, the connector comprising: (i) a flexible housing having a first end and a second end; (ii) one or more connection ports at the first end; (iii) one or more connection ports at the second end; and (iv) one more flexible electrical conductors that extend from the one or more connection ports at the first end to the one or more connection ports at the second end; wherein the connector is flexible so that the first end and the second end are movable relative to each other in a plane, out of the plane, or both; wherein the one or more connection ports at the first end and the one or more connection ports at the second end form a connection with the one or more connector receptors of the photovoltaic component and the adjacent photovoltaic component so that the connector electrically connects the photovoltaic component to the adjacent photovoltaic component.

公开(公告)号：US20160156307A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US14898608

申请日：2014-06-04

Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： James R. Keenihan ,  Leonardo C. Lopez ,  Joseph A. Langmaid ,  Shane Washburn ,  Darius Eghbal ,  Vijay Karthik Koneru ,  Kelvin L. Leung

IPC: H02S40/34 ,  H02S20/25

CPC classification number: H02S40/34 ,  H02S20/25 ,  H02S40/36 ,  Y02B10/12

Abstract: A photovoltaic assembly comprising; (a) at least two photovoltaic components that are adjacent to each other in a first direction, each photovoltaic component comprising (i) a partial recess in communication with the partial recess in an adjacent photovoltaic component and (ii) one or more connector receptors aligned in a second direction which is non-parallel to the first direction; (b) a connector located at feast partially in the partial recess of the photovoltaic component and at least partially in the partial recess of the adjacent photovoltaic component so that the connector connects the photovoltaic component to the adjacent photovoltaic component, the connector comprising: (i) a flexible housing having a first end and a second end; (ii) one or more connection ports at the first end; (iii) one or more connection ports at the second end; and (iv) one more flexible electrical conductors that extend from the one or more connection ports at the first end to the one or more connection ports at the second end; wherein the connector is flexible so that the first end and the second end are movable relative to each other in a plane, out of the plane, or both; wherein the one or more connection ports at the first end and the one or more connection ports at the second end form a connection with the one or more connector receptors of the photovoltaic component and the adjacent photovoltaic component so that the connector electrically connects the photovoltaic component to the adjacent photovoltaic component.

Abstract translation: 一种光伏组件，包括： （a）在第一方向上彼此相邻的至少两个光伏组件，每个光伏组件包括（i）与相邻光伏组件中的部分凹槽连通的部分凹槽和（ii）一个或多个连接器受体对准 在不平行于第一方向的第二方向上; （b）连接器，其部分地位于光伏组件的部分凹部中并且至少部分地位于相邻的光伏组件的部分凹部中，使得连接器将光伏组件连接到相邻的光伏组件，该连接器包括：（i ）具有第一端和第二端的柔性壳体; （ii）第一端的一个或多个连接端口; （iii）第二端的一个或多个连接端口; 以及（iv）一个更柔性的电导体，其在所述第一端处从所述一个或多个连接端口延伸到所述第二端处的所述一个或多个连接端口; 其中所述连接器是柔性的，使得所述第一端和所述第二端可在平面，平面内或两者中相对于彼此移动; 其中所述第一端处的所述一个或多个连接端口和在所述第二端处的所述一个或多个连接端口与所述光伏部件和所述相邻的光伏部件的所述一个或多个连接器受体形成连接，使得所述连接器将所述光伏组件 到相邻的光伏组件。