Solar cell module

• US 9,349,892 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2012
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Chi Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Mershon, Jayne
• Application Number:
  US13/979,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20130298970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,590 Days
• Field of Search: 136/251
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/042 PV modules or arrays of single PV cells supporting structures for PV modules H02S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/26 Building materials integrated with PV modules, e.g. façade elements H02S20/25 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/34 comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

A solar cell module includes a solar cell panel which includes multiple solar cells, a bus bar being disposed at a side of the solar cell panel, an external interconnection cable including a bypass diode, and connected to the bus bar, and a case including an inner space for accommodating the solar cell panel and the external interconnection cable.

Claims

1. A solar cell module comprising:

a solar cell panel comprising a plurality of solar cells, a bus bar being disposed at a side of the solar cell panel;

an external interconnection cable connected to the bus bar; and

a case comprising a space for accommodating the solar cell panel and the external interconnection cable,

wherein the case comprises a first space for accommodating the solar cell panel, and a second space for accommodating the external interconnection cable, a partition wall being disposed d in the case to separate the first space from the second space,

wherein the bus bar is disposed in a straight line, and

wherein the partition wall has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a position of a solar cell of the plurality of solar cells where the bus bar is disposed.

2. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the bus bar is connected between the external interconnection cable and the solar cell panel with a minimum connection length.

3. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein an insertion part through which the external interconnection cable is inserted into the second space is disposed at a side of the case.

4. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein a fixing part for fixing the external interconnection cable is disposed at an inner side of the case.

5. The solar cell module according to claim 4, wherein the fixing part comprises a plurality of fixing members each has a ring shape and separate from each other.

6. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the external interconnection cable further comprises a bypass diode.

7. The solar cell module according to claim 6, wherein a receiving part for accommodating the bypass diode is disposed at the inner side of the case.

8. The solar cell module according to claim 7, wherein the receiving part comprises a temperature detection sensor for measuring a temperature of the bypass diode.

9. The solar cell module according to claim 7, wherein a connection passage communicating with a space out of the case is disposed at both sides of the receiving part.

10. The solar cell module according to claim 9, wherein a hole corresponding to the through hole formed at the partition wall is further formed at a lower portion of the connection passage.

11. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the first space of the case has a quadrangular shape, and the second space of the case has a shape of a sealed quadrangular box.

12. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the bus bar comprises a plurality of bus bar members, and a bypass diode is connected to the external interconnection cable connected between the bus bars.