PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATOR WITH THERMO SWITCH ELEMENT
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1. A photovoltaic system, comprising a photovoltaic generator;
- and a thermo switch which reduces an output voltage of the photovoltaic generator in response to a trigger temperature.
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Abstract
A photovoltaic system includes a photovoltaic generator, and a thermo switch which reduces an output voltage of the photovoltaic generator in response to a trigger temperature. The photovoltaic generator may include a plurality of photovoltaic cells which are arranged in series to form a photovoltaic module. The module has ends, each of which having an electric module terminal pole, wherein the thermo switch is rendered operative in response to the trigger temperature to short-circuit the module terminal poles and to thereby reduce the output voltage generated by the photovoltaic generator.
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1. A photovoltaic system, comprising a photovoltaic generator;
- and a thermo switch which reduces an output voltage of the photovoltaic generator in response to a trigger temperature.
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14. A photovoltaic generator, comprising
a photovoltaic cell generating an output voltage across output terminals; - and
an electric switch connected across the output terminals, said switch responsive to a temperature, wherein the electric switch short-circuits the output terminals in response to an increase in temperature above a threshold value, thereby reducing the output voltage of the photovoltaic generator to a safe level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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