Buss bar strip
First Claim
1. A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells comprising:
- a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length; and
a predetermined pattern of elongate conductors longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other, each of said conductors having a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected said electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of each of said conductors on exposed surfaces on each of said conductors, and further comprising terminal pads extending from the elongate conductors at an electrical connection region.
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Abstract
A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells. The buss bar strip can include a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length. A predetermined pattern of elongate conductors can be longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other. Each conductor can have a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of the conductor on exposed surfaces on the conductor.
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1. A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells comprising:
- a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length; and
a predetermined pattern of elongate conductors longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other, each of said conductors having a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected said electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of each of said conductors on exposed surfaces on each of said conductors, and further comprising terminal pads extending from the elongate conductors at an electrical connection region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length; and
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12. A solar panel comprising:
- a series of solar cells having a series of electrical lines extending therefrom at laterally spaced intervals; and
a buss bar strip mounted to the solar panel adjacent to the series of solar cells and electrically connected to the series of electrical lines extending from the solar cells, the buss bar strip comprising a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length, and a predetermined pattern of elongate conductors longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other, each of said conductors having a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip and laterally electrically connected to selected said electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of each of said conductors on exposed surfaces on each of said conductors, and further comprising terminal pads extending from the elongate conductors at an electrical connection region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- a series of solar cells having a series of electrical lines extending therefrom at laterally spaced intervals; and
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25. A method of forming a buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel for electrically connecting to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells comprising:
- providing a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length; and
disposing a predetermined pattern of elongate conductors longitudinally on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other, each of said conductors having a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected said electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of each of said conductors on exposed surfaces on each of said conductors, and further comprising extending terminal pads from the elongate conductors at an electrical connection region. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- providing a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length; and
- 36. A method of electrically connecting a solar panel, the solar panel including a series of solar cells having a series of electrical lines extending therefrom at laterally spaced intervals, the method comprising mounting a buss bar strip to the solar panel adjacent to the series of solar cells, the buss bar strip comprising a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length, and a predetermined pattern of elongate conductors longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other, each of said conductors having a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip and laterally electrically connected to selected said electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of each of said conductors on exposed surfaces on each of said conductors, and further comprising extending terminal pads from the elongate conductors at an electrical connection region.
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