Dual compressive connector
First Claim
1. A photovoltaic panel, comprising:
- a circuit board;
a wall; and
an electrical connector mounted to the wall and electrically connected to the circuit board, the electrical connector, comprising;
a casing, comprising a first casing wall and a second casing wall facing the first casing wall, the casing forming an opening to receive a first bus bar and a second bus bar; and
an elastic strip, comprising a first leg configured to hold the first bus bar against the first casing wall and a second leg configured to hold the second bus bar against the second casing wall.
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Abstract
An electrical connector for electrically connecting multiple photovoltaic bus bars. A casing includes first and second opposing walls. An elastic strip is bent into a bent elastic strip with a first leg and a second leg. The bent elastic strip is disposed between the first and second walls of the casing with the first leg pressing against the first wall and the second leg pressing against the second wall. The bent elastic strip is configured to hold at least one of the photovoltaic bus bars between the first leg and the first wall and another of the photovoltaic bus bars between the second leg and the second wall. The bent elastic strip may be formed of resilient spring metal with a thickness and an elastic modulus. The thickness and/or the elastic modulus of the elastic strip is/are configured so that the bus bars are inserted without requiring a tool to open a space and so that the bus bars are removed from the connector without requiring a tool to break the electrical connection.
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20 Claims
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1. A photovoltaic panel, comprising:
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a circuit board; a wall; and an electrical connector mounted to the wall and electrically connected to the circuit board, the electrical connector, comprising; a casing, comprising a first casing wall and a second casing wall facing the first casing wall, the casing forming an opening to receive a first bus bar and a second bus bar; and an elastic strip, comprising a first leg configured to hold the first bus bar against the first casing wall and a second leg configured to hold the second bus bar against the second casing wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a casing, comprising a first wall and a second wall, the second wall facing the first wall; and an elastic strip, comprising a first leg configured to hold a first bus bar against the first wall and a second leg configured to hold a second bus bar against the second wall, wherein a protrusion of the first leg is configured to pass through a hole in the casing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a casing comprising a first wall and a second wall, the second wall facing the first wall; and an elastic strip comprising a first leg configured to hold a first bus bar against the first wall and a second leg configured to hold a second bus bar against the second wall, wherein a single bend of the elastic strip forms the first leg and the second leg. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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