Solar cell module with power converters

Abstract

Provided is a solar cell module with power converters, including a plurality of solar cells, a covering member, and a plurality of power converters provided on a surface of the covering member, in which the solar cells form a plurality of solar cell groups comprising two or more solar cells electrically connected to each other with a gap therebetween via an interconnector, each of the power converters is arranged out of an extension line of the gap, each power converter is connected to an output of one solar cell group, and outputs of the respective power converters are all connected in parallel to each other.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a solar cell module with a power converter in which a power converter for converting an output from a solar cell into electric power is integrated with a flexible solar cell module composed of a solar cell and a covering material. Background technique [0002] A large number of flexible solar cell modules are known to date. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-114013 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-332752 disclose this representative solar cell module, which is a solar cell module finely divided on a flexible substrate by using interconnectors and laser scribing technology. batteries connected in series. A flexible solar cell module has the following advantages. [0003] i) When shipped, it can be transported in a roll shape, so it is compact in space, and the light incident side is rolled inside, so that the light receiving side will not be damaged due to contact accidents during transportation. Theref...

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Problems solved by technology

However, placing a power converter on a solar cell greatly loses flexibility

This is because it is difficult for the IC components that make up the power converter to be flexible, and even if a flexible solar cell is used, since the solar cell itself is essentially formed of a hard material such as silicon, it is flexible even after being thinned. , but the flexibility is also limited. When rolled into a roll, the degree of resistance to bending stress of the solar cell is reduced, so it must be rolled into a roll

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