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1. An electric or hybrid means of transport comprising a high voltage bus and a low voltage bus, the high voltage bus for delivering energy to at least one propulsion motor, the low voltage bus for delivering energy to parts operating at low voltage, the electric or hybrid means of transport equipped with a solar panel, the solar panel comprising one or more strings, each string comprising multiple groups of solar cells, the groups connected in series, each group comprising a multitude of solar cells, each group connected to a primary bus of an associated distributed maximum power point tracker, the distributed maximum power point tracker having a secondary bus to exchange energy with other distributed maximum power point trackers, the distributed maximum power point tracker thus capable to vary the current through the group with which it is associated, as a result of which the current through each group can differ from the current through other groups that are part of the same string characterized in that the secondary bus of at least one of the distributed maximum power point tracker is connected to the low voltage bus, thereby enabling a transfer of power from the high voltage bus to the low voltage bus via the secondary bus.
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