US 12,348,184 B2
Method for making a modular solar panel
Muhammad Saleem, Dammam (SA); Abdulrahman Magdi Marzouk, Dammam (SA); Mohammed Alqhtani, Dammam (SA); and Abdulmalik Almakytah, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,310.
Application 18/487,310 is a division of application No. 17/230,291, filed on Apr. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,817,821.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048096 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H01R 12/79 (2011.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H10F 19/85 (2025.01); H10F 19/90 (2025.01)
CPC H02S 40/36 (2014.12) [H01R 12/79 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H10F 19/85 (2025.01); H10F 19/902 (2025.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for assembling a modular solar panel, comprising:
forming a first solar panel module by:
forming a first solar cell assembly by sandwiching a first solar cell array between a first protective glass and a first base plate, so that a first electrical connection ribbon extends from a first end of the first solar cell array and a second electrical connection ribbon extends from a second, opposite end of the first solar cell array;
joining a first rectangular upper component to a first rectangular lower component to form a first coupling module having a first interior cavity, a first electrical connection port, a first electrical connection socket and a first pin joint having two pins and one notch;
joining a second rectangular upper component to a second rectangular lower component to form a second coupling module having a second interior cavity, a second electrical connection port, a second electrical connection socket and a second pin joint having one pin and two notches;
inserting the first end of the first solar cell assembly into the first interior cavity of the first coupling module while guiding the first electrical connection ribbon into the first electrical connection port; and
inserting the second end of the first solar cell assembly into the second interior cavity of the second coupling module while guiding the second electrical connection ribbon into the second electrical connection socket.