US 12,456,949 B2
Photovoltaic converter and photovoltaic arrays
Simeon Baker-Finch, Mascot (AU); Christopher McGrath, Mascot (AU); Rhett Evans, Mascot (AU); and Adrian Turner, Mascot (AU)
Assigned to 5B IP Holdings Pty Ltd, Mascot (AU)
Filed by 5B IP Holdings Pty Ltd, Mascot (AU)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,464.
Claims priority of application No. 2022903226 (AU), filed on Oct. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0146240 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H02S 30/20 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 40/36 (2014.12) [H02S 30/20 (2014.12)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A PV array comprising multiple PV modules, each PV module comprising:
a. a plurality of PV cells that are connected electrically;
b. a first pair of spaced apart terminals in electrical connection with the plurality of PV cells to draw electrical current from the PV module;
c. a second pair of spaced apart terminals and a by-pass conductor connecting the second pair of spaced apart terminals, the by-pass conductor enabling current to pass between the second pair of spaced apart terminals without drawing electrical current from the PV module;
the multiple PV modules are connected to each other in a triangular configuration so that adjacent PV modules are at an angle to each other and face in opposite directions,
wherein the second pair of spaced apart terminals of a first PV module of the multiple PV modules are each connected electrically to a terminal of the first pair of spaced apart terminals of two adjacent PV modules to which the first PV module is connected,
the by-pass conductor of the first PV module of the multiple PV modules facilitates travel of electrical current through, under, over or across the first PV module to a second PV module of the multiple PV modules, by connection of the second pair of spaced apart terminals of the first PV module to the first pair of spaced apart terminals of the second PV module.