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Solar cell module, method of connecting solar cell module, method of installing solar cell module and method of grounding solar cell module

Granted 22 Jun 2004 · 8 office actions

Current assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) · originally Panasonic

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Inventors: Shin Matsumi, Toshio Yagiura · Examiner: Nam Nguyen

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Abstract

A solar cell module includes a connecting member to be passed through a coating of a cable for electrically connecting a plurality of solar cell modules and to be electrically connected to a core wire of the cable. The solar cell module is connected to the cable by pressing the connecting member of the solar cell module to pass through the coating of the cable and come into contact with the core wire of the cable. An electrical connection of the solar cell module with a ground wire is made by a similar technique.

Classifications

4 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H01L3/105
USPC · US Patent Classification
136/244136/251136/291

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Pendency
3.0 y
1,112 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
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Responses
5
2 RCE
Interviews
1
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Nam Nguyen
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related publicationUS 20010050102 A113 Dec 2001

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