Patent ID: 11888440
Assignee: JA SOLAR USA INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. A universal solar module box mounted on a solar module, comprising:
(a) a junction box platform having a base plate, a blade block, and a cover, the base plate having a structure for attaching to one of a plurality of plug sub-assemblies dependent on a selection of a particular plug sub-assembly, the selected plug sub-assembly including electronics that optimize or invert a solar module output power for the solar module;
(b) a modular diode block (30) coupled electrically and mechanically to the junction box platform via the blade block, the entirety of the modular diode block serving as a singularly, independent, and replaceable modular unit that is inserted into the base plate with a cover for covering over a cavity of the base plate, the based plate is attached to the solar module, including:
a first diode having a first end and a second end,
a second diode having a first end and a second end,
a third diode having a first end and a second end,
a first spring connector connecting to the first end of the first diode,
a first electrical conducting blade connector disposed between the second end of the first diode and the first end of the second diode,
a second electrical conducting blade connector disposed between the second end of the second diode and the first end of the third diode;
a second spring connector connecting to the second end of the third diode; and
(c) a plug sub-assembly having a plug block and a cable block, attachable to the junction box platform and the modular diode block, the plug sub-assembly providing a protective covering to weatherize the modular diode block, the blade block, and the cable block, the cable block attachable mechanically to the plug block, the cable block securing mechanically and electrically to one or more output cables,
wherein the modular diode block is replaced by another modular diode block if the singular modular diode block becomes defective, without having to replace the entirety of universal solar module box.