Patent ID: 11869998
Assignee: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A photovoltaic (PV) module comprising:
a first string of PV cells, the first string having a plurality of sections, each section of the first string comprising two or more PV cells electrically connected in series with each other, each section of the first string electrically connected solely in series with another section of the first string, each of the PV cells of the first string having a light receiving surface;
a second string of PV cells, the second string having a plurality of sections, each section comprising two or more PV cells electrically connected in series with each other, each section of the section electrically connected solely in series with another section of the second string, each of the PV cells of the second string having a light receiving surface; and
electrical power circuitry electrically coupled to the first string of PV cells and the second string of PV cells,
wherein one PV cell of the first section of the first string is paired to one PV cell of the first section of the second string with a cross-tie electrical connection, the cross-tie electrical connection forming a parallel electrical connection between these two paired PV cells.