Patent ID: 7812247

Claim:
A photovoltaic array, comprising: a flexible first photovoltaic module for converting light into electricity, the first photovoltaic module having a positive node for supplying electric current to a load and a negative node for receiving electric current from the load, the first photovoltaic module including a first wiring harness having a plurality of flexible electrical conductors, each electrical conductor being electrically isolated from each other electrical conductor within the first wiring harness, the positive node of the first photovoltaic module being electrically connected to one of the electrical conductors of the first wiring harness, the remaining electrical conductors of the first wiring harness being electrically isolated from the positive and negative nodes of the first photovoltaic module; and a flexible second photovoltaic module for converting light into electricity, the second photovoltaic module having a positive node for supplying electric current to a load and a negative node for receiving electric current from the load, the second photovoltaic module including a second wiring harness having a plurality of flexible electrical conductors corresponding to the electrical conductors of the first wiring harness, each electrical conductor being electrically isolated from each other electrical conductor within the second wiring harness, the positive node of the second photovoltaic module being electrically connected to one of the electrical conductors of the second wiring harness, the remaining electrical conductors of the second wiring harness being electrically isolated from the positive and negative nodes of the second photovoltaic module, and the electrical conductors of the first wiring harness being electrically connected to the corresponding electrical conductors of the second wiring harness.