Patent ID: 8736108

Claim:
A photovoltaic system, comprising: a first group of photovoltaic modules that comprises a first plurality of photovoltaic modules electrically connected in series, the first plurality of photovoltaic modules comprising a first photovoltaic module that comprises a first plurality of photovoltaic cells that are electrically arranged in series with one another and a second plurality of photovoltaic cells that are electrically arranged in series with one another, the first plurality of photovoltaic cells and the second plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged electrically in parallel with one another; and a second group of photovoltaic modules that comprises second plurality of photovoltaic modules electrically connected in series, the second plurality of photovoltaic modules comprising a second photovoltaic module that comprises a third plurality of photovoltaic cells that are electrically arranged in series with one another, the first group of photovoltaic modules arranged electrically in parallel with the second group of photovoltaic modules.