Patent ID: 8872083

Claim:
A system for configuring and re-configuring solar cells, the system comprising: an interconnect circuit, on a back sheet, comprising programmable circuit routes for interconnecting a plurality of solar cells on the back sheet, wherein the solar cells are arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and wherein the interconnect circuit is programmable to connect any one of the solar cells from any row and column to any other of the solar cells from any row and column to generate at least one solar cell string, wherein a solar cell string comprises a plurality of operable solar cells coupled in series; and a control circuit, coupled to the interconnect circuit, for: receiving output measurements for each of the solar cells; grouping, based on the output measurements, the solar cells into a plurality of groups; and configuring the programmable circuit routes to create a plurality of solar cell strings, one for each of the groups of solar cells.