SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRING SOLAR PANEL ARRAYS

摘要

A solar power system may include a combiner module, one or more rows of solar panels connected to the combiner module, and one or more wiring circuits connecting the one or more rows of solar panels to the combiner module. Each circuit may include an inter-module wiring arrangement that connects individual solar panels to each other in series, and a return wiring arrangement that connects the inter-module wiring arrangement to the combiner module. Each inter-module wiring arrangement may be arranged such that at least some solar panels are wired to other solar panels in the same row in a substantially alternating manner, such that non-adjacent solar panels in the same row are wired directly in series to each other. This arrangement may reduce the total length of harness wires needed to connect the one or more panel rows to the combiner box, as compared with conventional wiring schemes.

主权项

1. A solar power system comprising:
a combiner module; a solar array connected to the combiner module, the solar array comprising an array of solar panels arranged in at least one row; at least two circuits connecting the solar panels of the solar array to the combiner module, the at least two circuits comprising a first circuit and a second circuit, each of the first circuit and the second circuit comprising:
an inter-module wiring arrangement that connects individual solar panels to each other in series; anda return wiring arrangement that connects the inter-module wiring arrangement to the combiner module; wherein a majority of solar panels in the first circuit are connected in series in an alternating manner to solar panels of the first circuit that are not adjacent and wherein a majority of solar panels in the second circuit are connected in series in an alternating manner to solar panels of the second circuit that are not adjacent.