| US 7,612,283 B2 | ||
| Solar power generation apparatus and its manufacturing method | ||
| Fumitaka Toyomura, Shiga (Japan); and Nobuyoshi Takehara, Shiga (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/991,450. | ||
| Application 10/991450 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2003/008659, filed on Jul. 08, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2002-200525 (JP), filed on Jul. 09, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0121067 A1, Jun. 09, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 136—244 [136/256; 136/293] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A solar power generation system comprising:
a plurality of solar cells formed on a common conductive substrate;
a plurality of DC/DC converters which are connected to said solar cells, respectively, to boost voltage of DC power output
from the connected solar cells; and
an inverter which converts DC power output from said plurality of DC/DC converters into AC power,
wherein each of said plurality of DC/DC converters comprises first and second input terminals and first and second output
terminals,
wherein each of said solar cells comprises a first electrode electrically connected to the common conductive substrate, and
a second electrode electrically connected to the first input terminal of one of said plurality of DC/DC converters,
wherein the second input terminal and the first output terminal of each of said plurality of DC/DC converters are electrically
connected to the common conductive substrate for connecting said plurality of DC/DC converters in parallel electrical relation,
and
wherein the second output terminal of one of said plurality of DC/DC converters is connected to the second output terminal
of another one of said plurality of DC/DC converters,
wherein said inverter has an insulating transformer to insulate between an input and an output of said inverter, and
wherein a connection member which electrically connects said plurality of DC/DC converters to said inverter is grounded.
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