Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cable termination for solar junction box
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Application No.: US14753675Application Date: 2015-06-29
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Publication No.: US09912288B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Matthew Edward Mostoller , Jeffrey William Shaffer
- Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
- Applicant Address: US PA Berwyn
- Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Berwyn
- Main IPC: H02S40/34
- IPC: H02S40/34 ; H01R4/24

Abstract:
A solar junction box for a solar panel having at least one photovoltaic cell and a foil electrically connected to the at least one cell includes a housing having a base and walls defining a cavity. The base has at least one foil opening configured to receive the foil. A protection device is received in the cavity. A terminal is received in the cavity. The terminal has a diode contact terminated to the protection device. The terminal has a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil. The terminal has a cable contact terminated to an electrical cable. The cable contact has insulation displacement contact (IDC) beams terminated to the electrical cable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160380586A1 CABLE TERMINATION FOR SOLAR JUNCTION BOX Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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