Ac conversion on the solar cell level

Abstract

A solar power system may comprise a back sheet that comprises an interconnect circuit coupling a plurality of cell tiles. A tiled solar cell, comprising a solar cell and encapsulating and glass layers, is inserted into the cell tiles of the back sheet. Each solar cell is individually addressable through the use of the interconnect circuit. Moreover, the interconnect circuit of the back sheet is programmable and allows for dynamic interconnect routing between solar cells.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A solar module, comprising:
 a plurality of solar cells;   a plurality of direct current (DC)-alternating current (AC) converters, coupled to the output of the solar cells, so as to convert the DC power output of the solar cell to AC power at the solar cell level; and   back sheet for delivering the AC power from each AC converter to an output of the solar module.