Panel connected body, power generation module connected body, and power generation device

Abstract

A panel connected body includes a plurality of flat panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns, where m≥2 and n≥2; and a plurality of row-direction connection portions and column-direction connection portions which connect together panels that are adjacent in a row direction and column direction, respectively. A first type row satisfying relationships D1≥2L and Dy≥Dy−1+2L and a second type row satisfying relationships Dn≥2L and Dy≥Dy+1+2L are alternately included, where Dy is a length along the column direction of the column-direction connection portions in a y-th column, and L is a thickness of the panels. The relationship E≤WC−L is satisfied, where WC is a length along the column direction of the panels and E is a length along the column direction of the row-direction connection portions.

1 . A panel connected body, comprising:
 a plurality of flat panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns, where m≥2 and n≥2;   a plurality of row-direction connection portions which connect together the panels that are adjacent in a row direction; and   a plurality of column-direction connection portions which connect together the panels that are adjacent in a column direction, wherein   the panel connected body is foldable between adjacent panels of the plurality of panels,   a first type row satisfying relationships D 1 ≥2L and D y ≥D y−1 +2L and a second type row satisfying relationships D n ≥2L and D y ≥D y+1 +2L are alternately included, where D y  is a length along the column direction of the column-direction connection portions in a y-th column, and L is a thickness of the panels,   the panel connected body satisfies a relationship E≤W C −L, where W C  is a length along the column direction of the panels, and E is a length along the column direction of the row-direction connection portions, and   opposing ends in the column direction of the row-direction connection portions do not protrude outward in the column direction beyond any of the panels connected together with the row-direction connection portions.   
     
     
         2 . The panel connected body according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the panel connected body satisfies a relationship E≤W C −L×(n−1) and opposing ends in the column direction of the plurality of row-direction connection portions arranged in the same row are aligned along the row direction.   
     
     
         3 . The panel connected body according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the panel connected body comprises, alternately in the row direction, a first type column satisfying relationships C 1 ≥2L and C x ≥C x−1 +2L and a second type column satisfying relationships C m ≥2L and C x ≥C x+1 +2L, where C x  is a length along the row direction of the row-direction connection portions in an x-th row.   
     
     
         4 . The panel connected body according to  claim 3 , wherein
 a first row is the first type row and a first column is the second type column, or the first row is the second type row and the first column is the first type column.   
     
     
         5 . The panel connected body according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the panel connected body satisfies a relationship F≤W R −L, where W R  is a length along the row direction of the panels and F is a length along the row direction of the row-direction connection portions, and   and opposing ends in the row direction of the column-direction connection portions do not protrude outward in the row direction beyond any of the panels connected together with the column-direction connection portions.   
     
     
         6 . The panel connected body according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the panel connected body satisfies a relationship F≤W R −L×(m−1) and opposing ends in the row direction of the plurality of column-direction connection portions arranged in the same column are aligned.   
     
     
         7 . A power generation module connected body, comprising
 the panel connected body according to  claim 1  wherein the panels are power generation modules, and at least one of the row-direction connection portion and the column-direction connection portion comprises a conductor electrically connecting the power generation modules.   
     
     
         8 . The power generation module connected body according to  claim 7 , wherein
 at least one of the row-direction connection portion and the column-direction connection portion is located along a lower end of the power generation module connected body, and further comprises a conductor layer and a protective layer stacked in a vertical direction, and   the protective layer is located closer to the lower end than the conductor layer.   
     
     
         9 . The power generation module connected body according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the power generation modules are photoelectric conversion modules.   
     
     
         10 . A power generation device, comprising:
 the power generation module connected body according to  claim 7 ; and   a main body electrically connected to the power generation module connected body.