Systems for Optimized Solar Power Inversion
First Claim
1. A method of solar energy power inversion comprising the steps of:
- establishing a plurality of solar panels;
creating a highly varying DC photovoltaic output from each of said plurality of solar panels;
individually establishing each said highly varying DC photovoltaic output as an individual DC photovoltaic input to an individual inverter coordinated photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
individually inverter coordinating conversion of each said individual DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output for a high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter;
serially connecting a plurality of said converted DC photovoltaic outputs to create a combined higher voltage converted DC photovoltaic output;
establishing said combined higher voltage converted DC photovoltaic output as a converted DC photovoltaic input to said high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter;
inputting said converted DC photovoltaic input at a coordinated inverter operating condition of said high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter.
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Abstract
The DC-AC inversion of solar power in systems having high voltage, highly varying photovoltaic power sources may be provided to optimize input into a high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter. The inverter may coordinate the conversion of solar power in photovoltaic DC-DC power converters to achieve a desired inverter operating condition. Desired inverter operating conditions may include singular voltage inputs, optimal voltage inputs, inverter sweet spot voltage inputs, and the like. The converters may be coordinated to convert output to optimal input characteristics of the inverter, to control a posterior photovoltaic operating condition, to control the converter for inverter operating conditions, and the like. Output from the inverter may be transferred to a power grid at high power levels with coordinated control possible for various elements.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of solar energy power inversion comprising the steps of:
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establishing a plurality of solar panels; creating a highly varying DC photovoltaic output from each of said plurality of solar panels; individually establishing each said highly varying DC photovoltaic output as an individual DC photovoltaic input to an individual inverter coordinated photovoltaic DC-DC converter; individually inverter coordinating conversion of each said individual DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output for a high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter; serially connecting a plurality of said converted DC photovoltaic outputs to create a combined higher voltage converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said combined higher voltage converted DC photovoltaic output as a converted DC photovoltaic input to said high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter; inputting said converted DC photovoltaic input at a coordinated inverter operating condition of said high voltage, high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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5. A method of solar energy power inversion comprising the steps of:
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establishing at least one solar energy source; creating a highly varying DC photovoltaic output from said at least one solar energy source; establishing said highly varying DC photovoltaic output as a DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; inverter coordinating conversion of said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output for a high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as a converted DC photovoltaic input to said high power photovoltaic DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into a high power inverted AC photovoltaic output. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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