VOLTAGE CONVERTER CONFIGURATIONS FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
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1. A system comprising:
- a low switching frequency power converter configured to be coupled to a solar cell, wherein the low switching frequency power converter is configured to;
generate converted alternating current (AC) power based on low voltage direct current (DC) power transmitted from the solar cell; and
transmit the converted AC power; and
a multi-pulse transformer configured to receive the converted AC power and generate transformed power based on the converted AC power, wherein the transformed power comprises power at a voltage level that differs from a voltage level of the converted AC power.
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Abstract
A system includes a low switching frequency power converter configured to be coupled to a solar cell, wherein the low switching frequency power converter is configured to generate alternating current (AC) power based on low voltage direct current (DC) power transmitted from the solar cell and transmit the converted AC power. The system also include a multi-pulse transformer configured to receive the converted AC power and generate transformed power based on the converted AC power, wherein the transformed power comprises power at a voltage level that differs from the a voltage level of the converted AC power.
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1. A system comprising:
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a low switching frequency power converter configured to be coupled to a solar cell, wherein the low switching frequency power converter is configured to; generate converted alternating current (AC) power based on low voltage direct current (DC) power transmitted from the solar cell; and transmit the converted AC power; and a multi-pulse transformer configured to receive the converted AC power and generate transformed power based on the converted AC power, wherein the transformed power comprises power at a voltage level that differs from a voltage level of the converted AC power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a power converter configured to be coupled to a solar cell, wherein the power converter is configured to generate converted direct current (DC) voltage based on low voltage DC power transmitted from the solar cell; and a conversion circuit configured to generate AC power based on the converted DC voltage, wherein the converted DC voltage comprises a voltage level that differs from the voltage level of the low voltage DC power. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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generating converted alternating current (AC) power in a low switching frequency power converter based on a low voltage direct current (DC) power transmitted from a solar cell; transmitting the converted AC power from the low switching frequency power converter; receiving the converted AC power at a multi-pulse transformer; and generating transformed power in the multi-pulse transformer based on the received converted AC power, wherein the transformed power comprises AC power at a voltage different from a voltage of the low voltage DC power. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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