POWER CONVERTER FOR A SOLAR PANEL
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Abstract
A solar array power generation system includes a solar array electrically connected to a control system. The solar array has a plurality of solar modules, each module having at least one DC/DC converter for converting the raw panel output to an optimized high voltage, low current output. In a further embodiment, each DC/DC converter requires a signal to enable power output of the solar modules.
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39 Claims
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20. A solar power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of solar modules for generating a solar module output power (SOP) having a solar module output voltage (SOV) and a solar module output current (SOI); a plurality of DC-to-DC power converters, wherein each DC-to-DC power converter is coupled to only one respective solar module of the plurality of solar modules, wherein each DC-to-DC power converter is configured and arranged to convert the SOP for each solar module to a converted solar module output power (COP) having a converted output voltage (COV) that is higher than the SOV and a converted output current (COI) that is lower than the SOI, wherein a plurality of outputs of the DC-to-DC power converters are connected to supply the COP to a load, and wherein each of the DC-to-DC power converters is configured to prohibit output of the COP in the absence of a control signal from a control system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A solar power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of solar modules for generating a solar module output power (SOP) having a solar module output voltage (SOV) and a solar module output current (SOI); a plurality of DC-to-DC power converters, wherein each DC-to-DC power converter is coupled to only one respective solar module of the plurality of solar modules, wherein each DC-to-DC power converter is configured and arranged to convert the SOP for each said solar module to a converted solar module output power (COP) having a converted output voltage (COV) that is higher than the SOV and a converted output current (COI) that is lower than the SOI, wherein the plurality of the outputs of the DC-to-DC power converters are connected in series to supply the COP to the load. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for generating solar power, the method comprising:
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generating, by a plurality of solar modules, a solar module output power (SOP) having a solar module output voltage (SOV) and a solar module output current (SOI); converting, by a plurality of DC-to-DC converters, the SOP to a converted output power (COP) having converted output voltage (COV) that is higher than the SOV and a converted output current (COI) that is lower than the SOI, wherein each DC-to-DC power converter is coupled to only one solar module of the plurality of solar modules, wherein a plurality of the outputs of the DC-to-DC power converters are connected to supply the COP to a load; and wherein, in the absence of a control signal from a control system, prohibiting output of the COP from the DC-to-DC power converter, and wherein, in the presence of the control signal, outputting the COP. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for generating solar power, the method comprising:
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generating, by a plurality of solar modules, a solar module output power (SOP) having a solar module output voltage (SOV) and a solar module output current (SOI); converting, by a plurality of DC-to-DC converters, the SOP to a converted output power (COP) having converted output voltage (COV) that is higher than the SOV and a converted output current (COI) that is lower than the SOI, wherein each DC-to-DC power converter is coupled to only one solar module of the plurality of solar modules, and wherein a plurality of the outputs of the DC-to-DC power converters are connected in series to supply the COP to a load. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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