Systems for highly efficient solar power

• US 7,843,085 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2008
• Issued: 11/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ampt, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ampt, LLC
• Inventors: Ledenev, Anatoli, Porter, Robert M.
• Primary Examiner(s): PALADINI, ALBERT WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US12/682,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20100229915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 307/80, 136/244, 250/200, 606/415, 606/418, 320/101
• US Class Current: 307/80
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00 Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/26 involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources maximum power point systems in particular G05F1/67
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/38 Arrangements for parallely feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/388 Islanding, i.e. disconnection of local power supply from the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0077 Plural converter units whose outputs are connected in series
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/20 using renewable energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/123 the energy generation units being or involving renewable energy sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 136/293 Circuits

Abstract

Different systems to achieve solar power conversion are provided in at least three different general aspects, with circuitry that can be used to harvest maximum power from a solar source (1) or strings of panels (11) for DC or AC use, perhaps for transfer to a power grid (10) three aspects can exist perhaps independently and relate to: 1) electrical power conversion in a multimodal manner, 2) alternating between differing processes such as by an alternative mode photovoltaic power converter functionality control (27), and 3) systems that can achieve efficiencies in conversion that are extraordinarily high compared to traditional through substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion capability that can achieve 99.2% efficiency or even only wire transmission losses. Switchmode impedance conversion circuits may have pairs of photovoltaic power series switch elements (24) and pairs of photovoltaic power shunt switch elements (25).

Claims

1. An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:

creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a plurality of solar panels;

establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output;

substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output;

substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output;

establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to at least one DC-AC inverter; and

inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.

2. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises the step of creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a string of solar panels;

and wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.

3. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point dual mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.

4. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 and further comprising the steps of:

photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

boundary condition DC-DC converting said DC photovoltaic output.

5. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99.2% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99.2% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency, and

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency.

6. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 4 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99.2% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99.2% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency, and

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency.

7. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times;

photovoltaic load impedance increasing;

photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;

both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;

photovoltaic voltage increasing;

photovoltaic voltage decreasing;

both photovoltaic voltage increasing and photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times;

both photovoltaic voltage increasing and then photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times;

both photovoltaic voltage decreasing and then photovoltaic voltage increasing at least some times;

controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition;

controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

protecting a photovoltaic inverter through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of a photovoltaic inverter;

slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic converter operating condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

both slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

both slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic boundary condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

posterior photovoltaic element protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter coordinated controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing a minimum pulse width for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

burst mode switching for transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing occasional bursts of a particular duty cycle level for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing a minimum duty cycle of about 2% for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing about a 10% duty cycle for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling frequency altered switching mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

determining when nearing a mode transition level in order to conduct high efficiency mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling a frequency halving mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling reduced level conversion for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

altering operation as a mode change becomes incipient for high efficient mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling transient opposition modes for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

transiently establishing opposing switching modes of operation as part of mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

threshold determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

burst mode duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

threshold determinative mode activation duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

threshold determinative mode deactivation duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum voltage determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter maximum voltage determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

and all permutations and combinations of each of the above.

8. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; and

operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.

9. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.

10. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into an individual solar panel.

11. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

individual panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and

multiple panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.

12. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 11 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

connecting said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to a string of solar panels, wherein said string of solar panels is selected from a group consisting of 10 solar panels, 8 solar panels, 4 solar panels, 3 solar panels, and 2 solar panels;

series string multiple panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and

creating a string of solar panels selected from a group consisting of 10 solar panels, 8 solar panels, 4 solar panels, 3 solar panels, and 2 solar panels.

13. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 wherein said step of establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to an interconnection box for a plurality of DC photovoltaic outputs.

14. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 12 and further comprising the step of electrically connecting said at least one solar panel with said interconnection box, wherein said at least one solar panel is selected from a group consisting of 10 solar panels, 8 solar panels, 4 solar panels, 3 solar panels, and 2 solar panels.

15. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of switching solar power conversion between a first power capability and a second power capability.

16. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 15 wherein said step of switching solar power conversion between a first power capability and a second power capability comprises the step of switching between the steps of traditionally power converting said DC photovoltaic input and improved power converting said DC photovoltaic input.

17. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 16 wherein said step of traditionally power converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises the step of operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass improved power converting.

18. An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:

creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a plurality of solar panels;

establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output;

converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output through at least at some times a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and at least at some times a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output;

controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to at least one DC-AC inverter; and

inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.

19. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 wherein said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

utilizing a minimum pulse width for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

burst mode switching for transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing occasional bursts of a particular duty cycle level for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing a minimum duty cycle of about 2% for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing about a 10% duty cycle for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling frequency altered switching mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

determining when nearing a mode transition level in order to conduct high efficiency mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling a frequency halving mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling reduced level conversion for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

altering operation as a mode change becomes incipient for high efficient mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling transient opposition modes for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

transiently establishing opposing switching modes of operation as part of mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

and all permutations and combinations of each of the above.

20. An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:

creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a string of solar panels;

establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output;

multiple panel dedicated substantially power maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output;

maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output;

establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to at least one DC-AC inverter; and

inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.

21. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 or 20 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times;

photovoltaic load impedance increasing;

photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;

both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;

photovoltaic voltage increasing;

photovoltaic voltage decreasing;

both photovoltaic voltage increasing and photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times;

both photovoltaic voltage increasing and then photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times;

both photovoltaic voltage decreasing and then photovoltaic voltage increasing at least some times;

controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition;

controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

protecting a photovoltaic inverter through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of a photovoltaic inverter;

slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic converter operating condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

both slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

both slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic boundary condition controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

posterior photovoltaic element protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter coordinated controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing a minimum pulse width for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

burst mode switching for transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing occasional bursts of a particular duty cycle level for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing a minimum duty cycle of about 2% for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

utilizing about a 10% duty cycle for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling frequency altered switching mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

determining when nearing a mode transition level in order to conduct high efficiency mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling a frequency halving mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling reduced level conversion for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

altering operation as a mode change becomes incipient for high efficient mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

controlling transient opposition modes for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

transiently establishing opposing switching modes of operation as part of mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;

threshold determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

burst mode duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

threshold determinative mode activation duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

threshold determinative mode deactivation duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum voltage determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter maximum voltage determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

and all permutations and combinations of each of the above.

22. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 or 20 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; and

operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.

23. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 or 20 and further comprising the step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.

24. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 or 20 and further comprising the step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into an individual solar panel.

25. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 20 and further comprising the step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.

26. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 or 25 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output or said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

individual panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and

multiple panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.

27. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 26 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

connecting said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to a string of solar panels, wherein said string of solar panels is selected from a group consisting of 10 solar panels, 8 solar panels, 4 solar panels, 3 solar panels, and 2 solar panels;

series string multiple panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and

creating a string of solar panels selected from a group consisting of 10 solar panels, 8 solar panels, 4 solar panels, 3 solar panels, and 2 solar panels.

28. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 18 or 20 wherein said step of establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to an interconnection box for a plurality of DC photovoltaic outputs.

29. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 27 and further comprising the step of electrically connecting at least of said one solar panels with an interconnection box, wherein said at least one solar panel is selected from a group consisting of 10 solar panels, 8 solar panels, 4 solar panels, 3 solar panels, and 2 solar panels.

30. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18, or 20 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry.

31. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 30 wherein said step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry comprises the step of alternatingly switching between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.

32. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input comprises the step of static switch converting said DC photovoltaic input.

33. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99.2% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99.2% efficiency,

solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency, and

solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency.

34. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 and further comprising the step of interfacing said inverted AC photovoltaic output with an AC power grid.

35. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18, or 20 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the steps of:

serially interrupting a transmission of said photovoltaic power; and

shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power.

36. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 35 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the steps of:

capacitively storing parallel energy at least some time during said step of converting; and

inductively storing series energy at least some time during said step of converting.

37. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18, or 20 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of providing opposing modalities of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.

38. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18, or 20 and further comprising the step of conversion modality responding to at least one photovoltaic power condition.

39. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 38 wherein said step of conversion modality responding to at least one photovoltaic power condition comprises the step of threshold triggering an alternative modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.

40. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18, or 20 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of controlling a photovoltaic boundary condition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

41. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 40 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter further comprises the step of independently controlling a photovoltaic operating condition of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter apart from said step of controlling a boundary condition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

42. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 40 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage output by said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

43. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 40 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of controlling a maximum photovoltaic output voltage proportional to a photovoltaic output current at least some time during the process of converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.

44. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 40 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:

controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input current from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slavedly controlling a maximum photovoltaic power point operation through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

45. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 40 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:

controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input current from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

slavedly controlling a photovoltaic impedance increase and photovoltaic impedance decrease through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage through operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

46. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 40 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of the steps of:

alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times;

both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;

controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition;

controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

substantially power isomorphically controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic converter functionality control circuitry;

disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

protecting a photovoltaic inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of a photovoltaic inverter;

slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

photovoltaic inverter slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

47. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18 or 20 and further comprising the steps of:

serially interrupting a transmission of photovoltaic power through circuitry such that it can each occur at least two separate semiconductor switch locations; and

shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power through circuitry such that it can each occur at least two separate semiconductor switch locations.

48. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 9, 13, 15, 18 or 20 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises the step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

49. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 48 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

threshold determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

frequency altered switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

burst mode switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

all permutations and combinations of each of the above.

50. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 48 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:

threshold determinatively activating a switching mode of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

threshold determinatively deactivating a switching mode of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

51. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 48 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:

solar energy source open circuit cold voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

solar energy source maximum power point hot voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

maximum photovoltaic voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;

photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and

all permutations and combinations of each of the above.

52. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 48 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of maximum photovoltaic power point converting a DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.

53. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 52 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of photovoltaic inverter maximum voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

54. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 52 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point converting a DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

55. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 52 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

56. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 52 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of softly transitioning a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.

57. An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 52 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of transiently establishing opposing photovoltaic duty cycle switching modes in a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.