Patent
Safety mechanisms, wake up and shutdown methods in distributed power installations
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
In this paper, a distributed power system including multiple DC power sources and multiple power modules is described, where an inverter converts power input from the serial string to output power and a signaling mechanism between the inverter and the power module is adapted for controlling operation of the power modules.Abstract:
A distributed power system including multiple DC power sources and multiple power modules. The power modules include inputs coupled respectively to the DC power sources and outputs coupled in series to form a serial string. An inverter is coupled to the serial string. The inverter converts power input from the serial string to output power. A signaling mechanism between the inverter and the power module is adapted for controlling operation of the power modules.read more
Citations
More filters
Patent
Distributed Power Harvesting Systems Using DC Power Sources
TL;DR: In this article, the converters are coupled in series and an inverter is connected in parallel with the series connection of converters and inverts a DC input to the inverter from converters into an AC output.
Patent
Monitoring of Distributed Power Harvesting Systems Using DC Power Sources
TL;DR: A monitoring system and method for monitoring performance of individual powers sources in a distributed power source system is presented in this paper, where a monitoring module is coupled to each of the power sources or to each string of serially connected power sources to monitor and collect data regarding current, voltage, temperature and other environmental factors at the power source.
Patent
Method for distributed power harvesting using DC power sources
TL;DR: In this article, the converters are coupled in series and an inverter is connected in parallel with the series connection of converters and inverts a DC input to the inverter from converters into an AC output.
Patent
Energy storage system and method of controlling the same
TL;DR: In this article, an energy storage system and a method of controlling the same is provided, which can directly provide generated DC power or DC power stored in a battery to a DC load without performing a DC/AC conversion or an AC/DC conversion.
Patent
Photovoltaic DC/DC micro-converter
TL;DR: In this paper, a photo-voltaic (PV) power generating system and a control system for PV array string-level control and PV modules serially connected into strings of PV modules are presented.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Comparison of Photovoltaic Array Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques
Trishan Esram,Patrick L. Chapman +1 more
TL;DR: The many different techniques for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic (PV) arrays are discussed in this paper, and at least 19 distinct methods have been introduced in the literature, with many variations on implementation.
Journal ArticleDOI
A review of single-phase grid-connected inverters for photovoltaic modules
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on inverter technologies for connecting photovoltaic (PV) modules to a single-phase grid and categorize the inverters into four classifications: 1) the number of power processing stages in cascade; 2) the type of power decoupling between the PV module(s) and the single phase grid; 3) whether they utilizes a transformer (either line or high frequency) or not; and 4) the kind of grid-connected power stage.
Journal ArticleDOI
Development of a microcontroller-based, photovoltaic maximum power point tracking control system
TL;DR: In this paper, a buck-type DC/DC converter is used to maximize the photovoltaic array output power, irrespective of the temperature and irradiation conditions and of the load electrical characteristics.
Journal ArticleDOI
Cascaded DC-DC converter connection of photovoltaic modules
Geoffrey R. Walker,Paul Sernia +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed an alternative topology of nonisolated per-panel dc-dc converters connected in series to create a high voltage string connected to a simplified dc-ac inverter.
Patent
Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environments
TL;DR: In this paper, a portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas.