Patent ID: 11876369
Assignee: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a first string portion comprising a first group of power sources that are directly connected to each other in series;
a second string portion connected in series to the first string portion, the second string portion comprising:
a plurality of power devices that are serially connected, and
a second group of power sources,

wherein each power device of the plurality of power devices comprises:
a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are coupled to a respective power source of the second group of power sources, and at least one of the third terminal or the fourth terminal is coupled to a respective adjacent power device of the plurality of power devices;
a switch coupled between the second terminal and the third terminal;
a communication circuit configured to receive one or more signals from a device external to each power device of the plurality of power devices; and
a controller configured to operate each power device of the plurality of power devices in a first mode and in a second mode based on the one or more signals from the communication circuit, wherein the controller is further configured to:
in the first mode, disconnect the respective power source of the second group of power sources from the first group of power sources by controlling the switch to be in an OFF state, and
in the second mode, connect the respective power source of the second group of power sources to the first group of power sources by controlling the switch to be in an ON state.