Patent ID: 11888439
Assignee: SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A DC/DC converter having an input for connecting a PV module and an output for connecting the DC/DC converter to further PV modules of the series string of PV modules, wherein the DC/DC converter is configured to:
in a first operating mode M1, operate the PV module assigned thereto at a maximum power point by a temporal variation of a conversion ratio of output voltage (UOut) to input voltage (UIn) of the DC/DC converter, and
in a second operating mode M2, operate the PV module assigned thereto at a temporally constant conversion ratio of output voltage (UOut) to input voltage (UIn) of the DC/DC converter, and
assume the second operating mode M2 in response to detection of a current signature contained in a current 1st flowing via the output of the DC/DC converter.