Patent ID: 11961922
Assignee: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a plurality of photovoltaic panels connected in a series string, each comprising:
a plurality of input terminals connected to the plurality of photovoltaic panels in series;
a single diode connected in parallel across the plurality of input terminals and configured to bypass the plurality of input terminals; and
a direct current power converter comprising input terminals, output terminals, a control loop, and a controller, wherein:
the input terminals of the direct current power converter are configured to receive input power from the plurality of input terminals of the photovoltaic panels;
the direct current power converter is configured to convert the input power to output power at the output terminals;
the control loop is coupled to at least one of the input terminals of the power converter; and
the controller is configured to set, using the control loop, a voltage or a current at the input terminals of the power converter; and
an inverter comprising inverter input terminals, wherein the inverter is configured to receive power from the series string at the inverter input terminals.