Patent ID: 9720021
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G01R,H02J,H02S,Y02E,Y04S

Claim:
1. A method for selecting a power converter to be used with a variable power source at an installation location, said method comprising: providing a variable power source; determining an installation location of the variable power source; recording measured data associated with weather parameters at the installation location, the weather parameters comprising at least air temperature; converting the measured data into a first signal, wherein the first signal is representative of a power output from the variable power source responsive to the weather parameters; providing a simulated computer-based variable power source with a simulated power output responsive to an input including a second signal; applying the first signal representing a power output from the variable power source as the input of the second signal to the simulated computer-based variable power source to cause the power output of the simulated computer-based variable power source to approximate the power output that would be produced by the variable power source responsive to the weather parameters; iteratively performing for each power converter in a set of two or more power converters with the simulated computer-based variable power source each of in response to another of the power converters of the set of two or more power converters remains to be measured, repeating steps a, b, c, d, with another power converter as the selected power converter, otherwise