Patent ID: 8193788
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H01F,H02J,H02M,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a photovoltaic power supply assembly a photovoltaic and a configurable power supply electrically coupled to the photovoltaic module, the method comprising: determining (i) whether a direct current (DC) electric accessory has been electrically connected to the configurable power supply and (ii) whether an alternating current (AC) electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the configurable power supply; in response to determining that the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected, modifying a circuit topology of the configurable power supply to a first circuit topology to convert a power supply input received from the photovoltaic module to a DC power output to the DC electric accessory, and in response to determining that the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the configurable power supply, modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to a second circuit topology to convert a power supply input received from the photovoltaic module to an AC power output to the AC electric accessory, wherein determining whether the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the configurable power supply comprises determining whether a primary coil of the configurable power supply is inductively coupled to a secondary coil of an internal electronic circuit of the AC electric accessory.