Patent ID: 8466581

Claim:
A distributed solar power generation system comprising: a utility pole; at least one solar panel, the at least one solar panel mounted on the utility pole, wherein the at least one solar panel is configured to convert solar energy to direct current (DC) electrical energy; an inverter mounted on the utility pole, the inverter configured to convert the DC electrical energy converted at the at least one solar panel to alternating current (AC) electrical energy at the utility pole, wherein the inverter is grid-tied and the generated AC electrical energy is transmitted to a utility grid, wherein the inverter is configured as a shunt inverter injecting zero voltage in the grid; and a controlling circuit connected to the inverter and configured to: receive a control signal from a control station, the control station located remote to the inverter, and alter operations of the inverter based on the received control signal, wherein altering operations comprises altering at least one of: generation of reactive power, absorption of reactive power, generation of active power, and absorption of reactive power, wherein the controlling circuit is further configured to alter the operations of the invertor to inject harmonic current in the grid to control amplitude droop in grid current.