Patent ID: 7786716

Claim:
A nanosatellite solar cell regulator comprising, a nanosatellite, a regulator for peak power tracking of a solar cell, the regulator disposed between the solar cell and a nanosatellite ring power bus, the regulator comprising, an input current sensor for measuring an input current Iin from the solar cell, a boost converter for receiving an input voltage Vin at the input current Iin from the solar cell providing input power (Vin)(Iin), the regulator providing an output current Iout, the regulator converting the input power to output power (VBus)(Iout) where VBus>Vin, the output power is communicated onto the ring power bus via an isolation diode between the boost converter and a VBus measuring device, the ring power bus having an output bus voltage VBus, the solar cell having a peak power point, and a controller for monitoring the input power and for controlling the boost converter for providing the peak power output of the solar cells.