Patent ID: 7378757

Claim:
A power generating system comprising: a power generator generating DC power; an inverter circuit for converting said DC power generated by said power generator into AC power, said inverter circuit having an input side and an output side; said power generator having power generating modules each comprising solar power generating granular cells and electric storage means connected in parallel within each of said power generating modules; said solar power generating granular cells each having a positive output electrode and a negative output electrode; a positive bus and a negative bus connected to said input side of said inverter circuit; said power generating modules each having: said solar power generating granular cells physically arranged in a matrix having rows and columns wherein each of said solar power generating granular cells is disposed in both one of said rows and one of said columns; said solar power generating granular cells in each of said rows being electrically connected in parallel with each other and one of said electric storage means; said solar power generating granular cells in each of said columns being electrically connected in series, said columns having aligned first ends whereat ones of said positive output electrodes of ones of said solar power generating granular cells disposed at said first ends are disposed, and said columns having aligned second ends whereat ones of said negative output electrodes of ones of said solar power generating granular cells disposed at said second ends are disposed; a positive module electrode electrically connected to said ones of said positive output electrodes at said first ends of said columns; and a negative module electrode electrically connected to said ones of said negative output electrodes at said second ends of said columns; a plurality of first switch means for selectively connecting at least all but one of said positive module electrodes of said power generating modules to said positive bus; a plurality of second switch means for selectively connecting said positive module electrodes of said power generating modules to said negative module electrodes of adjacent ones of said power generating modules so as to selectively effect serial connection of said power generating modules; a plurality of third switch means for selectively connecting at least all but one of said negative module electrodes of said power generating modules to said negative bus; a control device for controlling said first, second and third switch means; and said power generator and said inverter circuit being mounted in a common power generating panel.