Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reconfigurable PV Configuration
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Application No.: US14354012Application Date: 2012-10-05
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Publication No.: US10386878B2Publication Date: 2019-08-20
- Inventor: Francky Catthoor , Maria-Iro Baka
- Applicant: IMEC VZW
- Applicant Address: BE Leuven
- Assignee: IMEC VZW
- Current Assignee: IMEC VZW
- Current Assignee Address: BE Leuven
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Priority: EP11186415 20111024
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/069727 WO 20121005
- International Announcement: WO2013/060564 WO 20130502
- Main IPC: G05F1/67
- IPC: G05F1/67 ; H01L31/02 ; H02J1/00

Abstract:
A PV module is described with an array of PV cells whereby the module is reconfigurable, allowing different configurations to be applied after installation and during operation, i.e. at run-time. The run time configuration of the module has controllable devices. The main controllable devices are any of (individually or in combination): a) switches which determine the parallel/series connections of the cells as well as hybrid cases also. b) switches between the cells and local dc/dc converters and/or among the DC/DC converters; c) actively controlled bypass diodes placed in order to allow excess current to flow in the occurrence of a mismatch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140312700A1 Reconfigurable PV Configuration Public/Granted day:2014-10-23
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