Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic string optimizer
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Application No.: US15989667Application Date: 2018-05-25
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Publication No.: US11258264B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Zhiguo Pan , Sandeep Bala , Liming Liu , Yuxiang Shi
- Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
- Applicant Address: CH Baden
- Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
- Current Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Baden
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: H02J3/38
- IPC: H02J3/38 ; H02M1/12 ; H02M3/155

Abstract:
Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of photovoltaic (PV) string power systems are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a PV power system comprising a plurality of PV strings and a floating DC-DC optimizer. The floating DC-DC optimizer comprises a first DC bus rail, a second DC bus rail, a plurality of input legs, each leg being coupled across the first DC bus rail and second DC bus rail, including two input leg semiconductor switches coupled at an input terminal, each input terminal being structured to receive an input current from an end of one PV string of the plurality of PV strings, and an output leg including two output leg semiconductor devices coupled at an output terminal.
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