公开(公告)号：US20180145578A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15876812

申请日：2018-01-22

申请人： Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Navid R. Zargari ,  Yuan Xiao ,  Lixiang Wei ,  Zhongyuan Cheng

IPC分类号： H02M1/10 ,  H02M7/49 ,  H02M5/458 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M1/00

CPC分类号： H02M1/10 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M5/458 ,  H02M5/4585 ,  H02M7/49 ,  H02M2001/007 ,  H02M2001/325 ,  Y10T307/549 ,  Y10T307/658 ,  Y10T307/685

摘要： Multilevel power converters, power cells and methods are presented for selectively bypassing a power stage of a multilevel inverter circuit, in which a single relay or contactor includes first and second normally closed output control contacts coupled between a given power cell switching circuit and the given power cell output, along with a normally open bypass contact coupled across the power stage output, with a local or central controller energizing the coil of the relay or contactor of a given cell to bypass that cell.

公开(公告)号：US09948140B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14394323

申请日：2013-04-12

申请人： KELVIN STORAGE INC.

发明人： Anton Pietsch ,  George Lynch ,  Stephen B. Sutherland

IPC分类号： H02J15/00 ,  B60L1/04 ,  H02J3/00 ,  B61H9/06 ,  B60T1/10 ,  B60T13/58 ,  H02M7/06 ,  H02M7/217 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L8/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L15/00

CPC分类号： H02J15/00 ,  B60L1/04 ,  B60L3/0092 ,  B60L8/003 ,  B60L11/1842 ,  B60L15/007 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60T1/10 ,  B60T13/586 ,  B61H9/06 ,  H02M7/066 ,  H02M7/2176 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7083 ,  Y02T10/7241 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y10T307/685

摘要： An improved control arrangement is used in a high power rectifier and comprises two or more power controllers ganged together in parallel. Each power controller rectifies an AC voltage signal using zero voltage crossing switching to produce a binary switched signal and each power controller is connected to an independent connectable load. Each power controller includes a fast acting binary power switch that selectively connects the respective independent connectable load to the rectified AC voltage signal. The control arrangement selectively activates the power controllers to define a desired connected load. This high power rectifier and control arrangement is advantageously used to provide fast up down power regulation to a grid by selective storage of thermal energy and deriving power from the thermal energy storage system to add fill in power to the grid.

公开(公告)号：US20180076732A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15819720

申请日：2017-11-21

申请人： Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

发明人： Ilan Yoscovich ,  Ofir Bieber ,  Tzachi Glovinsky

IPC分类号： H02M7/44 ,  H02M3/04 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： H02M7/44 ,  H02J3/385 ,  H02M3/04 ,  Y02E10/58 ,  Y10T307/675 ,  Y10T307/685

摘要： A power harvesting system including multiple parallel-connected photovoltaic strings, each photovoltaic string includes a series-connection of photovoltaic panels. Multiple voltage-compensation circuits may be connected in series respectively with the photovoltaic strings. The voltage-compensation circuits may be configured to provide respective compensation voltages to the photovoltaic strings to maximize power harvested from the photovoltaic strings. The voltage-compensation circuits may be include respective inputs which may be connected to a source of power and respective outputs which may be connected in series with the photovoltaic strings.

公开(公告)号：US09870016B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14401049

申请日：2013-05-23

申请人： Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

发明人： Meir Adest ,  Ilan Yoscovich ,  Yoav Galin ,  Elad Sity

IPC分类号： G05F1/67 ,  H02J1/00 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02M7/49

CPC分类号： G05F1/67 ,  H02J1/00 ,  H02J3/385 ,  H02M7/49 ,  Y02E10/58 ,  Y10T307/685

摘要： Controlling a power converter circuit for a direct current (DC) power source is disclosed. The power converter may be operative to convert input power received from the DC power source to an output power and to perform maximum power point tracking of the power source. The power converter is adapted to provide the output power to a load that also performs maximum power point tracking.

公开(公告)号：US09853565B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US15149353

申请日：2016-05-09

申请人： Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

发明人： Ilan Yoscovich ,  Ofir Bieber ,  Tzachi Glovinsky

IPC分类号： H02J3/38 ,  H02M3/04 ,  H02M7/44

CPC分类号： H02M7/44 ,  H02J3/385 ,  H02M3/04 ,  Y02E10/58 ,  Y10T307/675 ,  Y10T307/685

摘要： A power harvesting system including multiple parallel-connected photovoltaic strings, each photovoltaic string includes a series-connection of photovoltaic panels. Multiple voltage-compensation circuits may be connected in series respectively with the photovoltaic strings. The voltage-compensation circuits may be configured to provide respective compensation voltages to the photovoltaic strings to maximize power harvested from the photovoltaic strings. The voltage-compensation circuits may be include respective inputs which may be connected to a source of power and respective outputs which may be connected in series with the photovoltaic strings.

公开(公告)号：US20170212158A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15480574

申请日：2017-04-06

申请人： Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

发明人： Meir Adest ,  Lior Handelsman ,  Yoav Galin ,  Amir Fishelov ,  Guy Sella

IPC分类号： G01R21/133

CPC分类号： G01R21/133 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01R22/063 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J3/385 ,  H02J13/0024 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  Y02B10/14 ,  Y02B70/3208 ,  Y02B70/343 ,  Y02B70/346 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y02B90/248 ,  Y02B90/2623 ,  Y02B90/2638 ,  Y02B90/2653 ,  Y02E10/563 ,  Y02E10/58 ,  Y02E40/72 ,  Y02E60/74 ,  Y04S10/123 ,  Y04S10/30 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/34 ,  Y04S20/40 ,  Y04S20/52 ,  Y04S20/525 ,  Y04S40/122 ,  Y04S40/124 ,  Y04S40/126 ,  Y10T307/571 ,  Y10T307/685 ,  Y10T307/707

摘要： A monitoring system and method for monitoring performance of individual powers sources in a distributed power source system. A monitoring module is coupled to each of the power sources, or to each string of serially connected power sources, to monitor and collect data regarding current, voltage, temperature and other environmental factors at the power source. The collected data is transmitted over a power line to a central analysis station for analysis. Data collected from each source indicates malfunction or degradation at the source. Comparison of data collected from adjacent sources filters for environmental factors impacting neighboring sources such as cloudy days for a solar panel. Comparison of data collected from the same source at different times indicates soiling or degradation of the source with time or periodic events such as a moving shade from an adjacent building.

公开(公告)号：US20170093193A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15375483

申请日：2016-12-12

申请人： SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC

发明人： Bart De Cock ,  Bernard Gentinne

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0063 ,  H02J7/0016 ,  H02J7/0021 ,  Y10T307/685

摘要： A method and module for monitoring a voltage of a power cell, sampling and holding a voltage of the power cell, and balancing a voltage of the power cell. In accordance with an embodiment, an interface circuit is capable of operation in a plurality of operating modes. In accordance with another embodiment, the interface circuit is coupled to a filter section.

公开(公告)号：US09577426B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14580932

申请日：2014-12-23

申请人： Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

发明人： Anthony J. Stratakos ,  Michael D. McJimsey ,  Ilija Jergovic ,  Alexandr Ikriannikov ,  Artin Der Minassians ,  Kaiwei Yao ,  David B. Lidsky ,  Marco A. Zuniga ,  Ana Borisavljevic

IPC分类号： G08B13/00 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H03K17/10 ,  H03K17/12 ,  H03K17/14 ,  H03K17/693

CPC分类号： H02J1/102 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J2001/106 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H03K17/102 ,  H03K17/122 ,  H03K17/145 ,  H03K17/693 ,  H03K2217/0036 ,  H03K2217/0054 ,  Y02E10/563 ,  Y10T307/685 ,  Y10T307/696 ,  Y10T307/707 ,  H01L2924/00014

摘要： An integrated circuit chip includes a first input port, a first output port, and first and second transistors electrically coupled in series across the first input port. The second transistor is also electrically coupled across the first output port and is adapted to provide a path for current flowing through the first output port when the first transistor is in its non-conductive state. The integrated circuit chip additionally includes first driver circuitry for driving gates of the first and second transistors to cause the transistors to switch between their conductive and non-conductive states. The integrated circuit chip further includes first controller circuitry for controlling the first driver circuitry such that the first and second transistors switch between their conductive and non-conductive states to at least substantially maximize an amount of electric power extracted from an electric power source electrically coupled to the first input port.

摘要翻译： 集成电路芯片包括第一输入端口，第一输出端口以及跨越第一输入端口串联电耦合的第一和第二晶体管。 第二晶体管也电耦合跨越第一输出端口，并且适于在第一晶体管处于非导通状态时提供流过第一输出端口的电流的路径。 集成电路芯片还包括用于驱动第一和第二晶体管的栅极的第一驱动器电路，以使晶体管在其导通状态和非导通状态之间切换。 集成电路芯片还包括用于控制第一驱动器电路的第一控制器电路，使得第一和第二晶体管在其导电状态和非导通状态之间切换至少基本上最大化从电耦合到 第一个输入端口。

公开(公告)号：US20170012432A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15270997

申请日：2016-09-20

申请人： Tigo Energy, Inc.

发明人： Mordechay AVRUTSKY ,  Dan Kikinis

IPC分类号： H02J3/38 ,  H02M7/44 ,  H02M7/04

CPC分类号： H02J3/383 ,  H02J3/386 ,  H02M1/42 ,  H02M7/04 ,  H02M7/42 ,  H02M7/44 ,  H02M7/48 ,  Y02B70/12 ,  Y02E10/563 ,  Y02E10/763 ,  Y10T307/359 ,  Y10T307/609 ,  Y10T307/685 ,  Y10T307/707

摘要： A system and method to collect energy from generation systems such as, for example, wind farms or solar farms with widely distributed energy-generation equipment. In some cases, static inverters are used to feed the energy directly into the power grid. In some other cases, back-to-back static inverters are used create a high-voltage DC transmission line to collect power from multiple generation sites into one feed-in site.

摘要翻译： 一种从具有广泛分布式能源发电设备的风电场或太阳能发电系统等发电系统采集能源的系统和方法。 在某些情况下，静态逆变器用于将能量直接馈入电网。 在其他一些情况下，使用背对背静态逆变器创建高压直流输电线路，以将功率从多个发电站点收集到一个馈入站点。

公开(公告)号：US20160365734A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15219149

申请日：2016-07-25

申请人： AMPT, LLC

发明人： Anatoli Ledenev ,  Robert M. Porter

IPC分类号： H02J3/38

CPC分类号： H02J3/385 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J13/0003 ,  H02M2001/0077 ,  Y02E10/58 ,  Y02E40/72 ,  Y02P80/23 ,  Y04S10/123 ,  Y10S136/293 ,  Y10T307/609 ,  Y10T307/615 ,  Y10T307/658 ,  Y10T307/685 ,  Y10T307/696 ,  Y10T307/707 ,  Y10T307/718

摘要： Different systems to achieve solar power conversion are provided in at least three different general aspects, with circuitry that can be used to harvest maximum power from a solar source or strings of panels for DC or AC use, perhaps for transfer to a power grid three aspects can exist perhaps independently and relate to: 1) electrical power conversion in a multimodal manner, 2) alternating between differing processes such as by an alternative mode photovoltaic power converter functionality control, and 3) systems that can achieve efficiencies in conversion that are extraordinarily high compared to traditional through substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion capability that can achieve 99.2% efficiency or even only wire transmission losses. Switchmode impedance conversion circuits may have pairs of photovoltaic power series switch elements and pairs of photovoltaic power shunt switch elements.

摘要翻译： 在至少三个不同的一般方面提供了实现太阳能转换的不同系统，其中可用于从用于DC或AC使用的太阳能源或面板串获得最大功率的电路，可能用于转移到电网三个方面 可以单独存在并涉及：1）以多模态方式进行电力转换，2）在不同的过程之间交替，例如通过替代模式的光伏功率转换器功能控制，以及3）能够实现非常高的转换效率的系统 相比传统的通过大功率同步光伏DC-DC电源转换能力，可以实现99.2％的效率，甚至只有线传输损耗。 开关模式阻抗转换电路可以具有成对的光伏功率串联开关元件和成对的光伏功率并联开关元件。