Modular single-stage step-up PV converter with integrated power balancing feature
US12374899B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
0References
26Claims
0Family size
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/56
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular single-stage photovoltaic step-up converter system with integrated power balancing, the converter system comprising: an input stage comprising at least one converter module, the at least one converter module comprising a single voltage-sensor based maximum power point (MPP) tracking controller and a power circuit; and an output stage comprising an active voltage quadrupler (VQ) circuit for achieving balanced output voltages amongst each of the at least one converter modules, and wherein the least one converter modules are coupled together in a circular configuration.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.