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Solar power generation system and method

US8772965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Said Farouk Said El-Barbari · Garching bei München, DE
Oliver Mayer · Munich, DE
Robert Roesner · Oberschleißheim, DE
Christof Martin Sihler · Hallbergmoos, DE
Simon Herbert Schramm · Bayern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2010
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/56
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power generation system includes integrated photovoltaic (PV) panels. Each of the integrated PV panel includes photovoltaic cells, a junction coupler coupling the photovoltaic cells in series, in parallel, or in combinations thereof, output terminals, and a DC to AC converter coupled between the junction coupler and the output terminals. The DC to AC converter includes switching devices and the integrated PV panels are coupled in series at the respective output terminals. A controller is provided in the power generation system for generation switching command signals for the switching devices of the integrated PV panels to synthesize an output voltage of the power generation system.

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