Lunar Energy, Inc.

Craig Patrick Timms

Mark Holveck

Hai-Yue Han

Kyle Breuning Evans

Randol Aikin

Sebastian Wolf

César Pecharromán Arribas

Christopher Wright

Jesús Prieto Colomina

Manuel Alejandro Valenzuela Acosta

Paul Chapman

James Alexander Stewart Carragher

Ryan Pflaum

In various embodiments, a process for configuring or commissioning a solar power system includes receiving, at a controller, hardware identifiers of a plurality of power electronics modules to be configured. Each of the plurality of power electronics modules of at least a portion of the plurality of power electronics modules is associated with a corresponding photovoltaic panel. A hub is configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of power electronics modules. The controller is physically connected to the hub and communicates with the hub via wiring that also carries power from photovoltaic panels to an inverter. The process includes configuring, by the controller, the plurality of power electronics modules using the received hardware identifiers.

Configuring a solar power system for communications

A common reference signal is used by a plurality of serially-connected power optimizers to manage a plurality of photovoltaic panels. It is determined whether an individual voltage output exceeds an individual limit. If so, a corresponding photovoltaic panel in the plurality of photovoltaic panels is adjusted to reduce the individual voltage output and the combined voltage output, where the combined voltage output is based at least in part on (a) the individual voltage output and (2) at least one other individual voltage output associated with another power optimizer. It is determined whether the combined voltage output relative to the common reference signal exceeds a maximum offset. If so, the corresponding photovoltaic panel in the plurality of photovoltaic panels is adjusted to reduce the individual voltage output and the combined voltage output.

Power optimizers in series with voltage sensors and a common reference signal

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Craig Patrick Timms