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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Tigo Energy, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mordechay Avrutsky, Alfei Menashe, IL;
Assignee:
TIGO ENERGY, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/42 (2006.01); H01F 37/00 (2006.01); H01F 38/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02M 3/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/355 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H02J 1/10 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 9/062 (2013.01); H02M 3/04 (2013.01); H03K 17/082 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0095 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are herein disclosed for efficiently allowing current to bypass a group of solar cells having one or more malfunctioning or shaded solar cells without overwhelming a bypass diode. This can be done using a switch (e.g., a MOSFET) connected in parallel with the bypass diode. By turning the switch on and off, a majority of the bypass current can be routed through the switch, which is configured to handle larger currents than the bypass diode is designed for, leaving only a minority of the current to pass through the bypass diode.