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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1996
Darwin Kent Decker, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Charles B Loftis, Jr, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
In a solar electric supply system in which an electrical load is supplied with current produced by a solar array formed of multiple solar panels, each solar panel is individually selected and tested to ensure proper performance by varying the duty cycle of an associated variable transconductance device connected between such solar panel and the electrical load. The method determines the respective solar panel's open circuit voltage, its full-load current and obtains various output voltage and current values responsive to different duty cycles, whereby the maximum power point for the solar panel may be determined.