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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Loo-ney Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Loo-Ney Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A grid-connected energy storage system capable of increasing the efficiency of a converter and a method of controlling the system are disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes a plurality of converters for converting power generated by each of the plurality of power generation modules into DC power at a voltage level, a plurality of series switches connected to the plurality of power generation modules, and a plurality of parallel switches configured to selectively connect each of the power generation modules to each and every other of the power generation modules. The system also includes a controller configured to control the switches in order to selectively connect each of the power generation modules to at least one selected converter.