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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2010
Gianpaolo Lisi, Campbell, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gerard Socci, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Ronald Chemistruck, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rajaram Subramoniam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jianhui Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Kosha Mahmodieh, Hayward, CA (US);
Gianpaolo Lisi, Campbell, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gerard Socci, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Ronald Chemistruck, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rajaram Subramoniam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jianhui Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Kosha Mahmodieh, Hayward, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A solar panel array for use in a solar cell power system is provided. The solar panel array includes a string of solar panels and multiple voltage converters. Each voltage converter is coupled to a corresponding solar panel in the string of solar panels. The solar panel array also includes multiple maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controllers. Each MPPT controller is coupled to a corresponding solar panel in the string of solar panels. Each MPPT controller is configured to sense an instantaneous power unbalance between the corresponding solar panel and an inverter.