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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Rainer Weiss, Erlangen, DE;
Peter Beckedahl, Oberasbach, DE;
Ingo Staudt, Nürnberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solar module has a solar cell which generates a DC voltage. The module has a converter for converting a DC voltage fed into its input. The module contains a semiconductor switch and a controller which drives a switching input of the semiconductor switch. The controller drives the semiconductor switch variably so that the semiconductor switch switches more slowly during the transition operation than during normal operation, thereby reducing a dynamic overvoltage on the switch such that the voltage present on the switch does not exceed the blocking voltage of the switch.