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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
David Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
Anthony William Galbraith, Wirtz, VA (US);
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
David Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
Anthony William Galbraith, Wirtz, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A power conversion system for providing power to an electrical grid is described. The power conversion system includes a power converter coupled to a photovoltaic (PV) array and configured to control a PV array voltage. The power conversion system also includes a system controller communicatively coupled to the power converter and configured to select from a first reduced power operating point and a second reduced power operating point when a power available from the PV array is greater than a rated output power of the power conversion system.