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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
David C. Buuck, Prunedale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/385 (2013.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.12);
Abstract
A wide dynamic range charger module is configured to couple a variable power source such as a photovoltaic cell to a load. The module determines a maximum power point (MPPT) of the power source and based at least in part upon that MPPT selects one of a plurality of power converters to provide power to the load. The selection is such that the selected power converter is operating within its operating regime. The selected power converter may further be configured to a pre-determined input admittance which corresponds to the power source.