US2012175963A1PendingUtilityA1
Distributed Power Harvesting Systems Using DC Power Sources
Est. expiryDec 6, 2026(~0.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract
A system and method for combining power from DC power sources. Each power source is coupled to a converter. Each converter converts input power to output power by monitoring and maintaining the input power at a maximum power point. Substantially all input power is converted to the output power, and the controlling is performed by allowing output voltage of the converter to vary. The converters are coupled in series. An inverter is connected in parallel with the series connection of the converters and inverts a DC input to the inverter from the converters into an AC output. The inverter maintains the voltage at the inverter input at a desirable voltage by varying the amount of the series current drawn from the converters. The series current and the output power of the converters, determine the output voltage at each converter.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 - 30 . (canceled)
31 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output; substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to at least one DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
32 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises the step of creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a string of solar panels; and wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
33 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of:
substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point dual mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
34 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 and further comprising the steps of:
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
boundary condition DC-DC converting said DC photovoltaic output.
35 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of: solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about wire transmission loss efficiency.
36 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 34 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of: solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
37 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
38 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing.
39 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of: both photovoltaic voltage increasing and photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times.
40 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition.
41 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
42 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
43 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of: disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
44 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter.
45 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
46 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
47 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of: photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
48 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
49 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
50 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
51 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of: posterior photovoltaic element protection controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
52 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter protection controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
53 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter coordinated controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
54 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power.
55 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
56 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
57 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
58 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
59 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
60 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
61 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times;
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;
both photovoltaic voltage increasing and photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times;
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition;
controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter;
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
both slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
both slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
posterior photovoltaic element protection controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter protection controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter coordinated controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;
alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;
threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
62 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; and
operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
63 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 and further comprising the step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.
64 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 and further comprising the step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into an individual solar panel.
65 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
individual panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and
multiple cell dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.
66 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 65 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
connecting said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to a string of solar cells;
series string multiple cell dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and
creating a string of solar cells.
67 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 and further comprising a step of switching solar power conversion between a first power capability and a second power capability.
68 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output; converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output through at least at some times a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and at least at some times a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic conversion output; controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to at least one DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
69 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 wherein said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step of:
alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
70 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 wherein said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step of:
controlling transient opposition modes for mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
71 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 wherein said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step of:
transiently establishing opposing switching modes of operation as part of mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
72 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from at least one solar panel of a string of solar panels; establishing said DC photovoltaic output as at least part of at least one DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter for at least one DC photovoltaic output; multiple panel dedicated substantially power maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to at least one DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
73 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
74 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing.
75 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both photovoltaic voltage increasing and photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times.
76 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition.
77 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
78 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
79 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
80 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter.
81 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
82 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
83 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
84 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
85 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
both slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
86 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
87 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
posterior photovoltaic element protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
88 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
89 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter coordinated controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
90 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
91 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
92 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
93 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
94 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
95 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
96 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
97 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 wherein said step of controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times;
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;
both photovoltaic voltage increasing and photovoltaic voltage decreasing at least some times;
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition;
controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter;
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter operating condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
both slaved photovoltaic load impedance increase controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic load impedance decrease controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
both slaved photovoltaic voltage increase controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter and slaved photovoltaic voltage decrease controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
posterior photovoltaic element protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter protection controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter coordinated controlling a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;
alternating modes of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion to control mode transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;
threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
98 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 72 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; and
operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
99 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; and
operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
100 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 and further comprising the step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.
101 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 or 72 and further comprising the step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into an individual solar panel.
102 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 72 and further comprising the step of:
substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
103 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 wherein said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
individual panel dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and
multiple cell dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.
104 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 103 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
connecting said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to a string of solar cells;
series string multiple cell dedicated substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and
creating a string of solar cells.
105 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry.
106 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , or 72 , wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises:
a step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry; and a step of alternatingly switching between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
107 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 , wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry, and
a step of alternatingly switching between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
108 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 107 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input comprises the step of static switch converting said DC photovoltaic input.
109 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 107 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
110 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 107 and further comprising the step of:
interfacing said inverted AC photovoltaic output with an AC power grid.
111 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the steps of:
serially interrupting a transmission of said photovoltaic power; and
shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power.
112 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 111 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises steps of:
capacitively storing parallel energy at least some time during said step of converting; and
inductively storing series energy at least some time during said step of converting.
113 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
providing opposing modalities of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
114 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 and further comprising a step of conversion modality responding to at least one photovoltaic power condition.
115 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 114 wherein said step of conversion modality responding to at least one photovoltaic power condition comprises the step of threshold triggering an alternative modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
116 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of controlling a photovoltaic boundary condition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
117 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 116 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter further comprises the step of:
independently controlling a photovoltaic operating condition of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter apart from said step of controlling a boundary condition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
118 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 116 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of:
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage output by said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
119 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 116 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input current from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
slavedly controlling a maximum photovoltaic power point operation through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
120 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 116 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input current from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic impedance increase and photovoltaic impedance decrease through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage through operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
121 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 116 wherein said step of multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of the steps of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times;
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition;
controlling a posterior photovoltaic operating condition through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting a posterior photovoltaic element through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
substantially power isomorphically controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
disabling a photovoltaic conversion mode through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting a photovoltaic inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of a photovoltaic inverter;
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
photovoltaic inverter slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
122 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 and further comprising the steps of:
serially interrupting a transmission of photovoltaic power through circuitry such that it can each occur at least two separate semiconductor switch locations; and
shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power through circuitry such that it can each occur at least two separate semiconductor switch locations.
123 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 63 , 67 , 68 , or 72 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises a step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
124 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of:
threshold determinatively duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
125 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:
threshold determinatively activating a switching mode of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
threshold determinatively deactivating a switching mode of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
126 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
solar energy source open circuit cold voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
solar energy source maximum power point hot voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
127 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of
maximum photovoltaic power point converting a DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output.
128 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of
photovoltaic inverter maximum voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
129 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point converting a DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
130 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
131 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 123 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of
transiently establishing opposing photovoltaic duty cycle switching modes in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
132 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 , wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output includes:
converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
133 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 68 , wherein said step of controlling high efficiency transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter for transition between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion includes:
converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
134 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; establishing said DC photovoltaic output as a DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
135 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises a step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel in a string of said solar panels; and wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of panel dedicated maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
136 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of maximum photovoltaic power point dual mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
137 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 , further comprising the steps of:
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and boundary condition DC-DC converting said DC photovoltaic output.
138 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
139 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 137 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
140 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at some times and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at other times.
141 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing.
142 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of both increasing and decreasing at least some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel.
143 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter.
144 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
145 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
146 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of disabling said converting of said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
147 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter.
148 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
149 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
150 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter.
151 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
152 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling a transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control loop providing high efficiency power conversion.
153 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of alternating modes of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to control a transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
154 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
155 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
156 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
157 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
158 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
159 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at some times and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at other times;
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;
both increasing and decreasing at least some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel;
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter;
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
disabling said converting of said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter;
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter;
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling a transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control loop providing high efficiency power conversion;
alternating modes of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to control a transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;
threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
160 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of
maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
161 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 , further comprising a step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.
162 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 , further comprising a step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into said solar panel.
163 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
individual panel converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
multiple cell dedicated converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
164 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 163 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
connecting said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to a string of solar cells;
series string multiple cell dedicated maximum photovoltaic power point converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and
creating a string of solar cells.
165 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 , further comprising a step of switching solar power conversion between a first power capability and a second power capability.
166 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; establishing said DC photovoltaic output as a DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output through at least at some times a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and at least at other times a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into said first and second modalities while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic conversion output; controlling a transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control loop such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic output is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
167 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 wherein said step of controlling said transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop providing high efficiency power conversion comprises a step of alternating modes of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to control a transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
168 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a string of solar cells; establishing said DC photovoltaic output as a DC photovoltaic input to a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; multiple cell dedicated substantially power maximum photovoltaic power point converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
169 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at some times and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at other times.
170 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing.
171 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of both increasing and decreasing at least some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel.
172 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter.
173 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
174 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
175 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of disabling said converting of said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
176 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter.
177 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
178 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
179 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter.
180 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
181 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of controlling a transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control loop providing high efficiency power conversion.
182 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of alternating modes of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to control a transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
183 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
184 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
185 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
186 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
187 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
188 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at some times and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at other times;
both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing;
both increasing and decreasing at least some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel;
controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter;
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
disabling said converting of said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter;
slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic inverter current controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter;
photovoltaic boundary condition controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling a transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control loop providing high efficiency power conversion;
alternating modes of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to control a transition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion;
threshold determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
switch frequency alteration duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
maximum photovoltaic voltage determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinative duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
189 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
190 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 168 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into said first and second modalities while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic conversion output comprises a step of operating a shunt switch operation disable element to bypass at least one of said modalities of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at least some times.
191 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 , further comprising a step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.
192 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 or 168 , further comprising a step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into said solar panel.
193 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 and further comprising the step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
194 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 wherein said step of controlling a transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control loop such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic output is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
individual panel converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
multiple cell dedicated converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
195 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 194 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output through at least at some times said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and at least at other times said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
connecting said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to a string of solar cells;
series string multiple cell dedicated maximum photovoltaic power point converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output; and
creating a string of solar cells.
196 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 or 168 wherein said step of converting said at DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry.
197 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claims 161 , 165 , or 168 , wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises:
a step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry; and a step of alternatingly switching between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
198 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 , wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises:
a step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry, and a step of alternatingly switching between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
199 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 198 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises a step of static switch converting said DC photovoltaic input.
200 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 198 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
201 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 198 , further comprising a step of interfacing said inverted AC photovoltaic output with an AC power grid.
202 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 or 168 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the steps of:
serially interrupting a transmission of said photovoltaic power; and
shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power.
203 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 202 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises steps of:
capacitively storing parallel energy at least some time during said step of converting; and
inductively storing series energy at least some time during said step of converting.
204 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 or 168 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of providing opposing modalities of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
205 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 or 168 , further comprising a step of conversion modality responding to at least one photovoltaic power condition.
206 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 205 wherein said step of conversion modality responding to at least one photovoltaic power condition comprises a step of threshold triggering an alternative modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
207 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 , or 168 , further comprising a step of controlling a photovoltaic boundary condition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
208 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 207 further comprising a step of independently controlling a photovoltaic operating condition of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter apart from said step of controlling a photovoltaic boundary condition of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
209 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 207 , further comprising a step of controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage output by said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
210 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 207 , further comprising steps of:
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input current from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; slavedly controlling a maximum photovoltaic power point operation through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
211 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 207 , further comprising steps of:
controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input current from said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; slavedly controlling a photovoltaic impedance increase and photovoltaic impedance decrease through said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage through operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
212 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 207 , further comprising a step of:
alternating between a first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at some times and a second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion at other times; both photovoltaic load impedance increasing and photovoltaic load impedance decreasing; controlling a photovoltaic conversion boundary condition of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter; controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; controlling said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output; disabling said converting of said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to coordinate with characteristics of said DC-AC inverter; slavedly controlling a photovoltaic conversion modality of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
213 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 or 168 , further comprising steps of:
serially interrupting a transmission of photovoltaic power through circuitry such that said interrupting can occur in at least two separate semiconductor switch locations in said DC-DC converter; and
shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power to ground through circuitry such that said shunting can occur in at least two separate semiconductor switch locations in said DC-DC converter.
214 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 161 , 165 , 166 or 168 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises a step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
215 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 214 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of:
threshold determinatively duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
216 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 214 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:
threshold determinatively activating a switching mode of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; and
threshold determinatively deactivating a switching mode of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
217 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 214 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of photovoltaic inverter maximum voltage determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
218 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 214 further comprising a step of maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
219 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 214 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of photovoltaic inverter maximum current determinatively duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
220 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 214 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of transiently establishing opposing photovoltaic duty cycle switching modes in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
221 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 134 , wherein said step of maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output includes converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
222 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 166 , wherein said step of controlling said transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said first modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion and said second modality of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion includes converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
223 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting, the method comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output, wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes a buck+boost converter and said controlling includes operating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter as a buck converter in a buck mode and as a boost converter in a boost mode; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
224 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises a step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel in a string of said plurality of solar panels; and
wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on only said solar panel in said string of said plurality of solar panels while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
225 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 , further comprising the step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output during said converting.
226 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
227 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 225 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
228 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at some times and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at other times.
229 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
increasing at some times a photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input.
230 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of: increasing at some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said voltage of said DC photovoltaic input.
231 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter.
232 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
233 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by controlling a voltage of said converted photovoltaic DC output in response to a controlled current drawn on said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter.
234 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
limiting a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter until a power requirement of the DC-AC inverter is detected.
235 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a communication from said DC-AC inverter indicating is configured to receive power.
236 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
slavedly controlling said converting in response to a detected power requirement of said DC-AC converter.
237 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
238 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter.
239 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output.
240 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop closed on the DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
241 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes
242 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
adjusting duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to an operating threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic input as controlled by said maximum power peak tracking control loop.
243 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
pulse width modulating switches in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to increase and decrease a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input.
244 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum power peak tracking duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
245 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled voltage limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
246 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
247 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
alternating between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at some times and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at other times;
increasing at some times a photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input.
increasing at some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said voltage of said DC photovoltaic input;
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by controlling a voltage of said converted photovoltaic DC output in response to a controlled current drawn on said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter;
limiting a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter until a power requirement of the DC-AC inverter is detected;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a communication from said DC-AC inverter indicating is configured to receive power;
slavedly controlling said converting in response to a detected power requirement of said DC-AC converter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter;
limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output;
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop closed on the DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output;
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes adjusting duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to an operating threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic input as controlled by said maximum power peak tracking control loop;
pulse width modulating switches in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to increase and decrease a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input;
maximum power peak tracking duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled voltage limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter; and
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
248 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
bypassing one of said buck converter and said boost converter by controlling a switch connected to ground in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
249 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 and further comprising a step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.
250 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 223 , further comprising a step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into said solar panel.
251 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 223 , further comprising closing the maximum power peak tracking control loop only on the solar panel coupled to the DC photovoltaic input, wherein the solar panel includes a plurality of connected photovoltaic cells.
252 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 223 , further comprising a step of switching solar power conversion between a first power capability and a second power capability.
253 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output as to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; wherein the photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes a buck+boost converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output using at least some times a buck mode of the photovoltaic DC-DC converter and at least other times a boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in said buck and boost modes while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; controlling transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost mode conversion by using a maximum power peak tracking control such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
254 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 wherein said step of controlling transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost mode conversion by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop providing high efficiency power conversion by said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of:
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes
255 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a string of solar cells; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output, wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes a buck+boost converter and said controlling includes operating said DC-DC converter as a buck converter in a buck mode and as a boost converter in a boost mode; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
256 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at some times and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at other times.
257 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
increasing at some times a photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input.
258 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
increasing at some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said voltage of said DC photovoltaic input.
259 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter.
260 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
261 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by controlling a voltage of said converted photovoltaic DC output in response to a controlled current drawn on said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter.
263 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
limiting a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter until a power requirement of the DC-AC inverter is detected.
264 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a communication from said DC-AC inverter indicating is configured to receive power.
265 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
slavedly controlling said converting in response to a detected power requirement of said DC-AC converter.
266 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
267 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter.
268 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output.
269 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop closed on the DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
270 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes.
271 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
adjusting duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to an operating threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic input as controlled by said maximum power peak tracking control loop.
272 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
pulse width modulating switches in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to increase and decrease a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input.
273 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
maximum power peak tracking duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
274 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled voltage limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
275 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
276 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 or 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
alternating between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at some times and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at other times;
increasing at some times a photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input;
increasing at some times a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said voltage of said DC photovoltaic input;
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter;
controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by controlling a voltage of said converted photovoltaic DC output in response to a controlled current drawn on said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter;
limiting a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter until a power requirement of the DC-AC inverter is detected;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a communication from said DC-AC inverter indicating is configured to receive power;
slavedly controlling said converting in response to a detected power requirement of said DC-AC converter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter;
limiting operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a detected operating condition of said DC-AC inverter;
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output;
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop closed on the DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output;
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost modes;
adjusting duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to an operating threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic input as controlled by said maximum power peak tracking control loop;
pulse width modulating switches in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to increase and decrease a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input;
maximum power peak tracking duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter;
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled voltage limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter; and
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter; and
all permutations and combinations of each of the above.
277 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 255 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
bypassing one of said buck converter and said boost converter by controlling a switch connected to ground in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
278 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in said buck and boost modes while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
bypassing one of said buck mode and said boost mode by controlling a switch connected to ground in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
279 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 253 or 255 , further comprising a step of physically integrating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with an individual solar panel.
280 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 253 or 255 , further comprising a step of incorporating said photovoltaic DC-DC converter into said solar panel.
281 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 255 and further comprising the step of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter allowing said converted DC photovoltaic output to vary such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
282 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 253 , further comprising closing the maximum power peak tracking control loop only on the solar panel coupled to the DC photovoltaic input, wherein the solar panel includes a plurality of connected photovoltaic cells.
283 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 , or 255 wherein said step of converting said at DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry.
284 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claims 249 , 252 , 255 wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises:
a step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry; and
a step of alternatingly switching between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
285 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 253 , wherein said step of converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises:
a step of utilizing switchmode DC-DC converter circuitry, and a step of alternatingly switching between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
286 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 285 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises a step of configuring a switch in said DC-DC converter to a constant setting to bypass said buck or boost modes during said converting.
287 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 285 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
solar power converting with at least about 98% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98.5% efficiency, solar power converting with at least about 98% up to about 99% efficiency, and solar power converting with at least about 98.5% up to about 99% efficiency.
288 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 285 , further comprising a step of interfacing said inverted AC photovoltaic output with an AC power grid.
289 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 , or 255 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output comprises the steps of:
interrupting a transmission of photovoltaic power in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with serially connected switches; and
shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter with switched connected to ground.
290 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 289 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises steps of:
capacitively storing parallel energy at least some time during said step of converting; and
inductively storing series energy at least some time during said step of converting.
291 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 , or 255 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of providing opposing modalities of photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion.
292 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 , or 255 , further comprising a step of changing between said buck and boost modes in response to at least one photovoltaic power condition.
293 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 292 wherein said step of changing between said buck and boost modes in response to at least one photovoltaic power condition comprises a step of causing a change in said modes at a threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input.
294 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 , 255 , further comprising a step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output during said converting.
295 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 294 further comprising a step of independently controlling a current and a voltage of said DC photovoltaic input apart from said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output during said converting.
296 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 294 , further comprising a step of controlling a maximum photovoltaic inverter input voltage output by said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
297 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 294 , further comprising a step of:
alternating between said boost mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at some times and said buck mode of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at other times; increasing at some times a photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input and decreasing at other times said photovoltaic load impedance of said DC photovoltaic input; controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter; controlling a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by controlling a voltage of said converted photovoltaic DC output in response to a controlled current drawn on said converted DC photovoltaic input to said DC-AC inverter; controlling said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter imposing controls on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output; limiting a voltage of said converted DC photovoltaic output through control of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter until a power requirement of the DC-AC inverter is detected; protecting said DC-AC inverter through control of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage of said converted photovoltaic DC output in response to a communication from said DC-AC inverter indicating is configured to receive power; and slavedly controlling said converting in response to a detected power requirement of said DC-AC converter;
298 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 , or 255 , further comprising steps of:
serially interrupting a transmission of photovoltaic power through circuitry such that said interrupting can occur in at least two separate semiconductor switch locations in said DC-DC converter; and shunting a transmission of said photovoltaic power to ground through circuitry such that said shunting can occur in at least two separate semiconductor switch locations in said DC-DC converter.
299 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , 252 , 253 or 255 wherein said step of converting said DC photovoltaic input comprises the step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
300 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 299 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of:
adjusting duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to an operating threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic input as controlled by said maximum power peak tracking control loop.
301 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 299 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the steps of:
continuously configuring the DC-DC converter between buck switching and boost switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to an operating threshold between increasing and decreasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic input as controlled by said maximum power peak tracking control loop.
302 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 299 wherein said step of duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises the step of
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled voltage limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
303 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 299 further comprising a step of maximum photovoltaic power point duty cycle switching a photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
304 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 299 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of
controlling a duty cycle switching of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
305 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 299 wherein said step of duty cycle switching said photovoltaic DC-DC converter comprises a step of
transiently establishing opposing photovoltaic duty cycle switching modes in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
306 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 223 , wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes:
converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
307 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 249 , wherein said step of controlling transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said buck and boost mode conversion by using said maximum power peak tracking control such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output includes:
converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
308 . A method of solar energy power harvesting, the method comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output, wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes a buck/boost converter that efficiently transfers substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to said converted DC photovoltaic output; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output
309 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 308 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises a step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel in a string of said plurality of solar panels; and
wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on only said solar panel in said string of said plurality of solar panels while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
310 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 308 , further comprising the step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output during said converting.
311 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 308 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating between increasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel at some times and decreasing said voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel converter at other times.
312 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 308 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
313 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output as to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter, wherein the photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes a buck/boost converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output at least some times with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter increasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel and at least other times with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter decreasing the voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in said first and second modes while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; controlling, with a maximum power peak tracking control loop, transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing of said voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to efficiently transfer substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input to said converted DC photovoltaic output; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
314 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 313 wherein said step of controlling, with said maximum power peak tracking control loop, transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing of said voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to efficiently transfer substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic output to said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
continuously controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing of said voltage of said DC photovoltaic input by using said maximum power peak tracking control loop closed on the DC photovoltaic input.
315 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a string of solar cells; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output, wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes a buck/boost converter that efficiently transfers substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input to said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
316 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 313 or 315 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
alternating between increasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel at some times and decreasing said voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel converter at other times.
317 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 313 or 315 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter in response to a controlled current limit at the converted DC photovoltaic input to the DC-AC inverter.
318 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 315 and further comprising the step of:
said photovoltaic DC-DC converter allowing said converted DC photovoltaic output to vary such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
319 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 308 , wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes:
converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output
320 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 313 , wherein said step of controlling, with a maximum power peak tracking control loop, transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing of said voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to efficiently transfer substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input to said converted DC photovoltaic output includes:
converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
321 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting, the method comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output, wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC converter efficiently transfers substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to said converted DC photovoltaic output, and said controlling includes increasing a photovoltaic load impedance and decreasing said photovoltaic load impedance without restricting a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
322 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 321 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises a step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel in a string of said plurality of solar panels; and
wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on only said solar panel in said string of said plurality of solar panels while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
323 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 321 , further comprising the steps of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output during said converting.
324 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 321 wherein said step of
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
bypassing one of a buck converter and a boost converter by controlling a switch connected to ground in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
325 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output at least some times with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter increasing a load impedance of the DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel and at least other times with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter decreasing said load impedance of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to increase and decrease said load impedance of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; controlling, with a maximum power peak tracking control loop, transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing of said load impedance of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to efficiently transfer substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input to said converted DC photovoltaic output; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
326 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a string of solar cells; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output, wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC converter efficiently transfers substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input to said converted DC photovoltaic output, and said controlling includes increasing a photovoltaic load impedance and decreasing said photovoltaic load impedance; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
327 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 325 , wherein said step of controlling, with a maximum power peak tracking control loop, transitions of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing of said load impedance of said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel to efficiently transfer substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input to said converted DC photovoltaic output includes:
converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
328 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting, the method comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter, wherein said controlling of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter further includes controlling a current of said converted DC photovoltaic output based on an input requirement of said DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
329 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 328 wherein said step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel of said plurality of solar panels comprises a step of creating said DC photovoltaic output from said solar panel in a string of said plurality of solar panels; and wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on only said solar panel in said string of said plurality of solar panels while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output.
330 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 328 , further comprising the steps of:
controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter within a boundary limit of said converted DC photovoltaic output during said converting.
331 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting as described in claim 328 wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on the DC photovoltaic input at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
bypassing one of a buck converter and a boost converter by controlling a switch connected to ground in said photovoltaic DC-DC converter.
332 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a solar panel of a plurality of solar panels; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output at least some times with said photovoltaic DC-DC converter increasing a voltage of the DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel and at least other times with said photovoltaic DC-DC-converter decreasing the voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter to increase and decrease said voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel and controlling a current of said converted DC photovoltaic output based on an input requirement of said DC-AC inverter, while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; controlling, with a maximum power peak tracking control loop, efficient transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel; connecting said converted DC photovoltaic output as part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
333 . An efficient method of solar energy power harvesting comprising the steps of:
creating a DC photovoltaic output from a string of solar cells; connecting said DC photovoltaic output to a DC photovoltaic input of a photovoltaic DC-DC converter; converting said DC photovoltaic input into a converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells; controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said photovoltaic output from said string of solar cells while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter converts said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output; establishing said converted DC photovoltaic output as at least part of a converted DC photovoltaic input to a DC-AC inverter, wherein said controlling of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter further includes regulating a current of said converted DC photovoltaic output based on an input requirement of said DC-AC inverter; and inverting said converted DC photovoltaic input into an inverted AC photovoltaic output.
334 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 328 , wherein said step of controlling said photovoltaic DC-DC converter includes:
converting said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing a maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
335 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 332 , wherein said step of controlling, with a maximum power peak tracking control loop, efficient transformation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter between said increasing and said decreasing voltage of said DC photovoltaic output from the solar panel includes:
converting said DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output by closing said maximum power peak tracking control loop on said DC photovoltaic input without said photovoltaic DC-DC converter controlling a voltage on said converted DC photovoltaic output such that substantially all power of said DC photovoltaic input is transferred to said converted DC photovoltaic output.
336 . A method comprising:
generating a plurality of direct current (DC) power outputs from a plurality of power sources, respectively; converting the plurality of DC power outputs to a plurality of converted DC power outputs, respectively, each DC power output converted using a different maximum power peak tracking control loop; generating a combined power output from a serial combination of the plurality of converted DC power outputs; regulating voltage or current of the combined power output; and converting the regulated combined power output to an alternating current output.
337 . A method comprising:
generating a plurality of direct current (DC) power outputs from a plurality of power sources, respectively; converting the plurality of DC power outputs to a plurality of converted DC power outputs using a plurality of DC/DC converters, respectively, each DC/DC converter operable as a buck converter and as a boost converter, and each DC/DC power converter controlled by a different respective maximum power peak tracking control loop that configures the DC/DC converter between buck converter operation and boost converter operation; generating a combined power output from a serial combination of the plurality of converted DC power outputs; and converting the combined power output to an alternating current output.
338 . An efficient method of solar energy power creation as described in claim 31 wherein said step of substantially power isomorphically maximum photovoltaic power point multi mode output controlling operation of said photovoltaic DC-DC converter at least some times while said photovoltaic DC-DC converter acts to convert said at least one DC photovoltaic input into said converted DC photovoltaic output comprises a step of:
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