Modular photovoltaic power supply assembly

Abstract

An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.

1 . An assembly for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input signal, the system comprising:
 a power supply having (i) a power supply housing and (ii) a configurable power supply circuit located in the housing to receive the DC power input signal, the configurable power supply circuit being selectively configurable, based on at least one control signal, between a first circuit topology to generate a DC power signal at a DC output of the configurable power supply and a second circuit topology to generate an alternating current (AC) power signal at an AC output of the configurable power supply; and   an AC electronic accessory device having an accessory housing removably coupled to the power supply housing and including an internal electronic circuit located in the accessory housing, the accessory housing enclosing the internal electronic circuit to physically separate the internal electronic circuit from the configurable power supply circuit,   wherein the internal electronic circuit includes an AC input inductively coupled with the AC output of the configurable power supply circuit when the AC electronic accessory device is coupled to the power supply housing.