Operationally Optimized Renewable Electrical Energy Power System

Abstract

A renewable electrical energy power system is provided with aspects and circuitry that can optimize operation of a DC-AC inverter. Alternative electrical energy sources may include solar cells and solar panels. In various embodiments, the system may include solar panel maximum power point independent inverter input optimization photovoltaic power control circuitry, inverter efficiency optimized converter control circuitry, inverter voltage input set point converter output voltage control circuitry, inverter sweet spot converter control circuitry, photovoltaic inverter duty cycle switch control circuitry, substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic inverter input control circuitry, and substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic inverter duty cycle control circuitry. With previously explained converters, inverter control circuitry or photovoltaic power converter functionality control circuitry configured as inverter sweet spot converter control circuitry can achieve extraordinary efficiencies with substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic capability at 99.2% efficiency or even only wire transmission losses.

What is claimed is: 
     
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         22 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system comprising:
 at least one alternative electrical energy source having a DC photovoltaic output;   at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter responsive to said DC photovoltaic output and having a photovoltaic DC converter output;   photovoltaic power control circuitry for said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter wherein said photovoltaic power control circuitry controls for a load maximum current at said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter; and   a photovoltaic load responsive to said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter.   
     
     
         23 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 22  wherein said photovoltaic power control circuitry that controls for a load maximum current at said converter comprises a soft transition photovoltaic converter current limit control. 
     
     
         24 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 23  wherein said photovoltaic load comprises a photovoltaic DC-AC inverter. 
     
     
         25 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 24  wherein said photovoltaic power control further comprises a reactive inverter input efficiency optimization photovoltaic power control. 
     
     
         26 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 25  wherein said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter comprises at least one multimodal photovoltaic DC-DC power converter. 
     
     
         27 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 26  wherein said at least one multimodal photovoltaic DC-DC power converter comprises at least one substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power converter. 
     
     
         28 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 27  wherein said at least one substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power converter comprises at least one substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power converter selected from a group consisting of:
 an at least about 97% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 97.5% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 98% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 98.5% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 97% up to about 99.2% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 97.5% up to about 99.2% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 98% up to about 99.2% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 98.5% up to about 99.2% efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 97% up to about wire transmission loss efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 97.5% up to about wire transmission loss efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, 
 an at least about 98% up to about wire transmission loss efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter, and 
 an at least about 98.5% up to about wire transmission loss efficient photovoltaic DC-DC power converter. 
 
     
     
         29 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 22  wherein said at least one alternative electrical energy source comprises at least one solar cell. 
     
     
         30 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 29  wherein said at least one alternative electrical energy source comprises a plurality of electrically connected solar panels. 
     
     
         31 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 25  further comprising an inverter coordinated photovoltaic DC-DC power converter control. 
     
     
         32 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 23  wherein said soft transition photovoltaic current limit control comprises a photovoltaic output voltage-photovoltaic output current proportional duty cycle control. 
     
     
         33 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 26  and further comprising a soft transition photovoltaic current limit control. 
     
     
         34 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 22  wherein said photovoltaic DC-DC power converter comprises at least one multimodal photovoltaic DC-DC power converter. 
     
     
         35 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 30  and further comprising an AC power grid interface to which said photovoltaic load supplies power. 
     
     
         36 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 24  wherein said photovoltaic DC-AC inverter comprises a high voltage DC-AC solar power inverter. 
     
     
         37 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 24  wherein said photovoltaic DC-AC inverter comprises a three phase photovoltaic AC power output. 
     
     
         38 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 22  wherein said photovoltaic power control circuitry controls for a maximum converter voltage output at said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter. 
     
     
         39 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 38  and further comprising a soft transition photovoltaic converter voltage limit control. 
     
     
         40 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 39  wherein said soft transition photovoltaic converter voltage limit control comprises a photovoltaic output voltage-photovoltaic output current proportional duty cycle control. 
     
     
         41 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system comprising:
 at least one alternative electrical energy source having a DC photovoltaic output;   at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter responsive to said DC photovoltaic output and having a photovoltaic DC converter output;   photovoltaic power control circuitry for said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter wherein said photovoltaic power control circuitry controls for a load maximum voltage at said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter;   a soft transition photovoltaic converter voltage limit control to which said photovoltaic power control circuitry for said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter is responsive; and   a photovoltaic load responsive to said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter.   
     
     
         42 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 41  wherein said soft transition photovoltaic converter voltage limit control comprises a photovoltaic output voltage-photovoltaic output current proportional duty cycle control. 
     
     
         43 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 41  wherein said photovoltaic power control circuitry controls for a maximum current output at said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter. 
     
     
         44 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 43  wherein said photovoltaic power control circuitry that controls for a maximum current output at said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter comprises a soft transition photovoltaic current limit control. 
     
     
         45 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system comprising:
 at least one alternative electrical energy source having a DC photovoltaic output;   at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter responsive to said DC photovoltaic output and having a photovoltaic DC converter output;   photovoltaic power control circuitry for said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter;   a photovoltaic converter duty cycle transition limit control to which said at least one photovoltaic power control circuitry is responsive; and   a photovoltaic load responsive to said at least one photovoltaic DC-DC power converter.   
     
     
         46 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 45  wherein said photovoltaic converter duty cycle transition limit control comprises a duty cycle frequency alteration control. 
     
     
         47 . An operationally optimized renewable electrical energy power system as described in  claim 45  wherein said photovoltaic converter duty cycle transition limit control comprises a two percent of total duty cycle range limit control.