US 11,967,653 B2
Phased solar power supply system
Anatoli Ledenev, Fort Collins, CO (US)
Assigned to Ampt, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US)
Filed by AMPT, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/242,226.
Application 18/242,226 is a continuation of application No. 17/321,329, filed on May 14, 2021.
Application 17/321,329 is a continuation of application No. 16/172,524, filed on Oct. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,121,556, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/172,524 is a continuation of application No. 15/213,193, filed on Jul. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,116,140, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Application 15/213,193 is a continuation of application No. 14/550,574, filed on Nov. 21, 2014, granted, now 9,397,497, issued on Jul. 19, 2016.
Application 14/550,574 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2013/032410, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0411539 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01)
CPC H01L 31/02008 (2013.01) [H02J 1/102 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.12); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02M 1/0067 (2021.05); H02M 1/0077 (2021.05); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multiphase low ripple solar energy power system comprising:
a first photovoltaic source of power having a first photovoltaic source output;
a second photovoltaic source of power having a second photovoltaic source output;
a conversion combined low ripple, solar energy, operational power DC output; and
a DC-DC combining converter configured to combine said first source of solar power and said second source of solar power to provide said conversion combined low ripple, solar energy, operational power DC output, said DC-DC combining converter comprising:
a base phase converter configured to accept power from said first photovoltaic source of power, comprising:
a base phase converter input that accepts power from said first photovoltaic source output;
a base phase converter output that provides operational base phase DC power delivery;
at least one pair of switch elements with a base phase switch-pair midpoint situated on an electrical circuit path from said pair of switch elements;
a base phase converter switch-pair timing phase controller configured to phase timed operation of said pair of switch elements of said base phase converter at a first timing phase;
an altered phase converter configured to accept power from said second photovoltaic source of power, comprising:
an altered phase converter input that accepts power from said second photovoltaic source output;
an altered phase converter output that provides operational altered phase DC power delivery;
at least one pair of switch elements with an altered phase switch-pair midpoint situated on an electrical circuit path from said at least one pair of switch elements with an altered phase switch-pair midpoint to said at least one pair of switch elements with a base phase switch-pair midpoint;
an altered phase converter switch-pair timing phase controller configured to phase timed operation of said pair of switch elements of said altered phase converter at a second timing phase that is controlled to differ from said first timing phase;
a synchronous phase controller to which said base phase converter switch-pair timing phase controller and said altered phase converter switch-pair timing phase controller are switch timing responsive, that is configured to maintain synchronous operation under one phased timing between said base phase converter switch-pair timing phase controller and said altered phase converter switch-pair timing phase controller;
power combining circuitry exhibiting low stored energy that connects said base phase converter output that provides operational base phase DC power delivery and said altered phase converter output that provides operational altered phase DC power delivery to provide said conversion combined low ripple, solar energy, operational power DC output; and
a photovoltaic boundary output controller to which said conversion combined low ripple, solar energy, operational power DC output is responsive at at least some times, configured to provide boundary limited conversion combined low ripple, solar energy, operational power DC output at such times of boundary controlled operation.