US 12,316,158 B2
Dual use photovoltaic system
Yaron Binder, Shoham (IL); Guy Sella, Bitan Aharon (IL); Meir Adest, Modiin (IL); Lior Handelsman, Givatayim (IL); Yoav Galin, Raanana (IL); and Amir Fishelov, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/343,146.
Application 18/343,146 is a continuation of application No. 17/337,079, filed on Jun. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,735,951.
Application 17/337,079 is a continuation of application No. 16/296,569, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,056,889, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Application 16/296,569 is a continuation of application No. 15/014,505, filed on Feb. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,270,255, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Application 15/014,505 is a continuation of application No. 14/187,756, filed on Feb. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,276,410, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Application 14/187,756 is a continuation of application No. 12/957,490, filed on Dec. 1, 2010, granted, now 8,710,699, issued on Apr. 29, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/265,734, filed on Dec. 1, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344265 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H02M 7/44 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/35 (2013.01) [H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 9/061 (2013.01); H02M 7/44 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2300/26 (2020.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
direct current (DC) power source terminals configured to connect to a DC power source;
alternative current (AC) power source terminals configured to connect to an AC power source;
a DC-DC converter configured to charge a battery from the DC power source terminals;
a DC-AC converter connected directly to the DC power source terminals;
an AC-DC converter configured to charge the battery from the AC power source terminals;
a first switch connected between the AC power source terminals and the AC-DC converter;
a second switch connected between the DC power source terminals and the DC-DC converter, wherein the second switch is not connected between the DC power source terminals and the DC-AC converter; and
a controller, wherein the controller is configured to:
connect, via the second switch and the DC-DC converter, the battery to the DC power source terminals based on an absence of power from the AC power source; and
connect, via the first switch and the AC-DC converter, the battery to the AC power source terminals based on an availability of power from the AC power source.