US 11,697,882 B2
Electrolyzer system converter arrangement
Brian Harrington, Upton, MA (US); Leonard Shtargot, Campbell, CA (US); and Antonio Montalvo, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)
Filed by Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/338,346.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389595 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. C25B 1/04 (2021.01); C25B 15/023 (2021.01); C25B 9/70 (2021.01); C25B 9/65 (2021.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); G01R 19/25 (2006.01)
CPC C25B 1/04 (2013.01) [C25B 9/65 (2021.01); C25B 9/70 (2021.01); C25B 15/023 (2021.01); G01R 19/16538 (2013.01); G01R 19/2513 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.12); H02J 2300/26 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar-powered electrolyzer system comprising:
a first electrolyzer stack electrically coupled in series with a photovoltaic array;
a first converter electrically coupled in series with the first electrolyzer stack and electrically coupled in series with the photovoltaic array;
a first converter controller configured to control a current gain of the first converter; and
a second electrolyzer stack electrically coupled at an output of the first converter.