US 12,032,080 B2
Safety mechanisms, wake up and shutdown methods in distributed power installations
Meir Adest, Raanana (IL); Guy Sella, Bitan Aharon (IL); Lior Handelsman, Givataim (IL); Yoav Galin, Raanana (IL); Amir Fishelov, Tel Aviv (IL); Meir Gazit, Ashkelon (IL); Yaron Binder, Haifa (IL); and Nikolay Radimov, Holon (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Meir Adest, Raanana (IL); Guy Sella, Bitan Aharon (IL); Lior Handelsman, Givataim (IL); Yoav Galin, Raanana (IL); Amir Fishelov, Tel Aviv (IL); Meir Gazit, Ashkelon (IL); Yaron Binder, Haifa (IL); and Nikolay Radimov, Holon (IL)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2012, as Appl. No. 13/440,378.
Application 13/440,378 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/329,525, filed on Dec. 5, 2008, granted, now 8,531,055.
Application 12/329,525 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/950,271, filed on Dec. 4, 2007, granted, now 9,088,178.
Application 13/440,378 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/187,335, filed on Aug. 6, 2008, granted, now 8,319,483.
Application 13/440,378 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/950,271, filed on Dec. 4, 2007, granted, now 9,088,178.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/992,589, filed on Dec. 5, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/916,815, filed on May 9, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/908,095, filed on Mar. 26, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/868,962, filed on Dec. 7, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/868,851, filed on Dec. 6, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/868,893, filed on Dec. 6, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/954,354, filed on Aug. 7, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/954,261, filed on Aug. 6, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2012/0248863 A1, Oct. 4, 2012
Int. Cl. G01S 3/786 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 7/44 (2006.01); H02M 7/493 (2007.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 3/7861 (2013.01) [H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H02J 1/102 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02M 7/44 (2013.01); H02M 7/493 (2013.01); H04B 3/548 (2013.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2300/26 (2020.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01); H02M 1/0077 (2021.05); H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01); Y02E 10/76 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar power system comprising:
a solar photovoltaic source configured to provide DC photovoltaic power across first and second input terminals;
a parallel inductor element having first and second inductor terminals, the first inductor terminal electrically coupled to the first input terminal;
a switching circuit having first and second switched terminals, the switching circuit configured to, in response to one or more control inputs, selectively electrically couple the first switched terminal and the second switched terminal to the second inductor terminal;
a capacitor having first and second capacitor terminals, the first capacitor terminal electrically coupled to said first switched terminal, and the second capacitor terminal electrically coupled to said second input terminal;
a circuit path electrically coupling the second switched terminal to the second input terminal; and
a photovoltaic DC power output having first and second output terminals, the first output terminal electrically coupled to the first capacitor terminal and the second inductor terminal, and the second output terminal electrically coupled to the second input terminal;
wherein the solar power system further comprises a DC-DC power converter configured to convert substantially all of power received at an input to the DC-DC power converter to converted DC power at an output of the DC-DC power converter.