US 12,068,609 B2
Regulating power between power sources in a photovoltaic power system
Roy Shkoury, Rehovot (IL); Ohad Gidon, Netanya (IL); and Gideon Eitan, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/150,302.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/297,452, filed on Jan. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0223761 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 3/381 (2013.01) [H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 7/537 (2013.01); H02J 2300/26 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a plurality of power sources configured to generate power; and
a plurality of power regulators, wherein each power regulator of the plurality of power regulators comprises:
a power converter configured to convert input power from a corresponding one of the plurality of power sources to output power;
a regulator transceiver configured to receive at least one power regulation signal, wherein the at least one power regulation signal is associated with regulating an operational characteristic of the power regulator,
wherein the at least one power regulation signal is one of a broadcast signal or a multicast signal; and
a regulator controller connected to the power converter and the regulator transceiver, and configured to, based on the at least one power regulation signal and based on a power production characteristic of the power regulator, control the power converter to increase or decrease a magnitude of the operational characteristic of the power regulator.