US 12,107,417 B2
Distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources
Meir Adest, Raanana (IL); Lior Handelsman, Givatayim (IL); Yoav Galin, Raanana (IL); Amir Fishelov, Tel Aviv (IL); and Guy Sella, Bitan Aharon (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/730,470.
Application 15/730,470 is a continuation of application No. 13/308,517, filed on Nov. 30, 2011.
Application 13/308,517 is a continuation of application No. 11/950,271, filed on Dec. 4, 2007, granted, now 9,088,178, issued on Jul. 21, 2015.
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 60/868,893, filed on Dec. 6, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/868,851, filed on Dec. 6, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2018/0034269 A1, Feb. 1, 2018
Int. Cl. H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02M 7/42 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 1/102 (2013.01) [H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02M 7/42 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01)] 168 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar power system comprising:
a DC-DC converter connected within and as part of a solar power string, wherein said DC-DC converter comprises two sub-converters;
a first unconverted string portion and a second unconverted string portion of said solar power string, said first and said second unconverted string portions separated by, and in serial connection with, said DC-DC converter;
a first pair of electrical connections connecting said DC-DC converter across said first unconverted string portion;
a second pair of electrical connections connecting said DC-DC converter across said second unconverted string portion;
a positive rail electrically connected with one solar panel of said first unconverted string portion and with said DC-DC converter; and
a negative rail electrically connected with one solar panel of said second unconverted string portion and with said DC-DC converter.