Abstract: A power conditioner with iterative switching for charging a battery pack from a photovoltaic panel senses sunlight on panel cells, senses battery cells charges, senses panel output voltage and battery pack voltage, connects the panels to battery packs upon sensing sunlight and panel output voltage greater than battery pack voltage, disconnects the panels when battery cells approach full charge, reconnects the panels to the battery pack when battery charges drop and iteratively switches the connections on and off according to the readings from voltage sensors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2022
Assignee:
HIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC
Inventors:
Richard Puga, David Kim, Daniel O'Connell, James Loux