OVERCOMING POWER LOSS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS HAVING DIFFERENTIAL GENERATING CAPACITY BY SUBSTRING ENERGY HARVESTING PATHS

摘要

A method and device for generating power with a photo-voltaic array may include collecting power generated by a string of the photoelectric generators (PEG's) and harvesting, with a substring harvesting path, power generated in a proper substring of the string. Optionally the harvested power may be adjusted separately from the collected power. The device may optionally include a maximum power point tracker. The method may optionally include detecting a location in the array having excess generating capacity. Optionally the substring may be chosen to include the location having excess generating capacity. The substring harvesting path may optionally include a DC to DC converter.