Energy panel arrangement power dissipation

A method for facilitating a shutdown of output power from an energy panel arrangement to a power converter, comprising:

• establishing a communication connection, over a power-line communication line between an energy panel arrangement and a power converter, between a shutdown implementation module and a shutdown controller associated with the power converter, the shutdown implementation module coupled between the energy panel arrangement and the power converter;
• and
• responsive to at least one of identifying a loss of the communication connection or receiving a shutdown instruction over the power-line communication line from the shutdown controller:
• initiating a shutdown of output power from the energy panel arrangement to the power converter;
• and
• invoking a switching arrangement to direct power, associated with the shutdown of output power, through a power dissipating device for power dissipation.

A system for facilitating a shutdown of output power from an energy panel arrangement to a power converter, comprising:

• a shutdown controller associated with a power converter that is configured to convert DC power from an energy panel arrangement to AC power for an AC power grid, the shutdown controller configured to:
• establish a communication connection, over a power-line communication line between the energy panel arrangement and the power converter, with a shutdown implementation module coupled between the energy panel arrangement and the power converter;
• and
• responsive to identifying a power shutdown condition, send a shutdown instruction over the power-line communication line to the shutdown implementation module, the shutdown instruction instructing the shutdown implementation module to:
• initiate a shutdown of output power from the energy panel arrangement to the power converter;
• and
• invoke a switching arrangement to direct power, associated with the shutdown of output power, through a power dissipating device for power dissipation.