Solar power generation system including weatherable units including photovoltaic modules and isolated power converters

A power generation system comprising:

• a plurality of photovoltaic modules;
• an isolated power converter comprising a primary stage, a secondary stage and a transformer providing a magnetic coupling between the primary and secondary stages;
• a connection unit for coupling outputs of the plurality of photovoltaic modules and the isolated power converter;
• and
• a direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) inverter configured to transfer power from the photovoltaic modules to a power grid.

A power generation system comprising:

• a plurality of partial series resonant converters, each comprising a primary stage, a secondary stage and a transformer providing an electrically contactless connection between the primary and secondary stages;
• a plurality of first weatherable units each comprising a photovoltaic (PV) module coupled to the primary stage of a respective one of the plurality partial series resonant converters and a primary side of the transformer;
• a plurality of second units, each comprising a second side of the transformer coupled to the secondary stage of a respective one of the plurality of partial series resonant converters;
• a direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) inverter configured to transfer power from the photovoltaic modules to a power grid;
• and
• a connection unit for coupling the secondary stages of the partial series resonant converters and the DC to AC inverter.