Energy converting apparatus and method
AssigneeMohamed Papa Talla Fall
InventorsMohamed Papa Talla Fall, Sami Ajram
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an energy converter for converting energy received from at least one energy source, wherein the at least one energy source includes a first photovoltaic generator, wherein the energy converter is configured to be connected to a second photovoltaic generator; the energy converter further includes a sensing unit configured to sense an open circuit voltage (VPVSS) of the second photovoltaic generator; and the energy converter is configured to convert energy received from the first photovoltaic generator based on the open voltage circuit sensed by the sensing unit. Moreover, the present invention relates to an energy conversion and storage system including the energy converter and least one energy storage element.
Claims18
An energy converter, connectable to at least one first generator, for converting energy received from the at least one first generator, wherein
- the energy converter is connectable to a second generator;
- the energy converter includes a sensing unit configured to sense an output value of the second generator which allows the estimation of the open circuit voltage of the first generator;
- and
- the energy converter is configured to convert energy received from the first generator based on the open circuit voltage estimated by the sensing unit.
An energy converter connectable to at least one first generator, for converting energy received from the at least one first generator, wherein
- the energy converter is further connectable to a plurality of energy storage elements;
- and
- the energy converter includes a charge sequencer configured to manage the charge/discharge order of each of the plurality of energy storage elements to at least one of
- discharge a first energy storage element being the one having a highest charge value among the plurality of energy storage elements, and
- charge a second energy storage element being the one having a lowest charge value among the plurality of energy storage elements.
An energy conversion method, for converting energy received from at least one first generator, the method comprising:
- sensing an output value of a second generator;
- estimating the open circuit voltage of the first generator based on the sensed output value of the second generator;
- and
- converting energy received from the first generator based on the estimated open circuit voltage.
An energy conversion method for converting energy received from at least one first generator, the method comprising:
- managing the charge/discharge order of each a the plurality of energy storage elements including at least one of:
- discharging a first energy storage element being the one having a highest charge value among the plurality of energy storage elements, and
- charging a second energy storage element being the one having a lowest charge value among the plurality of energy storage elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.