Photovoltaic bypass and output switching

A PhotoVoltaic (PV) panel switching arrangement comprising:

• a DC converter to be coupled between a power system and a circuit path of the PV panel in which a plurality of PV cells of the PV panel are connected, the DC converter comprising:
• a first switch to be coupled between the power system and a first end of the circuit path of the PV panel;
• and
• a second switch to be coupled between (i) a point between the first switch and the power system and (ii) a point between a second end of the circuit path of the PV panel and the power system,
• the PV panel switching arrangement further comprising a controller operatively coupled to the first switch and to the second switch, to determine whether the circuit path of the PV panel is to be bypassed, to control the first and second switches for DC conversion of PV panel output on a determination that the circuit path of the PV panel is not to be bypassed, and to control the first switch to disconnect the first end of the circuit path of the PV panel from the power system and the second switch to close a bypass circuit path that bypasses the circuit path of the PV panel on a determination that the circuit path of the PV panel is to be bypassed.