Distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources

A method comprising:

• forming a junction box to have:
• a first chamber formed therein comprising a first separable side of a wall structure, a first separable portion of a first connector, and a second connector configured to receive direct current (DC) source power from at least one solar panel and to output the DC source power via the first separable portion of the first connector;
• and
• a second chamber formed therein comprising a second separable portion of the first connector and a second separable side of the wall structure, wherein the second chamber is configured to receive the DC source power from the first separable portion of the first connector via the second separable portion of the first connector and is configured to output DC output power on an output connector, and wherein the second chamber with the second separable side of the wall structure and with the second separable portion of the first connector is removable, via the wall structure, from the first chamber with the first separable side of the wall structure and with the first separable portion of the first connector without the first chamber being disconnected from the at least one solar panel.

A junction box having formed therein a first chamber and a second chamber, the junction box comprising:

• a wall structure separating the first chamber and the second chamber with first and second separable sides, the first chamber comprising the first separable side of the wall structure and the second chamber comprising the second separable side of the wall structure;
• a first connector disposed in the first chamber and configured to connect to at least one solar panel and to receive direct current (DC) source power from the at least one solar panel;
• and
• a second connector coupled to the wall structure and comprising first and second separable portions respectively extending into the first and the second chambers, wherein the first separable portion of the second connector is configured to receive the DC source power from the first connector, wherein and the second separable portion of the second connector is configured to receive the DC source power from the first separable portion of the second connector and to input the DC source power into circuitry disposed in the second chamber,
• wherein the second chamber, the circuitry, the second separable portion of the second connector, and the second separable side of the wall structure are configured to be removable as a single unit, via the wall structure, from the first chamber, the first separable portion of the second connector, and the first separable side of the wall structure without disconnecting the first chamber from the at least one solar panel.