Method and apparatus for power module output power regulation
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for modifying power produced by a power converter. In one embodiment, the method comprises comparing a line voltage level to a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein the line voltage level is a level of a line voltage at an output of a power converter; and modifying power produced by the power converter by (i) a first modification when the line voltage level is between the first and the second thresholds, and (ii) a second modification when the line voltage level exceeds the second threshold.
1. A method for regulating power production, comprising:
comparing a line voltage level to a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein the line voltage level is a level of a line voltage at an output of a power converter; and
modifying power produced by the power converter by (i) a first modification when the line voltage level is between the first and the second thresholds, and (ii) a second modification when the line voltage level exceeds the second threshold.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the power produced by the first modification comprises reducing the power produced.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein reducing the power produced comprises reducing the power produced as a function of the line voltage level.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the function is a linear function.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first modification comprises reducing allowed maximum power out by a fixed amount when power production is greater than a percentage of the allowed maximum power out.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second threshold is based on a regulatory standard limit.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the power produced by the second modification comprises ceasing power production.
8. An apparatus for generating regulated power, comprising:
a power converter comprising a power modification module, wherein the power modification module (a) compares a line voltage level to a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein the line voltage level is a level of a line voltage at an output of the power converter, and (b) modifies power produced by the power converter by (i) a first modification when the line voltage level is between the first and the second thresholds, and (ii) a second modification when the line voltage level exceeds the second threshold.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein modifying the power produced by the first modification comprises reducing the power produced.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein reducing the power produced comprises reducing the power produced as a function of the line voltage level.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the function is a linear function.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first modification comprises reducing allowed maximum power out by a fixed amount when power production is greater than a percentage of the allowed maximum power out.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second threshold is based on a regulatory standard limit.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein modifying the power produced by the second modification comprises ceasing power production.
15. A system for generating regulated power, comprising:
a photovoltaic (PV) module; and
a power converter, coupled to the PV module, wherein the power converter comprises a power modification module, and wherein the power modification module (a) compares a line voltage level to a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein the line voltage level is a level of a line voltage at an output of the power converter, and (b) modifies power produced by the power converter by (i) a first modification when the line voltage level is between the first and the second thresholds, and (ii) a second modification when the line voltage level exceeds the second threshold.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein modifying the power produced by the first modification comprises reducing the power produced.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein reducing the power produced comprises reducing the power produced as a function of the line voltage level.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the function is a linear function.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first modification comprises reducing allowed maximum power out by a fixed amount when power production is greater than a percentage of the allowed maximum power out.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second threshold is based on a regulatory standard limit, and wherein modifying the power produced by the second modification comprises ceasing power production.