I discussed the primary options (serial and parallel) for merging the outputs of multiple solar panels, the respective strengths and shortcomings of the two approaches and, in the parallel-connection ...

TU Deflt researchers made a first attempt to validate reconfigurable solar modules using prototypes in outdoor tests. The panels consist of two or more blocks of solar cells that are connected to a ...

In the first installment, five basic designs, utilizing four EPC2001 (100 V, 25 A) paralleled devices per switch, in a half-bridge configuration are presented. The merits and drawbacks of each of the ...