Circuits integrated or integrable with a photovoltaic panel to provide built-in functionality to the photovoltaic panel including safety features such as arc detection and elimination, ground fault detection and elimination, reverse current protection, monitoring of the performance of the photovolta
Circuits integrated or integrable with a photovoltaic panel to provide built-in functionality to the photovoltaic panel including safety features such as arc detection and elimination, ground fault detection and elimination, reverse current protection, monitoring of the performance of the photovoltaic panel, transmission of the monitored parameters and theft prevention of the photovoltaic panel. The circuits may avoid power conversion, for instance DC/DC power conversion, may avoid performing maximum power tracking to include a minimum number of components and thereby increase overall reliability.
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1. A circuit for a photovoltaic panel, the circuit comprising: a plurality of input terminals attachable to the photovoltaic panel;a plurality of output terminals;a switch operatively connected between one of the input terminals and one of the output terminals; andan output bypass circuit connected
1. A circuit for a photovoltaic panel, the circuit comprising: a plurality of input terminals attachable to the photovoltaic panel;a plurality of output terminals;a switch operatively connected between one of the input terminals and one of the output terminals; andan output bypass circuit connected across the plurality of output terminals, wherein the output bypass circuit is operable to bypass current around the switch and around the photovoltaic panel, and wherein the output bypass circuit comprises a charge storage device operable to provide operating power to a bypass controller from the current bypassed around the switch and around the photovoltaic panel. 2. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising; a primary controller, wherein the switch comprises a control terminal operatively connected to the primary controller; andat least two modules operatively connected to the primary controller, wherein the at least two modules are selected from the group consisting of: an arc elimination circuit operable to detect an arc, wherein the primary controller is configured to activate the switch and to disconnect the photovoltaic panel from the plurality of output terminals responsive to a detection of the arc;a ground fault detection circuit operable to detect a ground fault, wherein the primary controller is configured to activate the switch and to disconnect the photovoltaic panel from the plurality of output terminals responsive to the detection of the ground fault; anda safety circuit, wherein the primary controller is configured to activate the switch to select either a safe operating mode that produces a safe limited output power on the output terminals or a normal operating mode that maximizes output power from the photovoltaic panel. 3. The circuit of claim 2, further comprising a monitoring circuit operable to monitor performance of the photovoltaic panel. 4. The circuit of claim 3, wherein the monitoring circuit is operable to detect at least one condition selected from the group consisting of: over current, under current, over voltage, under voltage, and over temperature, wherein the primary controller is configured to activate the switch responsive to the at least one condition. 5. The circuit of claim 2, wherein the switch when closed provides a low impedance direct current path for direct current received at the plurality of input terminals to the output terminals. 6. The circuit of claim 2, further comprising: at least one sensor operatively attached to the primary controller, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of current through the input terminals, voltage at the input terminals, current through the output terminals, voltage at the input terminals; anda transmitter operatively attached to the primary controller wherein the transmitter is operable to transmit the at least one parameter. 7. The circuit of claim 2, further comprising a permanent attachment to the photovoltaic panel. 8. The circuit of claim 2, wherein the switch comprises a single pole switch with: a first pole connected to at least one of the input terminals; anda second pole connected to at least one of the output terminals. 9. The circuit of claim 2, the circuit further comprising: an input bypass circuit connectible across the input terminals, wherein the input bypass circuit is operable to bypass current around the photovoltaic panel. 10. The circuit of claim 2, wherein the circuit comprises a direct current (DC) to DC power converter operable to perform power conversion between the input terminals and the output terminals. 11. A photovoltaic module comprising the circuit of claim 2 and further comprising the photovoltaic panel. 12. A power harvesting system comprising the photovoltaic module of claim 11 connected in series with one or more additional photovoltaic modules. 13. The circuit of claim 2, wherein the circuit comprises at least three modules selected from the group. 14. A method comprising: connecting a photovoltaic panel through a switch to a series string of one or more additional photovoltaic panels;charging a charge storage device with current bypassed around the switch and around the photovoltaic panel from the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels;providing operating power to a first controller from charge stored in the charge storage device, wherein the first controller is adapted to monitor a status of the switch;activating the switch by a second controller thereby disconnecting the photovoltaic panel from the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels upon detecting with the second controller at least one malfunction. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: bypassing the current from the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels around the switch and around the photovoltaic panel in response to detecting the at least one malfunction. 16. The method of claim 14, further comprising: bypassing the current from the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels around the photovoltaic panel with an input bypass circuit connected across the photovoltaic panel. 17. The method of claim 14, further comprising: converting power from the photovoltaic panel with a direct current (DC) to DC power converter prior to connecting the photovoltaic panel through the switch to the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one malfunction is selected from the group consisting of: a detection of an arc, wherein the disconnecting of the photovoltaic panel from the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels eliminates the arc;a ground fault, wherein the disconnecting of the photovoltaic panel from the series string of the one or more additional photovoltaic panels eliminates the ground fault; anda monitored parameter fault, wherein a monitored parameter is selected from the group consisting of under voltage, over voltage, under current, over current, and over temperature, wherein the monitored parameter is out of a previously specified value range during the monitored parameter fault.
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