CURRENT BYPASS FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER HARVESTING SYSTEMS USING DC POWER SOURCES

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus comprising:
a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) module configured to control voltage or current to a maximum power point of a corresponding solar panel coupled to a power line;
a monitoring module configured to gather performance data of the corresponding solar panel while being controlled by the MPPT module; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the performance data, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the performance data at a randomized time relative to transmission of other performance data from a plurality of other solar panels coupled to the power line.