Alan,
It is suspicious. Glad you called. However, as for the circuit - extrapolating from the info on their site seems to indicate that "pyroelectric" pulses occur in the modules and these are fed back to the cell for some kind of a positive feedback loop. Perhaps a sharp HV pulse, fed back through the electrodes, is amplified somehow? Perhaps they are defunct for this very reason? Hopefully not but it is suspicious. From: AlanG I called Ultra Solar since they're only 30 miles from me and I have a PV system in place. The phone number on their web site goes to an anonymous voice mail box that seems to be full. They're probably defunct. I don't see how it could work as claimed anyway. It sits in the DC path between the PV modules and inverter. Grid tied inverters are required to be 94% efficient or better for subsidy in California, and some spec as much as 98%. So where does the claimed "Quantum Boost" gain come from? AlanG On 3/7/2014 7:40 AM, Jones Beene wrote: BTW - does anyone have more info on Quantum Boost than is on their website? http://ultrasolar.com/files/QuantumBoost%20Summary.pdf
