Solar power generation system and method

A power generation system (110) includes integrated photovoltaic (PV) panels (112, 114, 116, 118). Each of the integrated PV panel (112, 114, 116, 118) includes photovoltaic cells (42), a junction coupler (44) coupling the photovoltaic cells (42) in series, in parallel, or in combinations thereof, output terminals (45, 47), and a DC to AC converter (46) coupled between the junction coupler (44) and the output terminals (45, 47). The DC to AC converter (46) includes switching devices and the integrated PV panels are coupled in series at the respective output terminals (45, 47). A controller (113, 115, 117, 119) is provided in the power generation system for generation switching command signals for the switching devices of the integrated PV panels to synthesize an output voltage of the power generation system.