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Distributed inverter and intelligent gateway
13 Sep 22
A system and apparatus for use in energy conversion.
Robert R. Rotzoll, Rajan N. Kapur, Suhas S. Patil
Filed: 2 Jun 20
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Method and apparatus for balancing loads on split-phase islanded systems
26 Jul 22
A method and apparatus for balancing loads on a split-phase islanded system.
Donald Richard Zimmanck, Raghuveer R. Belur, Martin Fornage, Patrick L. Chapman
Filed: 30 Jun 21
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PV module power electronics mounting system with compression spring
19 Jul 22
An apparatus and system for mechanically coupling a power conditioning unit (PCU) to a photovoltaic (PV) module.
Ryan Linderman
Filed: 13 May 19
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Method and apparatus for time-domain droop control with integrated phasor current control
7 Jun 22
A method and apparatus for power converter current control.
Donald Richard Zimmanck
Filed: 15 Mar 21
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Methods and apparatus for controlling a power converter
7 Jun 22
Methods and apparatus for controlling a power converter are provided herein.
Damon Charles Cayford, James Ormrod
Filed: 1 Feb 21
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Capacity estimator for an energy generation and/or storage system
3 May 22
A method and apparatus for estimating capacity of a system including an energy generation system, an energy storage system or both.
Ayyapu Reddy Pallam, Sandeep Chandran, Rishabh Goel, Samuel Mattathil Joseph, Sumit Saraogi, Ashish Bansal, Jayant Somani, Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman, Ankit Prakash Gupta, Jan Spencer Rosen
Filed: 12 Nov 21
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Protocol for multi-master communication coordination on shared media channel
3 May 22
A method and computer readable medium for communication on a shared media.
Vladimir Isaac Bronstein, Gaurao Onkar Chaudhari, Kennan Herbert Laudel
Filed: 29 Jul 20
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Capacity estimator for an energy generation and/or storage system
26 Apr 22
A method and apparatus for estimating capacity of a system including an energy generation system, an energy storage system or both.
Ayyapu Reddy Pallam, Sandeep Chandran, Rishabh Goel, Samuel Mattathil Joseph, Sumit Saraogi, Ashish Bansal, Jayant Somani, Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman, Ankit Prakash Gupta, Jan Spencer Rosen
Filed: 12 Nov 21
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Methods and apparatus including an energy management system
19 Apr 22
An energy management system is provided and includes a smart switch includes an input that is configured to connect to one of meter at a service entrance or a main load panel; a storage system connected to the smart switch; and a combiner connected to one of the smart switch or the main load panel and one or more photovoltaics (PVs).
Mohammad Bozchalui
Filed: 28 Oct 20
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Method and apparatus for impedance matching in virtual impedance droop controlled power conditioning units
29 Mar 22
A method and apparatus for setting an impedance of a power conditioning unit (PCU).
Donald Richard Zimmanck
Filed: 6 Jul 20
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Humidity-controlled electronic component assemblies for photovoltaic systems
8 Mar 22
Photovoltaic (PV) assemblies and modules for converting solar radiation to electrical energy are disclosed.
Patrick L. Chapman
Filed: 26 Oct 16
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Apparatus and method for reactive power control
15 Feb 22
Apparatus and method for controlling reactive power.
Michael J. Harrison
Filed: 20 Jan 16
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Method and system for an AC battery
4 Jan 22
A method and system for AC battery operation.
Martin Fornage, Mauricio Cespedes Moya
Filed: 13 Apr 18
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Apparatus for communicating across an isolation barrier
21 Dec 21
Apparatus for communicating across an isolation barrier.
Martin Fornage
Filed: 21 Sep 18
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Method and apparatus for automatic interleaving of cycled loads in a microgrid
14 Dec 21
A method and apparatus for autonomous, automatic interleaving of cycled loads coupled to a grid.
Donald Richard Zimmanck, Martin Fornage
Filed: 29 Jul 20
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Method and apparatus for increased energy harvest in a microgrid
30 Nov 21
A method and apparatus for power converter current control.
Christopher Rowe, Donald Richard Zimmanck, Michael J. Harrison, Martin Fornage
Filed: 4 Feb 21
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Method and apparatus for improving PV module fill factor using a voltage clamping circuit
12 Oct 21
A method and apparatus for voltage clamping including: measuring a DC voltage across the PV module at an input of a power converter, comparing the measured DC voltage to the overvoltage threshold, determining the measured DC voltage exceeds the overvoltage threshold, and operating a clamping circuit to clamp at least a portion of the DC voltage prior to input to the power converter.
Michael Harrison, Erik Weyker, Martin Fornage
Filed: 10 Apr 14
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Method and apparatus for minimizing circulating currents in microgrids
12 Oct 21
A method and apparatus for minimizing circulating currents on a power distribution line.
Donald Richard Zimmanck
Filed: 25 Jan 21
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Method and apparatus for synchronizing start-up of grid-forming inverters
28 Sep 21
Method and apparatus for synchronizing decentralized power conditioner start-up in a distributed resource island system (DRIS).
Jeremy Omar Moore, Donald Richard Zimmanck
Filed: 19 Jan 21
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Localized power point optimizer for solar cell installations
7 Sep 21
In one embodiment, a solar cell installation includes several groups of solar cells.
David L. Klein, Jan Mark Noworolski
Filed: 6 Aug 18