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Photovoltaic management and module-level power electronics
6 Apr 20
A photovoltaic (PV) system includes module-level power electronic (MLPE) devices that produce energy.
Miles Bintz, Patrick L. Chapman, Jonathan L. Ehlmann, Julianne Frances Haugh, Dale Herman, Brian Kuhn, Kelly Mekechuk, Eric Roesinger
Filed: 10 Jun 18
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Three-phase AC/AC converter with quasi-sine wave HF series resonant link
2 Mar 20
An energy control circuit is provided.
Martin Fornage, Damon Charles Cayford
Filed: 20 Dec 18
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Converter topologies and control
6 Jan 20
An inverter includes a transformer that includes a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding, a DC-AC inverter electrically coupled to the first winding of the transformer, a cycloconverter electrically coupled to the second winding of the transformer, an active filter electrically coupled to the third winding of the transformer.
Fernando Rodriguez, Hengsi Qin, Patrick Chapman
Filed: 18 Apr 18
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Method and apparatus for coordination of generators in droop controlled microgrids using hysteresis
23 Dec 19
A method and apparatus for autonomously operating a microgrid power generator.
Donald Richard Zimmanck, Martin Fornage, Michael J. Harrison, Christopher Rowe
Filed: 3 Jan 17
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Autonomous charge balancing of distributed AC coupled batteries with droop offset
16 Dec 19
A system and apparatus for autonomous charge balancing of an energy storage device of the microgrid.
Donald Richard Zimmanck
Filed: 4 Dec 16
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System and method for establishing communication with an array of inverters
18 Nov 19
A system and method for establishing communication between a controller and a plurality of inverters comprises determining a response time window length and broadcasting a response request to the array of inverters that includes the response time window length.
Edward Krohne, Brian Kuhn
Filed: 17 Jul 18
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Inverter for use in photovoltaic module
4 Nov 19
A photovoltaic module-mounted AC inverter circuit uses one or more integrated circuits, several power transistors configured as switches, several solid-dielectric capacitors for filtering and energy storage, several inductors for power conversion and ancillary components to support the above elements in operation.
Robert R. Rotzoll
Filed: 14 May 08
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Apparatus and system for coupling power electronics to a photovoltaic module
28 Oct 19
An apparatus and system for presenting a power output from a photovoltaic (PV) module.
Ryan Linderman
Filed: 6 Jul 15
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Method and apparatus for increased energy harvest in a microgrid
30 Sep 19
A method and apparatus for power converter current control.
Christopher Rowe, Donald Richard Zimmanck, Michael J. Harrison, Martin Fornage
Filed: 24 Jan 17
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Alternative source module array characterization
30 Sep 19
A system and method for mapping relative positions of a plurality of alternative energy source modules.
Patrick Chapman
Filed: 31 Jan 18