Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic system protection
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Application No.: US14722138Application Date: 2015-05-26
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Publication No.: US10056862B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Andrew J Ponec , Darren Hau , Benjamin A. Johnson , Daniel J. M. Maren , William J. Dally
- Applicant: SunPower Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C.
- Main IPC: H02J1/10
- IPC: H02J1/10 ; H02S50/00 ; H02S40/32 ; H02S40/34 ; H02S50/10

Abstract:
A method includes measuring one or more performance metrics of a set of solar cells coupled to an inverter. Based at least on the performance metrics meeting a first criterion, a first subset of the set of solar cells are disabled, reducing a voltage, power, or current provided to the inverter. Based at least on the performance metrics meeting a second criterion, a second subset of the set of solar cells are disabled, further reducing a voltage, power, or current provided to the inverter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150349709A1 Photovoltaic System Protection Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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