Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distributed substring architecture for maximum power point tracking of energy sources
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Application No.: US13849320Application Date: 2013-03-22
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Publication No.: US10411477B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Joshua Daniel Kaufman , Benjamin Francis Polito , Keith Thomas Richtman
- Applicant: Pika Energy, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ME Westbrook
- Assignee: Pika Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pika Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ME Westbrook
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H02J3/38
- IPC: H02J3/38
Abstract:
A photovoltaic array system includes multiple strings of series coupled photovoltaic modules to provide current at a voltage dependent on the number of modules in each string and their operating efficiency. Each string is coupled to a DC-to-DC converter to convert the current from each string for output to a DC bus. An inverter is coupled to DC bus to convert the current from the strings of series coupled photovoltaic modules to AC current at a grid-compatible voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130328403A1 Distributed Substring Architecture for Maximum Power Point Tracking of Energy Sources Public/Granted day:2013-12-12
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