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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew J Ponec, Fremont, CA (US);
Darren Hau, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin A. Johnson, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel J. M. Maren, New York, NY (US);
William J. Dally, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
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.