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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sandeep Narla, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex Mayer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brett Alten, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/38 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02S 10/00 (2014.01); H01R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/383 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H02J 3/386 (2013.01); H02S 10/00 (2013.01); H01R 29/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01); Y02E 10/763 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling an energy-generation device may be provided. Sockets of the device may be configured to electrically couple to respective energy-generation modules. In some examples, the device may include a connector, memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions for managing the electrical configuration of the sockets.