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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Pika Energy, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Daniel Kaufman, Gorham, ME (US);
Benjamin Francis Polito, Gorham, ME (US);
Keith Thomas Richtman, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pika Energy, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/385 (2013.01); Y02E 10/58 (2013.01); Y10T 307/685 (2015.04);
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.