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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Phil Gilchrist, Austin, TX (US);
William Morris, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kristine Little, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick Chapman, Austin, TX (US);
William P. Mulligan, Wilson, WY (US);
Marco A. Marroquin, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H05K 3/30 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H01L 31/02013 (2013.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H05K 3/301 (2013.01); H05K 7/02 (2013.01); H05K 7/04 (2013.01); H05K 7/142 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various technologies for integrating a microinverter with a photovoltaic module are disclosed. An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module includes a photovoltaic module having a frame and a junction box including a direct current (DC) output connector, and a microinverter having a housing coupled to the frame and a DC input connector electrically mated with the DC output connector of the photovoltaic module.