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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Linderman, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H02S 40/00 (2014.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 40/42 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/00 (2013.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.12); H02S 40/42 (2014.12); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a power electronic device to a photovoltaic (PV) module. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a mounting bracket that mechanically couples the power electronic device to the backsheet of the PV module such that positioning of the power electronic device can be dynamically interchanged between a retracted position in which the power electronic device is pressed flat to the backsheet, and an extended position in which the power electronic device is coupled to the backsheet with an air gap between the power electronic device and the backsheet.