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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Il Han Kim, Allemn, TX (US);
Xiaolin Lu, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/385 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photovoltaic system with an inverter, at least one solar panel for providing electrical power, and electrical wiring for coupling electrical power from the at least one solar panel to the inverter. Also included is a transmitter for transmitting a messaging protocol along the electrical wiring, where the protocol includes a multibit wireline signal. Also included is circuitry for selectively connecting the electrical power from the at least one solar panel along the electrical wiring to the inverter in response to the messaging protocol.