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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald Richard Zimmanck, Sebastopol, CA (US);
John Scott Berdner, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/36 (2007.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/36 (2013.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for autonomous rapid shut-down of a power conditioner. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining an amount of active and reactive current generated by a power conditioner; determining whether the amount of active and reactive current satisfies an open circuit threshold; and initiating, when the amount of active and reactive current satisfies the open circuit threshold, deactivation of the power conditioner.