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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Fornage, Petaluma, CA (US);
Benjamin Smith, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/02 (2006.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/026 (2013.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.05);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling power production. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a predicted weather event; determining a predicted power production impact for a distributed generator (DG) array based on the predicted weather event; and controlling power production from one or more components of the DG array to compensate for the predicted power production impact.