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Patent No.:

US 11894805 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2016

Device for reducing the open circuit voltage of a solar system

Applicant:

Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);

Inventors:

Steven M. Kraft, Albany, CA (US);

Kevin Fischer, Orinda, CA (US);

Greg Beardsworth, San Francisco, CA (US);

Zachary S. Judkins, Oakland, CA (US);

Keith Johnston, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:

Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);

Attorney:

Moser Taboada

Primary Examiner:

Kourtney R S Carlson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); G05F 1/618 (2006.01); G05F 3/26 (2006.01); H02J 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/34 (2014.12); G05F 1/618 (2013.01); G05F 3/26 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H02J 1/08 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices for reducing the open circuit voltages of solar systems are described. In one embodiment, a solar system includes a string of a plurality of solar modules having an open circuit voltage. The solar system also includes a device for reducing the open circuit voltage of the string of the plurality of solar modules during an open circuit configuration.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kraft, Steven. (2024). Device for reducing the open circuit voltage of a solar system (U.S. Patent No. 11894805). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11894805

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