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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Harrison, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/797 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/36 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/797 (2013.01); H02M 1/0006 (2021.05); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 1/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microinverter is provided herein and comprises DC side MOSFETs connected to an input side of the microinverter, AC side MOSFETs connected to an output of the microinverter, and a plurality of gate drivers connected to the AC side MOSFETs and configured to automatically drive the microinverter without a DC voltage being applied to the input side of the microinverter.