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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Jianhui Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gianpaolo Lisi, Campbell, CA (US);
Jianhui Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gianpaolo Lisi, Campbell, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A central array controller for an energy generating array is provided. The array includes a plurality of energy generating devices, and each energy generating device is coupled to a corresponding local converter. The central array controller includes a diagnostic module that is capable of receiving, from each local converter in the array, device data for the energy generating device corresponding to the local converter. In one embodiment, the diagnostic module is also capable of receiving, from each local converter in the array, local converter data for the local converter.