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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Kent Kernahan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kent Kernahan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Array Converter, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); G05F 5/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic module compares the output voltage of a solar panel to an expected value and controls the power demand from the solar panel such that the output voltage does not vary from the expected value by more than a predetermined value. The predetermined value may be determined by correcting a room temperature value for the temperature dependence of the photodiodes comprising the solar panel and manufacturing tolerance.