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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Capra J'neva Devi, Portland, OR (US);
Emilie Fetscher, Girdwood, AR (US);
Peter Jones, Portland, OR (US);
Capra J'Neva Devi, Portland, OR (US);
Emilie Fetscher, Girdwood, AR (US);
Peter Jones, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A power inverter is provided for converting DC power into AC power. The inverter may be operable to couple to two or more transformer modules each operable to convert at least a portion of the DC power to at least a portion of the AC power. In one embodiment, two or more transformer modules are removably coupled to the inverter. In an alternative embodiment, the inverter is capable of electrically coupling to an externally-housed transformer module. In an alternative embodiment, the inverter may include two or more transformer modules hard-wired into the device. The inverter may include an AC safety plug for releasably connecting to an AC power network and outputting AC power. The inverter may include one or more sensors configured to detect one or more properties of the AC power network for the purposes of determining whether a connection to the power network should be established.