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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Jack Arthur Gilmore, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Eric Seymour, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jack Arthur Gilmore, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Eric Seymour, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System, methods and apparatus for coupling photovoltaic arrays are disclosed. The apparatus may include a first input adapted to couple to a neutral line of a first photovoltaic array; a second input adapted to couple to a neutral line of a second photovoltaic array; a contactor configured to switchably couple the neutral line of a first photovoltaic array to the a neutral line of a second photovoltaic array, the contactor being remotely controllable.