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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Bundschuh, Austin, TX (US);
William C. Alexander, Spicewood, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul Bundschuh, Austin, TX (US);
William C. Alexander, Spicewood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ideal Power Converters, Inc., Spicewood, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for operating, monitoring and diagnosing photovoltaic arrays used for solar energy collection. The system preferably includes capabilities for monitoring or diagnosing an array, under some circumstances, by using a bidirectional power converter not only to convert the DC output of the array to output power under some conditions, but also, for diagnostic operations, applying a back-converted DC voltage to the array.