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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Holden R. Caine, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Holden R. Caine, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Also Energy, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method for monitoring performance of a photovoltaic array. The system and method reduces the need for monitoring equipment by collecting measurement data associated with a plurality of photovoltaic strings. Failure and performance degradation detection is improved through the use of monitoring conditions, performance thresholds, and auto-calibration. Various user interfaces enable a user to modify or adjust the monitoring system and method, as well as monitor the performance of a photovoltaic array.