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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Douglas C. Folts, Baraboo, WI (US);
Kleber V. C. Facchini, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ajith H. Wijenayake, New Berlin, WI (US);
Gary J. Bowers, Waunakee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Folts, Baraboo, WI (US);
Kleber V. C. Facchini, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ajith H. Wijenayake, New Berlin, WI (US);
Gary J. Bowers, Waunakee, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Superconductor Corporation, Devens, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H02H 7/122 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 (2013.01); H02H 7/1222 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H02M 2001/007 (2013.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for harvesting solar power includes a photovoltaic array for generating a DC voltage; a discharge circuit for causing the DC voltage to decay from a first value to a second value; and an inverter circuit for transforming an output voltage from the discharge circuit into an AC voltage.