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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2009
Robert Johnson, Richmond, CA (US);
Adrianne Kimber, Oakland, CA (US);
Carl J. S. Lenox, Oakland, CA (US);
Matt Campbell, Berkeley, CA (US);
Robert Johnson, Richmond, CA (US);
Adrianne Kimber, Oakland, CA (US);
Carl J. S. Lenox, Oakland, CA (US);
Matt Campbell, Berkeley, CA (US);
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Photovoltaic systems with managed output and methods for managing variability of output from photovoltaic systems are described. A system includes a photovoltaic module configured to receive and convert solar energy to DC power. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect a future change in solar energy to be received by the photovoltaic module. The system further includes a power conditioning unit coupled with the photovoltaic module and the sensor.