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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2008
Applicants:

Ravindranath Naiknaware, Portland, OR (US);

Triet Tu Le, Portland, OR (US);

Terri Shreeve Fiez, Corvallis, OR (US);

Kartikeya Mayaram, Corvallis, OR (US);

Inventors:

Ravindranath Naiknaware, Portland, OR (US);

Triet Tu Le, Portland, OR (US);

Terri Shreeve Fiez, Corvallis, OR (US);

Kartikeya Mayaram, Corvallis, OR (US);

Assignee:

SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/42 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02M 7/48 (2007.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02J 3/385 (2013.01); H02J 3/386 (2013.01); H02M 7/4807 (2013.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H02J 3/382 (2013.01); H02J 3/387 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01); Y02E 10/58 (2013.01); Y02E 10/763 (2013.01); Y10T 307/707 (2015.04);
Abstract

A distributed energy conversion system may include one or more DC power sources and two or more inverters to convert DC power from the power sources to AC power. The AC power from the two or more inverters may be combined to provide a single AC output. A module may include one or more photovoltaic cells and two or more inverters. An integrated circuit may include power electronics to convert DC input power to AC output power and processing circuitry to control the power electronics. The AC output power may be synchronized with an AC power distribution system.


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