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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Barnes, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Tibor Bolfan, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 7/48 (2007.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/48 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02J 3/382 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for modifying power produced by a power converter. In one embodiment, the method comprises comparing a line voltage level to a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein the line voltage level is a level of a line voltage at an output of a power converter; and modifying power produced by the power converter by (i) a first modification when the line voltage level is between the first and the second thresholds, and (ii) a second modification when the line voltage level exceeds the second threshold.