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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Philip Michael Cioffi, Schaghticoke, NY (US);
Maja Harfman Todorovic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Scott Herzog, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Charles Steven Korman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Donald M. Doherty, Schenectady, NY (US);
Neil Anthony Johnson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A micro-inverter assembly includes a housing having an opening formed in a bottom surface thereof, and a direct current (DC)-to-alternating current (AC) micro-inverter disposed within the housing at a position adjacent to the opening. The micro-inverter assembly further includes a micro-inverter DC connector electrically coupled to the DC-to-AC micro-inverter and positioned within the opening of the housing, the micro-inverter DC connector having a plurality of exposed electrical contacts.