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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Abb Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventor:
Jesse Kokkonen, Klaukkala, FI;
Assignee:
ABB Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/36 (2007.01); H02M 7/48 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H02M 1/36 (2013.01); H02M 7/48 (2013.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01); Y10T 307/549 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method for operating an inverter, and an inverter for coupling with a photovoltaic array having at least one photovoltaic panel are disclosed. The inverter can be configured: to connect output poles of the photovoltaic array in short circuit with each other; to measure a current supplied by the photovoltaic array through the output poles after they have been connected in short circuit with each other; and to start a DC-to-AC conversion of power supplied by the photovoltaic array if the measured current exceeds a predetermined threshold.