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Title: Simultaneous distribution of AC and DC power

Abstract

A system and method for the transport and distribution of both AC (alternating current) power and DC (direct current) power over wiring infrastructure normally used for distributing AC power only, for example, residential and/or commercial buildings' electrical wires is disclosed and taught. The system and method permits the combining of AC and DC power sources and the simultaneous distribution of the resulting power over the same wiring. At the utilization site a complementary device permits the separation of the DC power from the AC power and their reconstruction, for use in conventional AC-only and DC-only devices.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1214569
Patent Number(s):
9,136,708
Application Number:
13/354,228
Assignee:
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Jan 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Citation Formats

Polese, Luigi Gentile. Simultaneous distribution of AC and DC power. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Polese, Luigi Gentile. Simultaneous distribution of AC and DC power. United States.
Polese, Luigi Gentile. 2015. "Simultaneous distribution of AC and DC power". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1214569.
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