Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module

Gilchrist, Phil; Morris, William; Little, Kristine; Chapman, Patrick; Mulligan, William P.; Marroquin, Marco A.

Title: Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module

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Various technologies for integrating a microinverter with a photovoltaic module are disclosed. An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module includes a photovoltaic module having a frame and a junction box including a direct current (DC) output connector, and a microinverter having a housing coupled to the frame and a DC input connector electrically mated with the DC output connector of the photovoltaic module.

Inventors:: Gilchrist, Phil; Morris, William; Little, Kristine; Chapman, Patrick; Mulligan, William P.; Marroquin, Marco A.

Issue Date:: 2018-06-26

Research Org.:: SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1459560

Patent Number(s):: 10008979

Application Number:: 14/554,825

Assignee:: SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S40/34 - comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
H05K7/02 - Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
H05K3/301 - {by means of a mounting structure

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/02013 - {comprising output lead wires elements}

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
H05K7/04 - on conductive chassis
H05K7/142 - {Spacers not being card guides}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S40/32 - comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules

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DOE Contract Number:: EE0005341

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Nov 26

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Gilchrist, Phil, Morris, William, Little, Kristine, Chapman, Patrick, Mulligan, William P., and Marroquin, Marco A. Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Gilchrist, Phil, Morris, William, Little, Kristine, Chapman, Patrick, Mulligan, William P., & Marroquin, Marco A. Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module.  United States.

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  abstractNote = {Various technologies for integrating a microinverter with a photovoltaic module are disclosed. An alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module includes a photovoltaic module having a frame and a junction box including a direct current (DC) output connector, and a microinverter having a housing coupled to the frame and a DC input connector electrically mated with the DC output connector of the photovoltaic module.},

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