Photovoltaic systems with voltage limiting devices
Abstract
A photovoltaic system includes voltage limiting devices that are connected in series. A voltage limiting device clips a corresponding photovoltaic string to limit a voltage of the photovoltaic string. Unclipping of clipped photovoltaic strings is coordinated by a central controller or in a distributed fashion by the voltage limiting devices based on monitored string conditions.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SunPower Corp., San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1524989
- Patent Number(s):
- 10218182
- Application Number:
- 15/272,911
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006882
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016-09-22
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Truong, Tuan, Hau, Darren, Ponec, Andrew, Albers, Mark, and Johnson, Benjamin. Photovoltaic systems with voltage limiting devices. United States: N. p., 2019.
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Truong, Tuan, Hau, Darren, Ponec, Andrew, Albers, Mark, & Johnson, Benjamin. Photovoltaic systems with voltage limiting devices. United States.
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"Photovoltaic systems with voltage limiting devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1524989.
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author = {Truong, Tuan and Hau, Darren and Ponec, Andrew and Albers, Mark and Johnson, Benjamin},
abstractNote = {A photovoltaic system includes voltage limiting devices that are connected in series. A voltage limiting device clips a corresponding photovoltaic string to limit a voltage of the photovoltaic string. Unclipping of clipped photovoltaic strings is coordinated by a central controller or in a distributed fashion by the voltage limiting devices based on monitored string conditions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2019},
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