Photovoltaic system

Title: Photovoltaic system

Abstract

A photovoltaic system described herein includes a first group of photovoltaic modules that comprises a first plurality of microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules. A second group of photovoltaic modules comprises a second plurality of microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules, wherein the first group of photovoltaic modules are electrically connected in parallel to the second group of photovoltaic modules.

Inventors:: Nielson, Gregory N.; Okandan, Murat; Lentine, Anthony L.; Sweatt, William C.; Clem, Paul Gilbert; Hearne, Sean J.; Davids, Paul; Huber, Dale L.; Nelson, Jeffrey S.; Apblett, Christopher Alan

Issue Date:: 2014-05-27

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1532096

Patent Number(s):: 8736108

Application Number:: 13/164,483

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J3/32 - using batteries with converting means
H02J1/102 - {being switching converters
H02J2300/20 - The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
H02J3/382 - {the generators exploiting renewable energy}

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
Y02E10/56 - Power conversion electric or electronic aspects

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J3/381 - {Dispersed generators}

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
H02S10/00 - PV power plants
H02S40/32 - comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/02021 - {for solar cells

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J3/385 - {Maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources}
H02J2300/26 - involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011-06-20

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Nielson, Gregory N., Okandan, Murat, Lentine, Anthony L., Sweatt, William C., Clem, Paul Gilbert, Hearne, Sean J., Davids, Paul, Huber, Dale L., Nelson, Jeffrey S., and Apblett, Christopher Alan. Photovoltaic system.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Nielson, Gregory N., Okandan, Murat, Lentine, Anthony L., Sweatt, William C., Clem, Paul Gilbert, Hearne, Sean J., Davids, Paul, Huber, Dale L., Nelson, Jeffrey S., & Apblett, Christopher Alan. Photovoltaic system.  United States.

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                    Nielson, Gregory N., Okandan, Murat, Lentine, Anthony L., Sweatt, William C., Clem, Paul Gilbert, Hearne, Sean J., Davids, Paul, Huber, Dale L., Nelson, Jeffrey S., and Apblett, Christopher Alan. Tue .  
        "Photovoltaic system".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1532096.

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  title        = {Photovoltaic system},

  author       = {Nielson, Gregory N. and Okandan, Murat and Lentine, Anthony L. and Sweatt, William C. and Clem, Paul Gilbert and Hearne, Sean J. and Davids, Paul and Huber, Dale L. and Nelson, Jeffrey S. and Apblett, Christopher Alan},

  abstractNote = {A photovoltaic system described herein includes a first group of photovoltaic modules that comprises a first plurality of microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules. A second group of photovoltaic modules comprises a second plurality of microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules, wherein the first group of photovoltaic modules are electrically connected in parallel to the second group of photovoltaic modules.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2014},

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