Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module

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

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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 J.; Little, Kristine; Chapman, Patrick L.; Mulligan, William P.; Marroquin, Marco A.

Issue Date:: 2021-08-31

Research Org.:: Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1840403

Patent Number(s):: 11108356

Application Number:: 16/011,384

Assignee:: Enphase Energy, Inc. (Petaluma, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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

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
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
H05K3/301 - {by means of a mounting structure
H05K7/02 - Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
H05K7/04 - on conductive chassis
H05K7/142 - {Spacers not being card guides}

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

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DOE Contract Number:: EE0005341

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 06/18/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Gilchrist, Phil, Morris, William J., Little, Kristine, Chapman, Patrick L., Mulligan, William P., and Marroquin, Marco A. Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Gilchrist, Phil, Morris, William J., Little, Kristine, Chapman, Patrick L., Mulligan, William P., & Marroquin, Marco A. Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module.  United States.

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                    Gilchrist, Phil, Morris, William J., Little, Kristine, Chapman, Patrick L., Mulligan, William P., and Marroquin, Marco A. Tue .  
        "Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1840403.

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  title        = {Integration of microinverter with photovoltaic module},

  author       = {Gilchrist, Phil and Morris, William J. and Little, Kristine and Chapman, Patrick L. and Mulligan, William P. and Marroquin, Marco A.},

  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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  year         = {2021},

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