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Photovoltaic panel circuitry

US11183968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Solaredge Technologies Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Liron Har-Shai · Haifa, IL
Alon Zohar · Netanya, IL
Ilan Yoscovitch · Ramat Gan, IL
Yoav Galin · Raanana, IL
Lior Handelsman · Givatayim, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2019
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 26, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/56
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Circuits integrated or integrable with a photovoltaic panel to provide built-in functionality to the photovoltaic panel including safety features such as arc detection and elimination, ground fault detection and elimination, reverse current protection, monitoring of the performance of the photovoltaic panel, transmission of the monitored parameters and theft prevention of the photovoltaic panel. The circuits may avoid power conversion, for instance DC/DC power conversion, may avoid performing maximum power tracking to include a minimum number of components and thereby increase overall reliability.

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