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Power source communication with downstream device by changing output voltage on a power bus

US11916378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION · US
POWERSECURE INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Arne Ballantine · Palo Alto, US
Prasad PMSVVSV · San Jose, US
Rajesh Gopinath · Houston, US
Ranganathan Gurunathan · San Jose, US
Robert C. Harris · Unadilla, US
Marshall Worth · Raleigh, US
Chaitanya Mandela · San Jose, US
Vishal Anand Gopalakrishnan · Kanchinakote, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2019
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S40/121
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power generation system includes a power source that is configured to communicate with at least one of a downstream load or a downstream device by changing a voltage on a power bus between the power source and the at least one of the downstream load or the downstream device, while power source provides power on the power bus to the at least one of the downstream load or the downstream device.

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