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Photovoltaic panel circuitry

US8988838B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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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	Jan 29, 2013
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2033

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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