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String continuity monitoring

US9356553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SOLANTRO SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. · CA

Inventors

Gerald Augustoni · Puyloubier, FR
Tudor Lipan · Ottawa, CA
Raymond Kenneth Orr · Oroville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 6, 2013
Grant date	May 31, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A system and method of monitoring a photovoltaic (PV) installation includes providing a string of multiple panel interface device enabled PV panels; operatively connecting an inverter to the string; operatively connecting at least one PV panel to the string; discharging an input capacitance of the inverter; comparing a current in the string to a predetermined current threshold value; and controlling connection of the at least one PV panel to the string based on the comparing of the current in the string to the predetermined current threshold value. A panel interface device may be used to discharge the input capacitance of the inverter.

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