Device for shunting current from photovoltaic circuit near the open circuit voltage and/or disconnecting solar module of a solar system
US9472691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices for reducing the open circuit voltages of solar systems are described. In one embodiment, a solar system includes a string of a plurality of solar modules having an open circuit voltage. The solar system also includes a device for reducing the open circuit voltage of the string of the plurality of solar modules during an open circuit configuration.
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