G05F 1/67
To the maximum power available from a generator
Official title: to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
G05F1/67 (To the maximum power available from a generator) appears on 604 US grants and 650 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05F- Granted patents
- 604
- Published applications
- 650
- Assignees
- 407
- Inventors
- 1,363
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 35 | 35 |
| 2025 | 28 | 37 |
| 2026 | 17 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for optimizing solar power using array topology reconfiguration through a regularized deep neural network6 Oct 2026US 12,756,190 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Voltage control device for solar power generation in accordance with output limit6 Oct 2026US 12,756,201 B2Crocus Inc.
- Power conversion device having multi-level structure1 Sep 2026US 12,726,101 B2LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Refined solar panel string converter topology1 Sep 2026US 12,727,283 B2Ampt, LLC
- Power control system including power supply DC line and selected one of plural performing DC voltage feedback control25 Aug 2026US 12,719,282 B2Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.
- System for balancing and converting voltage output for photovoltaic modules27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254253 A1Optivolt Labs, Inc.
- Inverter and main controller for photovoltaic power generation system, and operating method for photovoltaic system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238016 A1Hanwha Solutions Corporation
- Power control device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219699 A1Niterra Co., Ltd.
- Electric power control method and voltage converter therefor in maximum power point tracking control2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186519 A1Cef., Ltd.
- System for balancing and converting voltage output for photovoltaic modules21 May 2026US 2026/0142470 A1Optivolt Labs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Conditioning circuit for a power supply at the maximum power point, a solar generator, and a conditioning method431US 6,984,970 B2Alcatel · 2006
- Solar array maximum power tracker with arcjet load400US 5,604,430 ATRW Inc. · 1997
- Self-excited power minimizer/maximizer for switching power converters and switching motor drive applications378US 5,801,519 AThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 1998
- Power control apparatus for solar power generation system377US 5,923,158 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- DC/AC inverter controller for solar cell, including maximum power point tracking function367US 5,268,832 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1993