Y02E 10/56
Power conversion systems
Official title: Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
Y02E10/56 (Power conversion systems) appears on 4,903 US grants and 6,065 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02E- Granted patents
- 4,903
- Published applications
- 6,065
- Assignees
- 1,771
- Inventors
- 8,949
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 18 | 39 |
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| 2007 | 20 | 49 |
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| 2009 | 27 | 110 |
| 2010 | 47 | 196 |
| 2011 | 89 | 312 |
| 2012 | 145 | 383 |
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| 2020 | 362 | 385 |
| 2021 | 407 | 360 |
| 2022 | 263 | 312 |
| 2023 | 314 | 312 |
| 2024 | 311 | 225 |
| 2025 | 249 | 171 |
| 2026 | 115 | 101 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for control of a medium voltage direct current solar plant6 Oct 2026US 12,756,200 B2Ge Grid Solutions LLC
- Utilization of distributed generator inverters as statcom22 Sep 2026US 12,744,380 B2
- Adaptive electrical power distribution panel22 Sep 2026US 12,744,455 B2Koolbridge Energy, Inc.
- Rapid shutdown device for photovoltaic modules15 Sep 2026US 12,738,892 B2GAF Energy LLC
- Refined solar panel string converter topology1 Sep 2026US 12,727,283 B2Ampt, LLC
- Device, method, and medium for charging dispatching20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246275 A1Xcharge Energy USA Inc.
- Methods of robust unit scheduling for transmission and distribution networks based on full frequency response processes20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246282 A1Northeast Electric Power University
- Apparatus for power conversion and method for operating the apparatus13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238001 A1Hitachi Energy Ltd
- Hybrid charging system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238011 A1Contemporary Amperex Future Energy Technology (Shenzhen) Limited
- Inverter and main controller for photovoltaic power generation system, and operating method for photovoltaic system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238016 A1Hanwha Solutions Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optimized energy management system510US 7,274,975 B2GridPoint, Inc. · 2007
- Anti-islanding method and apparatus for distributed power generation433US 6,219,623 B1Plug Power Inc. · 2001
- 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
- Apparatus and method for maximizing power delivered by a photovoltaic array381US 5,747,967 AMidwest Research Institute · 1998