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US 12,727,259 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for determining locations of power devices in power generation systems
AssigneeSolaredge Technologies Ltd.
InventorsIlan Yoscovich, Yoav Galin, Amir Fishelov, Yakir Loewenstern, David Braginsky, Lior Handelsman, Ohad Gidon, Guy Sella, Gil Litmanovitch
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Abstract
Various implementations described herein are directed to determining an order or locations of power devices connected in a serial string to a central power device. The order or locations may be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one power device of a plurality of power devices, one or more signals from each other power device of the plurality of power devices;
- determining, based on delays of the one or more signals, locations of the plurality of power devices, wherein each of the delays is between a sending time and a receiving time of a corresponding signal of the one or more signals;
- and
- storing the locations of the plurality of power devices.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of power devices, wherein each of the plurality of power devices comprises a processor and a communication circuit;
- a central power device comprising a central processor and a central communication circuit;
- and
- a plurality of conductors connecting the plurality of power devices in a serial string and to the central power device,
- wherein each power device of the plurality of power devices is configured to:
- transmit, using the communication circuit, a first signal to other power devices of the plurality of power devices;
- receive at least one second signal from the other power devices;
- record at least one signal delay of the at least one second signal, wherein each of the at least one signal delay is between a sending time and a receiving time of a corresponding signal of the at least one second signal;
- and
- send the at least one signal delay to the central power device, and wherein the central power device is configured to:
- determine, based on the at least one signal delay, locations of the plurality of power devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.