Single chip grid connected solar micro inverter
OwnerZeev Collin, F. Mathew Rhodesinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved grid connected solar micro-inverter. The solar micro-inverter is provided with a single processor that performs both the functions for the control of the micro-inverter and runs the application program associated with it and implements a communication modem for connectivity to the grid or to the Internet cloud. The solar micro-inverter therefore needs only a single processor to perform both the micro-inverter control and modem communication functions, resulting in cheaper and smaller system implementation.
Claims14
A single chip micro-inverter system for power conversion, comprising:
- a processor;
- an output means coupling the processor with a powerline;
- a plurality of sensors to measure controlling parameters and sending of data to the processor;
- wherein said processor is programmed to process the data coming from the plurality of sensors in order to perform the control and monitoring functions associated with the power conversion, and to implement a modem for establishing connectivity and communicating with a remote communication gateway over the powerline.
A single chip processor for a micro-inverter comprising:
- a first module to process data received from a plurality of sensors, in order to perform control and monitoring functions of the micro-inverter;
- a second module to establish connectivity and communication with a remote gateway;
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- a third module having an algorithm for the control and monitoring function and to determine a communication standard for establishing communication with the remote gateway.
The single chip processor of claim 7 wherein the plurality of sensors comprises temperature sensor, current detector and voltage detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.