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US 2017/0366008 A1Published application
Solar and/or wind inverter
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorEdward J. Simburger
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Abstract
A solar and/or wind inverter that uses an ultracapacitor for grid stabilization. The ultracapacitor may be directly tied to, and placed between, a power source and an inverter. The ultracapacitor may supply power to a grid via the inverter during a reduction of power or a loss in power from the grid.
Claims24
An apparatus, comprising:
- an ultracapacitor directly tied to, and placed between, a power source and an inverter, wherein
- the ultracapacitor supplies power to a grid via the inverter during a reduction of power or a loss in power from the grid.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an ultracapacitor configured to provide power to a grid via an inverter during a reduction in power or a loss in power from the grid;
- and
- a peak power tracker configured to increase an output current of the inverter during the reduction in power or the loss in power from the grid, wherein
- the ultracapacitor is directly tied to, and placed in between, a power source and the inverter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.