Inverter power generation systems and techniques
AssigneeGenerac Power Systems, Inc.
InventorsJenia Kuksin, Tony Peckler, Shehroz Malik, Christopher Jones
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Abstract
A power generation system includes an electricity grid, a DC power source, and an inverter. The inverter comprises DC to AC inverter circuitry for converting DC electricity produced by the DC power source to AC power to provide to the electricity grid. The inverter is configured to receive AC electricity from the electricity grid and convert the AC electricity into DC electricity using the DC to AC inverter circuitry to provide DC electricity to peripheral components of the power inverter which provides the power inverter with electrical power while the DC power source is not producing DC electricity.
Claims22
A power inverter for converting DC electricity from a DC power source into AC electricity for supply to an electricity grid, the power inverter comprising:
- DC to AC inverter circuitry;
- an input for receiving the DC electricity from the DC power source;
- an output for providing converted AC electricity to the electricity grid, the converted AC electricity being converted from the DC electricity into the converted AC electricity by the DC to AC inverter circuitry;
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- a peripheral load comprising one or more of a sensor, a gate driver, a communications module, and a controller, the power inverter being configured to provide the peripheral load with converted DC electricity, the converted DC electricity being converted from the AC electricity supplied to the power inverter by the electricity grid though the output, the AC electricity being converted into the converted DC electricity by the DC to AC inverter circuitry.
A method comprising:
- providing DC electricity produced by a DC power source to an input of a power inverter, the power inverter comprising:
- DC to AC inverter circuitry;
- the input for receiving the DC electricity from the DC power source;
- an output for providing converted AC electricity to an electricity grid;
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- a peripheral load comprising one or more of a sensor, a gate driver, a communications module, and a controller;
- converting the DC electricity into the converted AC electricity using the DC to AC inverter circuitry;
- providing the converted AC electricity to the electricity grid;
- providing AC electricity to the output of the power inverter when the DC power source is not producing the DC electricity;
- converting the AC electricity into converted DC electricity using the power inverter;
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- providing the converted DC electricity to the peripheral load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.