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US 8,415,552 B2Granted
Systems and methods for prevention of open loop damage during or immediately after manufacturing
AssigneeTigo Energy, Inc.
InventorsRon Hadar, Shmuel Arditi, Dan Kikinis
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Abstract
A solar cell having an open loop voltage that approaches a critical voltage range when exposed to light. A circuit, connected to the solar cell, is configured to load the solar cell when the open loop voltage of the solar cell reaches a threshold within a predetermined range of the critical voltage range.
Claims20
A solar energy generation system, comprising:
- a solar cell to produce a voltage;
- a circuit comprising an FET transistor, the circuit connected to the solar cell to load the solar cell when the voltage of the solar cell reaches a threshold;
- and
- a controller, connected to the FET transistor, configured to turn off the FET transistor when the controller determines that a value of a load connected to the solar cell is more than a preset threshold.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a solar cell to produce a voltage;
- providing a circuit comprising an FET transistor;
- connecting the circuit to the solar cell to load the solar cell when the voltage of the solar cell reaches a first threshold;
- and
- turning off, by a controller coupled with the FET transistor, the FET transistor when the controller determines that a value of a load connected to the solar cell is more than a second preset threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.