Method and apparatus for interconnecting distributed power sources
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01R-012/59
H01R-012/61
H02M-007/00
출원번호
US-0864337
(2013-04-17)
등록번호
US-9806445
(2017-10-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Fornage, Martin
Belur, Raghuveer R.
출원인 / 주소
Enphase Energy, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Moser Taboada
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An apparatus and system for coupling power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor; a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor; a second co
An apparatus and system for coupling power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor; a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor; a second connector, wherein a first terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; and a third connector, wherein a first terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and wherein the first, the second, and the third connectors are each adapted to couple to a different DC-AC power converter and an output of the trunk cable comprises three-phase AC power.
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1. An apparatus for coupling power, comprising: a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor;a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor;a second connector, wherein a first terminal of the
1. An apparatus for coupling power, comprising: a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor;a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor;a second connector, wherein a first terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; anda third connector, wherein a first terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and wherein the first, the second, and the third connectors are each adapted to couple to a different DC-AC power converter and an output of the trunk cable comprises three-phase AC power; wherein a second terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, a second terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor, and a second terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; and wherein connections between (a) the first and second terminals of each connector and (b) the first, second, and third conductors are such that phase connections at each connector are rotated. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a third terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor, a third terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and a third terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the different DC-AC power converters generates a single-phase AC power. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the different DC-AC power converters generates two phases of AC power. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the different DC-AC power converters is coupled to a different photovoltaic (PV) module. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a junction box coupled to the first, the second, and the third conductors. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the trunk cable further comprises a neutral line conductor, and wherein neutral terminals of each of the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector are conductively coupled to the neutral line conductor. 8. A system for coupling power, comprising: a plurality of DC-AC inverters;a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor;a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor;a second connector, wherein a first terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; anda third connector, wherein a first terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and wherein the first, the second, and the third connectors are each adapted to couple to a different DC-AC power converter of the plurality of DC-AC inverters and an output of the trunk cable comprises three-phase AC power; wherein a second terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, a second terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor, and a second terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; and wherein connections between (a) the first and second terminals of each connector and (b) the first, second, and third conductors are such that phase connections at each connector are rotated. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein a third terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor, a third terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and a third terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein each of the different DC-AC power converters generates a single-phase AC power. 11. The system of claim 8, wherein each of the different DC-AC power converters generates two phases of AC power. 12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) modules, wherein each of the different DC-AC power converters is coupled to a different PV module of the plurality of PV modules. 13. The system of claim 8, further comprising a junction box coupled to the first, the second, and the third conductors. 14. The system of claim 8, wherein the trunk cable further comprises a neutral line conductor, and wherein neutral terminals of each of the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector are conductively coupled to the neutral line conductor.
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