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US Patent 8796884B2 Summary:
- Title: Energy conversion systems with power control
- Current Assignee: GRIDSCALE SOLUTIONS, LLC; Enphase Energy Inc.
- Inventors: Ravindranath Naiknaware, Vincenzo DiTommaso, Triet Tu Le, Robert D. Batten, Terri Shreeve Fiez
- Filing Date: 2009-02-10
- Issue Date: 2014-08-05
- Abstract: "In one embodiment, a power conversion system includes a controller to provide power control to a converter, and a distortion mitigation circuit. In another embodiment, a system includes a converter to transfer power between a power source and a load having fluctuating power demand, and a controller to provide power control, where the controller may selectively disable the power control. In another embodiment, a power conversion system includes a controller to generate a drive signal to provide power control to a power path in response to a sense signal from the power path, where the sense signal is taken from other than the input of the power path, or the drive signal is applied to the power path at other than a first power stage."
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