Patents Assigned to GreenRay Inc.
  • Modified zero voltage transition (ZVT) full bridge converter and photovoltaic (PV) array using the same
    Patent number: 8665610
    Abstract: The present invention, a modified zero voltage transition (ZVT) full bridge converter, is an isolated dc/dc converter which can operate with high efficiency and high reliability in applications requiring a low input voltage and high output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Greenray Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory A. Kern
  • AC photovoltaic module and inverter assembly
    Patent number: 8659880
    Abstract: An AC photovoltaic module includes a DC photovoltaic module for converting solar energy to DC electrical power, and an inverter for converting DC electrical power to AC electrical power, the inverter being adapted for connection to a frame portion of the module and being sized and configured, and provided with arrangements of electrical components thereof, to dispense heat from the inverter, whereby to prolong operational life and reliability of the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Greenray Inc.
    Inventors: Miles Clayton Russell, Gregory Allen Kern, Ruel Davenport Little, Zachary Adam King
  • Assembly and method for mounting solar panels to structural surfaces
    Patent number: 8418688
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting solar panels to structural surfaces includes a frame member adapted to receive and retain a first end portion of a solar panel, and a mounting foot adapted for attachment to the structural surface, wherein the frame member and the mounting foot are adapted for interlocking engagement with each other to mount an end of a solar panel on the structural surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Greenray Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Adam King, Miles Clayton Russell, Ruel Davenport Little
  • Data acquisition apparatus and methodology for self-diagnosing of AC modules
    Patent number: 8300439
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring, measuring and recording the operating values of each of a plurality of inter-connected AC PV modules and performing a diagnostic analysis, including comparing the those operating values to each other and to operating values recorded at an earlier time to determine laminate degradation and the performance-attenuating effect of temperature, soiling, shading, and snow cover on the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: GreenRay Inc.
    Inventors: Ruel Davenport Little, Zachary Adam King
  • AC photovoltaic module and inverter assembly
    Patent number: 8023266
    Abstract: An AC photovoltaic module includes a DC photovoltaic module for converting solar energy to DC electrical power, and an inverter for converting DC electrical power to AC electrical power, the inverter being adapted for connection to a frame portion of the module and being sized and configured, and provided with arrangements of electrical components thereof, to dispense heat from the inverter, whereby to prolong operational life and reliability of the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: GreenRay Inc.
    Inventors: Miles Clayton Russell, Gregory Allen Kern, Ruel Davenport Little, Zachary Adam King