Abstract: A direct current (DC) electrical panel (DC Combiner) is disclosed which includes a plurality of input pairs of positive and negative inputs, each input pair of the plurality of input pairs is configured to provide a positive DC input at a predefined voltage and a negative DC return, each positive input is coupled to a protection circuit whereby each such positive input is isolated from other positive inputs of the plurality of input pairs, thereby generating a protected input, each protected input is coupled to a busbar, and the busbar coupled to a plurality of switched circuits via a breaker switch in line with a protected input.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 28, 2023
Date of Patent:
February 3, 2026
Assignees:
Purdue Research Foundation, Rectify LLC
Inventors:
Jonathan Ore, Philip Teague, Frank W. Teague, III, Eckhard Groll
Abstract: A direct current (DC) electrical panel (DC Combiner) is disclosed which includes a plurality of input pairs of positive and negative inputs, each input pair of the plurality of input pairs is configured to provide a positive DC input at a predefined voltage and a negative DC return, each positive input is coupled to a protection circuit whereby each such positive input is isolated from other positive inputs of the plurality of input pairs, thereby generating a protected input, each protected input is coupled to a busbar, and the busbar coupled to a plurality of switched circuits via a breaker switch in line with a protected input.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 28, 2023
Publication date:
February 1, 2024
Applicants:
Purdue Research Foundation, Rectify LLC
Inventors:
Jonathan Ore, Philip Teague, Frank W. Teague, III, Eckhard Groll