Patents by Inventor Daniel J. M. Maren

Daniel J. M. Maren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Photovoltaic system protection
    Patent number: 10056862
    Abstract: A method includes measuring one or more performance metrics of a set of solar cells coupled to an inverter. Based at least on the performance metrics meeting a first criterion, a first subset of the set of solar cells are disabled, reducing a voltage, power, or current provided to the inverter. Based at least on the performance metrics meeting a second criterion, a second subset of the set of solar cells are disabled, further reducing a voltage, power, or current provided to the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J Ponec, Darren Hau, Benjamin A. Johnson, Daniel J. M. Maren, William J. Dally
  • Photovoltaic System Protection
    Publication number: 20150349709
    Abstract: A method includes measuring one or more performance metrics of a set of solar cells coupled to an inverter. Based at least on the performance metrics meeting a first criterion, a first subset of the set of solar cells are disabled, reducing a voltage, power, or current provided to the inverter. Based at least on the performance metrics meeting a second criterion, a second subset of the set of solar cells are disabled, further reducing a voltage, power, or current provided to the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew J Ponec, Darren Hau, Benjamin A. Johnson, Daniel J. M. Maren, William J. Dally