Patents by Inventor Sergey Kondrashov

Sergey Kondrashov 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).

  • Patent number: 11973350
    Abstract: A transmitter having: an oscillator to generate a clock signal and synthesize frequencies for modulating a message to generate first signals to a first direct current power line, and a control circuit to adjust timing of the first signals in synchronization with second signals transmitted in a second direct current power line disposed in a vicinity of the first direct current power line, by synchronizing phase of the first and second signals or by transmitting the first and the second signals in separate time windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tigo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Sergey Kondrashov, Jeffrey Dwain Sanders, Benjamin Victor Duane Henry
  • Publication number: 20230367349
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky, Sergey Kondrashov
  • Patent number: 11720135
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Tigo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky, Sergey Kondrashov
  • Publication number: 20230033108
    Abstract: A transmitter includes a modulator configured to digitally generate a communication signal whose modulation represents coded information to be transmitted to a local management unit. The transmitter can include a control unit configured to generate harmonic frequencies that are in-phase, inverted, or out-of-phase from a raw signal using fundamental frequencies for modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Sergey Kondrashov, Jeffrey Dwain Sanders, Zvi Alon, Benjamin Victor Duane Henry, Oleg Ivanovich Liavkin, Sam Arditi
  • Publication number: 20220382313
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky, Sergey Kondrashov
  • Patent number: 11437820
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Tigo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky, Sergey Kondrashov
  • Publication number: 20210320500
    Abstract: A transmitter having: an oscillator to generate a clock signal and synthesize frequencies for modulating a message to generate first signals to a first direct current power line, and a control circuit to adjust timing of the first signals in synchronization with second signals transmitted in a second direct current power line disposed in a vicinity of the first direct current power line, by synchronizing phase of the first and second signals or by transmitting the first and the second signals in separate time windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Sergey Kondrashov, Jeffrey Dwain Sanders, Benjamin Victor Duane Henry
  • Publication number: 20200235583
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky, Sergey Kondrashov
  • Patent number: 10615607
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Tigo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky, Sergey Kondrashov
  • Publication number: 20160344192
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a photovoltaic module and an inverter having an input capacitor are presented. The photovoltaic system includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller coupled between the inverter and the photovoltaic module. The MPPT controller includes a direct current (DC) converter configured to reduce, in a forward buck mode, a voltage of the photovoltaic module, to supply power from the photovoltaic module to the input capacitor of the inverter. The photovoltaic system also includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to control the DC converter to allow the photovoltaic module to operate at a maximum power point, and to increase, in a reverse boost mode, a voltage of the input capacitor of the inverter, to dissipate power from the input capacitor in the photovoltaic module, and the MPPT controller is configured to, based upon one or more triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Eizips, Mordechay AVRUTSKY, Sergey Kondrashov