Patents by Inventor Simon Butterweck

Simon Butterweck 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: 11658510
    Abstract: A photovoltaic energy generation system with a string including a series connection of solar modules, which string is electrically connected to an inverter via power lines for converting and feeding electrical power from the string into a network. The inverter is configured to obtain an alternative operating power from only one of the solar modules in the event that normal operating power can be obtained neither from the network nor from the entire string. A supply line can supply the alternative operating power to the inverter. Furthermore, the connectors and mating connectors of such a supply line are described, which can also be installed with an inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Simon Butterweck, Oliver Prior
  • Publication number: 20230021547
    Abstract: A device for current determination includes a shunt and a device for temperature measurement including a printed circuit board, an evaluation unit and a temperature sensor. The printed circuit board has a milled groove which runs spirally around the temperature sensor, so that the temperature sensor is arranged on a printed circuit board plateau defined by the milled groove and is displaceable in a direction that is parallel to a normal vector of a plane defined by the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Felix Muehlhausen, Simon Butterweck
  • Publication number: 20220090826
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a solar module, which includes a plurality of solar cells which are interconnected to generate a direct-voltage power at module terminals, and a receiving unit for receiving an accurate time signal. The solar module further includes a communication unit for the synchronous transmission of the received accurate time signal to an inverter. The inverter is connected to the solar module by means of direct-voltage lines. The disclosure also relates to an assembly that can be integrated into a solar module, and to an energy generation system having a solar module of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Raimund Thiel, Peter Lahnor, Simon Butterweck
  • Publication number: 20210028744
    Abstract: A photovoltaic energy generation system with a string including a series connection of solar modules, which string is electrically connected to an inverter via power lines for converting and feeding electrical power from the string into a network. The inverter is configured to obtain an alternative operating power from only one of the solar modules in the event that normal operating power can be obtained neither from the network nor from the entire string. A supply line can supply the alternative operating power to the inverter. Furthermore, the connectors and mating connectors of such a supply line are described, which can also be installed with an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Butterweck, Oliver Prior