UTILITY-INTERACTIVE INVERTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
First Claim
1. Electrically powered equipment, comprising:
- an electric power consuming apparatus;
a mains input coupled to said apparatus and configured to be coupled to a branch circuit extending from a distribution panel and allow electric power from said branch circuit to flow to said apparatus; and
a grid-tied power source input at least intermittently couplable to said mains input and configured to receive electric power from at least one premises power source and allow said electric power to flow to said apparatus or said distribution panel.
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Abstract
Electrically powered equipment and a method of powering the equipment. In one embodiment, the equipment includes: (1) an electric power consuming apparatus, (2) a mains input coupled to the apparatus and configured to be coupled to a branch circuit extending from a distribution panel and allow electric power from the branch circuit to flow to the apparatus and (3) a grid-tied power source input at least intermittently couplable to the mains input and configured to receive electric power from at least one premises power source and allow the electric power to flow to the apparatus or the distribution panel. In a more specific embodiment, the equipment is an outdoor unit.
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1. Electrically powered equipment, comprising:
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an electric power consuming apparatus; a mains input coupled to said apparatus and configured to be coupled to a branch circuit extending from a distribution panel and allow electric power from said branch circuit to flow to said apparatus; and a grid-tied power source input at least intermittently couplable to said mains input and configured to receive electric power from at least one premises power source and allow said electric power to flow to said apparatus or said distribution panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of powering electrically powered equipment, comprising:
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at least intermittently providing electric power to an electric power consuming apparatus in said equipment via a mains input thereof and a branch circuit extending from a distribution panel and coupled to said mains input; at least intermittently providing electric power from a grid-tied power source input to said electric power consuming apparatus; and at least intermittently providing electric power from said grid-tied power source input to said distribution panel via said mains input and said branch circuit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An outdoor unit, comprising:
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a motor; a mains input coupled to said motor and configured to be coupled to a branch circuit extending from a distribution panel and allow electric power from said branch circuit to flow to said motor; and a grid-tied power source input at least intermittently couplable to said mains input and configured to receive electric power from at least one premises power source and allow said electric power to flow to said motor or said distribution panel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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