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Monitoring of distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources

  • US 8,903,681 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2013
  • Issued: 12/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitoring system for distributed DC power installation, comprising:

  • a plurality of power sources, each of the power sources connected to a shared power line;

    a plurality of monitoring modules, each monitoring module associated with one of the power sources and collecting performance data of the associated power source and each monitoring module comprises a timer;

    a plurality of transmitters, each transmitter associated with one of the monitoring modules and transmitting the performance data of the associated monitoring module over the shared power line; and

    a plurality of controllers, each associated with one of the transmitters, initializing the timer of the associated monitoring module whenever the associated power source starts to generate power, and controlling the associated transmitter to transmit the performance data when elapsed time from initialization of the timer reaches a transmission time of the associated transmitter.

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