Theft detection and prevention in a power generation system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of values, wherein a first value of the plurality of values corresponds to a measurement of an impedance of a photovoltaic direct current (DC) power source;
retrieving a second value from a memory of a device associated with a load;
comparing the first value with the second value to produce a comparison result; and
alerting, by the device, a potential theft corresponding to the photovoltaic DC power source based on one of (i) the comparison result or (ii) determining that at least one value of the plurality of values does not correspond to an impedance measurement.
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Abstract
A system for generation of electrical power including an inverter connected to a photovoltaic source including a theft prevention and detection feature. A first memory is permanently attached to the photovoltaic source. The first memory is configured to store a first code. A second memory is attached to the inverter. The second memory configured to store a second code. During manufacture or installation of the system, the first code is stored in the first memory attached to the photovoltaic source. The second code based on the first code is stored in the second memory. Prior to operation of the inverter, the first code is compared to the second code and based on the comparison; the generation of the electrical power is enabled or disabled.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of values, wherein a first value of the plurality of values corresponds to a measurement of an impedance of a photovoltaic direct current (DC) power source; retrieving a second value from a memory of a device associated with a load; comparing the first value with the second value to produce a comparison result; and alerting, by the device, a potential theft corresponding to the photovoltaic DC power source based on one of (i) the comparison result or (ii) determining that at least one value of the plurality of values does not correspond to an impedance measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a photovoltaic direct current (DC) power source configured to generate DC power and comprising; a processor configured to calculate a plurality of values, wherein a first value of the plurality of values corresponds to a measurement of an impedance of the photovoltaic DC power source; a first memory configured to store the first value; a load coupled to the photovoltaic DC power source via a DC power line; a second memory associated with the load, the second memory configured to store a second value; and a processor configured to receive the plurality of values from the photovoltaic DC power source, compare the first value of the plurality of values with the second value to produce a comparison result, and to alert a potential theft corresponding to the photovoltaic DC power source based on one of (i) the comparison result or (ii) a determination, by the processor, that at least one value of the plurality of values does not correspond to a measurement of an impedance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to; receive a plurality of values from a photovoltaic direct current (DC) power source; calculate a first value of the plurality of values, wherein the first value corresponds to a measurement of an impedance of the photovoltaic DC power source; retrieve a second value from the memory, wherein the memory is associated with a load; compare the first value with the second value to produce a comparison result; and alert a potential theft corresponding to the photovoltaic DC power source based on one of (i) the comparison result or (ii) a determination, by the apparatus, that at least one value of the plurality of values does not correspond to a measurement of an impedance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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