IP Library Granted Patent US 7,969,700
Granted Patent B2
US 7,969,700 · App. 12/453,474 · Granted Jun 28, 2011

Electrical circuit for protecting photovoltaic systems

Assignee: Ingeteam Energy, S.A.
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Patent No.
US 7,969,700
App. No.
12/453,474
Granted
Jun 28, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a structure for the electrical protection of photovoltaic facilities in the event a photovoltaic generator (G 1 -G p ) is connected with its polarity reversed, for what it includes a protection cell that comprises two connection points ( 1, 2 ) at which the photovoltaic generator is connected (G 1 -G p ), at least one device (D) in charge of reducing the voltage of the photovoltaic generator (G 1 -G p ) in the event of polarity reversion, which is connected in parallel between the aforementioned two connection points, at least one element (M) of breakage and/or protection of the photovoltaic generator (G 1 -G p ) serially connected to the preceding elements, minimizing the loading on the aforementioned break and/or protection elements.

Claims (10)

1. An electrical system for protecting a photovoltaic system, the electrical system being provided for preventing damage in the photovoltaic system in an event of a reverse connection of a photovoltaic generator inside a photovoltaic field, the electrical system comprising a protection cell,

wherein the protection cell includes:

two connection points at which the photovoltaic generator is connected;

at least one device in charge of reducing a voltage of the photovoltaic generator in an event of a polarity reversion due to the reverse connection, the at least one device being connected in parallel between the two connection points at which the photovoltaic generator is connected; and

at least one element of breakage and/or protection of the photovoltaic generator, the at least one element of breakage and/or protection being serially connected to the at least one device in charge of reducing the voltage of the photovoltaic generator and the two connection points at which the photovoltaic generator is connected.

2. The electrical circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising at least two parallel-associated protection cells, at which their respective photovoltaic generators are connected.

3. The electrical circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one device in charge of reducing the voltage of the photovoltaic generator is of a diode type.

4. The electrical circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one element of breakage and/or protection is of a fuse type.

5. The electrical circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one device in charge of reducing the voltage of the photovoltaic generator is of a diode type.

6. The electrical circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one element of breakage and/or protection is of a fuse type.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Nov 6, 2012
From: INGETEAM ENERGY, S.A.
To: INGETEAM POWER TECHNOLOGY, S.A.
Reel/Frame 029249/0696 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2009
From: COLOMA CALAHORRA, JAVIER; BALDA BELZUNEGUI, JULIAN; MUGUERZA OLCOZ, LUIS
To: INGETEAM ENERGY, S.A.
Reel/Frame 022707/0592 →
Priority Claims (1)
ES 200801358 · May 12, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090279221A1 · Nov 12, 2009