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Granted Patent B2
US 12,401,318 · App. 17/915,582 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Module and system for controlling photovoltaic strings to perform domino-type automatic snow melting

Inventors: Jianan Zheng (Anhui, CN); Wen Liu (Anhui, CN); Jan Justus Ingenhoff (Anhui, CN); Wenjun Liu (Anhui, CN); Xinyu Zhang (Anhui, CN)
Assignees: Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China; UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
H02S40/12F24S40/20F24S40/85H02S40/44
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Patent No.
US 12,401,318
App. No.
17/915,582
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a system for controlling photovoltaic strings to perform Domino-type automatic snow melting, including a controller, M photovoltaic strings and a photovoltaic power supply control module; the 1 st to (k−1) th photovoltaic strings supply power to the k th photovoltaic string, in response to the k th photovoltaic string being in a load mode, 2≤k≤M. The M photovoltaic strings are correspondingly connected to M photovoltaic interfaces of the photovoltaic power supply control module; the controller is connected to the photovoltaic power supply control module, and is configured to control the working state of the photovoltaic power supply control module.

Claims (15)

1. A system for controlling photovoltaic strings to perform Domino-type automatic snow melting, comprising a controller, M photovoltaic strings and a photovoltaic power supply control module; wherein the photovoltaic power supply control module comprises M photovoltaic interfaces; the M photovoltaic strings are correspondingly connected to the M photovoltaic interfaces; wherein,

the photovoltaic power supply control module comprises at least Work State I and Work State II:

in Work State I, 1 st to M th photovoltaic strings are all in a power supply mode, and supply power to an external load;

in Work State II, 1 st to (k−1) th photovoltaic strings are all in a power supply mode in response to a k th photovoltaic string being in a load mode, and the 1 st to (k−1) th photovoltaic strings supply power to the k th photovoltaic string, 2≤k≤M; and

the controller is connected to the photovoltaic power supply control module, and is configured to control the working state of a photovoltaic power supply control module,

wherein in Work State II of the photovoltaic power supply control module, 2 nd to M th photovoltaic strings execute the load mode sequentially,

wherein a photovoltaic panel included in the 2 nd photovoltaic string to the M th photovoltaic string are all installed on the same inclined plane A,

wherein a photovoltaic panel included in the 1 st photovoltaic string is installed perpendicular to a ground.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein in Work State I of the photovoltaic power supply control module, the 1 st to M th photovoltaic strings are connected in series; in Work State II of the photovoltaic power supply control module, the 1 st to (k−1) th photovoltaic strings are connected in series, in response to the photovoltaic string connected to the k th photovoltaic interface being in the load mode.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the number of photovoltaic panels included in the 2 nd photovoltaic string to the M th photovoltaic string increases sequentially.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein all photovoltaic panels on the inclined plane A are arranged in a matrix; and in a row of the photovoltaic panels in an inclined direction of the inclined plane A, a serial number of a photovoltaic string in which a photovoltaic panel is located lower is less than a serial number of a photovoltaic string in which a photovoltaic panel is located higher.

5. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a power supply; wherein the power supply is connected to the photovoltaic power supply control module; in Work State II of the photovoltaic power supply control module, the power supply supplies power to the 1 st photovoltaic string, in response to the 1 st photovoltaic string being in the load mode.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein in Work State II of the photovoltaic power supply control module, the 1 st to M th photovoltaic strings execute the load mode sequentially.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the power supply and the 1 st to (k−1) th photovoltaic strings all supply power to the k th photovoltaic string, in response to the k th photovoltaic string being in the load mode, 2≤k≤M.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the number of photovoltaic panels included in the 1 st photovoltaic string to the M th photovoltaic string increases sequentially.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
To: INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA; UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
Reel/Frame 071865/0107 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: ZHENG, JIANAN; LIU, WEN; INGENHOFF, JAN JUSTUS; LIU, WENJUN; ZHANG, XINYU
To: INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910499466.3 · Jun 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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