Detection of arcing location on photovoltaic systems using filters
| Patent Number: | 9,897,642 |
| Issued: | 2/20/2018 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | The present invention relates to photovoltaic systems capable of identifying the location of an arc-fault. In particular, such systems include a unique filter connected to each photovoltaic (PV) string, thereby providing a unique filtered noise profile associated with a particular PV string. Also described herein are methods for identifying and isolating such arc-faults. |
| Filed: | 3/10/2015 |
| Application Number: | 14/643,032 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |