Inventor
CHAPMAN PATRICK L
US51 patents
⚠️ This page may combine multiple inventors who share the name “CHAPMAN PATRICK L”. Patents are grouped by organization below to help distinguish them — per-person disambiguation is on the roadmap.
SUNPOWER CORP
25 patentsUS9263183B2Feb 16, 2016
Modular photovoltaic power supply assembly
SUNPOWER CORP32 citations95
US9048740B2Jun 2, 2015
Variable duty cycle switching with imposed delay
SUNPOWER CORP30 citations94
US9806628B2Oct 31, 2017
Apparatus and method for controlling DC-AC power conversion
SUNPOWER CORP10 citations92
US9225256B2Dec 29, 2015
Apparatus and method for controlling DC-AC power conversion
SUNPOWER CORP19 citations92
US9564835B2Feb 7, 2017
Inverter communications using output signal
SUNPOWER CORP8 citations84
US9887639B2Feb 6, 2018
Communication within a power inverter using transformer voltage frequency
SUNPOWER CORP2 citations73
US9722504B2Aug 1, 2017
Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using multiple converters
SUNPOWER CORP2 citations73
US9843358B2Dec 12, 2017
Device, system, and method for communicating with a power inverter using power line communications
SUNPOWER CORP2 citations71
US10020754B2Jul 10, 2018
String inverter system
SUNPOWER CORP2 citations70
US10003300B2Jun 19, 2018
Photovoltaic management and module-level power electronics
SUNPOWER CORP3 citations69
US9954462B2Apr 24, 2018
Converter topologies and control
SUNPOWER CORP4 citations69
US10205417B2Feb 12, 2019
Automated commissioning and inspection for PV systems
SUNPOWER CORP4 citations65
US9496794B2Nov 15, 2016
Regulation of powertrain converter circuit
SUNPOWER CORP2 citations63
US11349434B2May 31, 2022
Remote array mapping
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US11121674B2Sep 14, 2021
Photovoltaic modules
SUNPOWER CORP1 citations62
US10892708B2Jan 12, 2021
Remote array mapping
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US10992237B2Apr 27, 2021
Inverter coupling and decoupling management
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations61
US11088548B2Aug 10, 2021
Verifying status of a termination end cap of a microinverter chain
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations60
US11342756B2May 24, 2022
Microinverter systems and subsystems
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations54
US10476427B2Nov 12, 2019
Photovoltaic modules
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US11495698B2Nov 8, 2022
Reconfigurable photovoltaic laminate(s) and photovoltaic panel(s)
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations51
US10886874B2Jan 5, 2021
Hybrid management module
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations50
US10498253B2Dec 3, 2019
String inverter system
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations50
US10447043B2Oct 15, 2019
Verifying status of a termination end cap of a microinverter chain
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations50
US10511174B2Dec 17, 2019
Microinverter systems and subsystems
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations44
CHAPMAN PATRICK L
10 patentsUS8279642B2Oct 2, 2012
Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using an active filter to reduce double-frequency ripple power of bus waveform
CHAPMAN PATRICK L60 citations97
US8767421B2Jul 1, 2014
Power converter bus control method, system, and article of manufacture
CHAPMAN PATRICK L37 citations94
US8634216B2Jan 21, 2014
Communication within a power inverter using transformer voltage frequency
CHAPMAN PATRICK L35 citations94
US9093919B2Jul 28, 2015
Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using a frequency converter
CHAPMAN PATRICK L28 citations93
US8503200B2Aug 6, 2013
Quadrature-corrected feedforward control apparatus and method for DC-AC power conversion
CHAPMAN PATRICK L48 citations93
US8823356B2Sep 2, 2014
Supply voltage auto-sensing
CHAPMAN PATRICK L23 citations92
US8737100B2May 27, 2014
Method and apparatus for controlling an inverter using pulse mode control
CHAPMAN PATRICK L27 citations92
US8482947B2Jul 9, 2013
Apparatus and method for controlling DC-AC power conversion
CHAPMAN PATRICK L29 citations92
US8451638B2May 28, 2013
Power converter with reverse recovery avoidance
CHAPMAN PATRICK L21 citations92
US8120933B2Feb 21, 2012
Power converter with reverse recovery avoidance
CHAPMAN PATRICK L20 citations92
ENPHASE ENERGY INC
8 patentsUS10126131B2Nov 13, 2018
Automated photovoltaic geospatial location
ENPHASE ENERGY INC4 citations71
US11095249B2Aug 17, 2021
Photovoltaic management and module-level power electronics
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations69
US11784555B2Oct 10, 2023
High-power microinverter and system
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations56
US11271522B2Mar 8, 2022
Humidity-controlled electronic component assemblies for photovoltaic systems
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US10404190B2Sep 3, 2019
Inverter communications using output signal
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US11398731B2Jul 26, 2022
Method and apparatus for balancing loads on split-phase islanded systems
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations51
US11621628B2Apr 4, 2023
Predictive active filter for EMI attenuation
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations50
US10615742B2Apr 7, 2020
Photovoltaic management and module-level power electronics
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations48
GRAY ALEXANDER
2 patentsJOHNSON BRIAN
1 patentUNIV ILLINOIS
1 patentESRAM TRISHAN
1 patentROTHBLUM PHILIP
1 patentSOLARBRIDGE TECH INC
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 51 patents by PatentIndex Score.