Inventor
ZIMMANCK DONALD RICHARD
US44 patents
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ENPHASE ENERGY INC
36 patentsUS10008854B2Jun 26, 2018
Method and apparatus for time-domain droop control with integrated phasor current control
ENPHASE ENERGY INC9 citations84
US9531300B2Dec 27, 2016
Single phase cycloconverter with integrated line-cycle energy storage
ENPHASE ENERGY INC10 citations84
US11031794B2Jun 8, 2021
Autonomous charge balancing of distributed AC coupled batteries with droop offset
ENPHASE ENERGY INC3 citations73
US10511178B2Dec 17, 2019
Autonomous charge balancing of distributed AC coupled batteries with droop offset
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations73
US9031140B2May 12, 2015
Method and apparatus for transmitting combined power, control and data through an isolation barrier
ENPHASE ENERGY INC5 citations73
US11073807B2Jul 27, 2021
Method and apparatus for activation and de-activation of power conditioners in distributed resource island systems using low voltage AC
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations69
US10635059B2Apr 28, 2020
Method and apparatus for activation and de-activation of power conditioners in distributed resource island systems using low voltage AC
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations69
US10126721B2Nov 13, 2018
Method and apparatus for activation and de-activation of power conditioners in distributed resource island systems using low voltage AC
ENPHASE ENERGY INC3 citations69
US11133675B2Sep 28, 2021
Method and apparatus for synchronizing start-up of grid-forming inverters
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2 citations67
US9450500B2Sep 20, 2016
Method and apparatus for modulating lower powers in resonant converters
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2 citations63
US9444355B2Sep 13, 2016
Method and apparatus for determining a bridge mode for power conversion
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2 citations63
US9013171B2Apr 21, 2015
Method and apparatus for detecting a zero-voltage condition across four quadrant switches
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2 citations63
US11594897B2Feb 28, 2023
Autonomous charge balancing of distributed AC coupled batteries with droop offset
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US11509137B2Nov 22, 2022
Voltage and current management in three-phase interconnected power systems using positive and negative sequence secondary control
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US11355936B2Jun 7, 2022
Method and apparatus for time-domain droop control with integrated phasor current control
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US11289910B2Mar 29, 2022
Method and apparatus for impedance matching in virtual impedance droop controlled power conditioning units
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations62
US11201469B2Dec 14, 2021
Method and apparatus for automatic interleaving of cycled loads in a microgrid
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations62
US11190016B2Nov 30, 2021
Method and apparatus for increased energy harvest in a microgrid
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US11146068B2Oct 12, 2021
Method and apparatus for minimizing circulating currents in microgrids
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US10951037B2Mar 16, 2021
Method and apparatus for time-domain droop control with integrated phasor current control
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US10916942B2Feb 9, 2021
Method and apparatus for increased energy harvest in a microgrid
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations62
US10903654B2Jan 26, 2021
Method and apparatus for minimizing circulating currents in microgrids
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations62
US10516270B2Dec 24, 2019
Method and apparatus for coordination of generators in droop controlled microgrids using hysteresis
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations62
US11594951B2Feb 28, 2023
Method and apparatus for rapid shutdown of islandable inverters using open circuit detection
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations59
US10996704B2May 4, 2021
Method and apparatus for control of intelligent loads in microgrids
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations59
US12261441B2Mar 25, 2025
Methods and apparatus for discharge protection in a storage system
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US11979023B2May 7, 2024
Method and apparatus for relative value generation of resources based on knapsack algorithms
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US11539217B2Dec 27, 2022
Method and apparatus for tertiary control of microgrids with integrated over-current protection
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US10707681B2Jul 7, 2020
Method and apparatus for impedance matching in virtual impedance droop controlled power conditioning units
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US10431980B2Oct 1, 2019
Method and apparatus for increased energy harvest in a microgrid
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US10141868B2Nov 27, 2018
Method and apparatus for resonant power conversion
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations52
US10079557B2Sep 18, 2018
Efficient resonant topology for DC-AC inversion with minimal use of high frequency switches
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations52
US11398731B2Jul 26, 2022
Method and apparatus for balancing loads on split-phase islanded systems
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations51
US9379627B2Jun 28, 2016
Power conversion circuit arrangements utilizing resonant alternating current linkage
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1 citations47
US10707775B2Jul 7, 2020
Method and apparatus for multi phase shift power converter control
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations42
US11966242B2Apr 23, 2024
Method and apparatus for load control in a power system
ENPHASE ENERGY INC0 citations41
FORNAGE MARTIN
8 patentsUS9444367B2Sep 13, 2016
Method and apparatus for generating single-phase power from a three-phase resonant power converter
FORNAGE MARTIN8 citations84
US8937817B2Jan 20, 2015
Lossless commutation during operation of a power converter
FORNAGE MARTIN7 citations84
US9130570B2Sep 8, 2015
Four quadrant bidirectional switch
FORNAGE MARTIN10 citations82
US9948204B2Apr 17, 2018
Method and apparatus for controlling resonant converter output power
FORNAGE MARTIN5 citations73
US9479082B2Oct 25, 2016
Method and apparatus for resonant power conversion
FORNAGE MARTIN4 citations73
US8456265B2Jun 4, 2013
Transformer
FORNAGE MARTIN6 citations73
US9048744B2Jun 2, 2015
Method and apparatus for resonant converter control
FORNAGE MARTIN1 citations52
US8797767B2Aug 5, 2014
Resonant power conversion circuit
FORNAGE MARTIN0 citations47