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Andreas Falk
Also filed as: FALK ANDREAS
45 granted patents·12 pending applications·351 citations·filing 2002–2025
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57 records- 0195US11851776B2Electrolysis device having a converter and method for providing instantaneous reserve power for an AC voltage gridSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 0295US8379418B2Power converter start-up circuitSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 19, 2013·131 cites·15 claims
- 0392US7746669B2Bidirectional battery power inverterSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 29, 2010·27 cites·18 claims
- 0491US8502416B2Method and circuit arrangement for connecting at least one string of a photovoltaic system to an inverterFALK ANDREAS·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 6, 2013·11 cites·21 claims
- 0589US9634554B2Short-circuit switch having semiconductor switch and arrangement for short-circuiting a three-phase alternating voltageRAYCAP S A·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·20 cites·14 claims
- 0688US7672149B2Device for feeding electrical energy from an energy sourceSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 2, 2010·29 cites·23 claims
- 0787US9136688B2Method and system for detecting an arc fault in a power circuitSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2015·7 cites·14 claims
- 0885US9071028B2Electrical connection between two busbars made of flat conductors and of an insulating layer disposed between the conductorsSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 30, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 0983US9484734B2Protection of photovoltaic modules of a photovoltaic generator against surge voltages relative to groundSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 1, 2016·4 cites·12 claims
- 1082US12264401B2Electrolysis device having a converter and method for providing instantaneous reserve power for an AC voltage gridSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 1182US10178814B2Inverter and method for cooling an inverterSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 8, 2019·6 cites·14 claims
- 1280US7800248B2Backup power systemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·25 cites·18 claims
- 1379US10298017B2Circuit arrangement for a photovoltaic inverter for break relief using short-circuit switches, and uses of the circuit arrangementSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2016·Granted May 21, 2019·4 cites·23 claims
- 1479US8238128B2Power converter circuitryFALK ANDREAS·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2012·15 cites·13 claims
- 1579US7463489B2Power inverterSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 9, 2008·13 cites·10 claims
- 1679US2025207279A1Electrolysis device having a converter and method for providing instantaneous reserve power for an ac voltage gridSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1777US11303132B2Converter comprising at least one converter module with three bridge branches, operating method, and use of such a converterSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·15 claims
- 1876US11005270B2Method for operating an island system, and island systemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2019·Granted May 11, 2021·3 cites·15 claims
- 1971US8531803B2Lightning protection for power invertersFALK ANDREAS·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·3 cites·21 claims
- 2069US9525287B2Inverter system and method for operation of a photovoltaic installation for feeding electrical power into a medium-voltage power supply gridSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 20, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 2166US12199438B2Method for operating an energy supply system, system controller for an energy supply system, and energy supply systemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2266US8743570B2Apparatus for converting electric energy and method for operating such an apparatusMUELLER JENS-UWE·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 3, 2014·7 cites·11 claims
- 2366US8614901B2Inverter employing a boost chopper circuit and a resonant converter circuitVICTOR MATTHIAS·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 24, 2013·8 cites·23 claims
- 2465US12470153B2Method for extending a voltage range of a rectifier, rectifier for carrying out the method, and electrolysis systemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2565US12301006B2Converter apparatus and operating methodSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 2665US12261311B2Energy supply sub-system for an energy supply system, energy supply system, and method for providing sameSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 2765US10027249B2Method for connecting a photovoltaic installation to a power supplySMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 17, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 2863US12283808B2Device for electrolysis from photovoltaically supplied power and a method of operating such a deviceSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 2962US9917443B2Photovoltaic system and method for operating a photovoltaic system for feeding electrical power into a medium-voltage networkSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 13, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 3062US9594126B2Distributed detection of leakage current and fault current, and detection of string faultsSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 14, 2017·1 cites·21 claims
- 3161US12401292B2Method for operating a hybrid rectifier, hybrid rectifier, and electrolytic system having such a hybrid rectifierSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3261USRE45069EBidirectional battery power inverterFALK ANDREAS·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·1 cites·36 claims
- 3361US8482936B2Method of and apparatus for connecting a photovoltaic device to an AC power gridFALK ANDREAS·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·2 cites·24 claims
- 3460USRE44485EDevice for feeding electrical energy from an energy sourceFALK ANDREAS·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 10, 2013·1 cites·30 claims
- 3559US2024035298A1Platform for space-saving configuration of an energy conversion installation, and energy conversion installationSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3658US2024247390A1Method for operating an electrolyzer and a fuel cell by means of a common converter, apparatus and electrolysis systemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3755US12334726B2Method and arrangement for ascertaining a load flow map within an ac-voltage power supply gridSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·5 claims
- 3855US11195960B2Solar module, photovoltaic system, and voltage limitation methodSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 7, 2021·0 cites·6 claims
- 3955US2025030355A1Energy supply device for an electrolysis unit and electrolysis installationSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4053US10622833B2Network subscriber network using zero crossing for control of power exchangeSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 14, 2020·0 cites·9 claims
- 4153US10615606B2Circuit for voltage limitation in a photovoltaic field, photovoltaic field, and method for voltage limitationSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 7, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 4252US11075601B2Solar module, operating method for a solar module, and photovoltaic systemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 27, 2021·0 cites·12 claims
- 4352US10491103B2Step-up converter, corresponding inverter and method of operationSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 26, 2019·1 cites·27 claims
- 4451US2013271888A1Photovoltaic System and Apparatus for Operating a Photovoltaic SystemSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4546US10186872B2Method for connecting an energy generation installation to a medium voltage network and energy generation installationSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·0 cites·7 claims
- 4645US9602024B2DC/AC converter, power generation plant and operating method for a DC/AC converterSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4745US2013221755A1Circuit Arrangement for Setting a Potential of a Photovoltaic GeneratorSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4842US7102901B2Medium frequency energy supply for rail vehiclesALSTOM SA·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 5, 2006·12 cites·18 claims
- 4941US2008173523A1Belt lock for a safety beltBAHR JOACHIM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5038US10218290B2Inverter having at least one inverter bridge between two busbarsSMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 26, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
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