ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,416, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hanwha Solutions Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Self-discovery of PV array installation mapping using wireless communication methods" was invented by Mudhafar Hassan-Ali (Menlo Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photovoltaic (PV) generator configured to enable a gateway computer to generate a network map. The PV generator including at least one PV module including a plurality of PV cells; a wireless communication interface; a powerline coupling configured to connect to a power line; and a module level power electronic (MLPE), the MLPE including processing circuitry and memory storing c...