Method and apparatus for interconnecting distributed power sources

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9806445
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13864337

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An apparatus and system for coupling power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor; a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor; a second connector, wherein a first terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; and a third connector, wherein a first terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and wherein the first, the second, and the third connectors are each adapted to couple to a different DC-AC power converter and an output of the trunk cable comprises three-phase AC power.

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  • ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.

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Belur, Raghuveer R Los Altos Hills, US 15 315
Fornage, Martin Petaluma, US 119 3162

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