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Patrick L. Chapman
Also filed as: CHAPMAN PATRICK · CHAPMAN PATRICK L · CHAPMAN PATRICK LYLE
76 granted patents·16 pending applications·1,281 citations·filing 2003–2025
99Inventor score
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92 records- 0198US8634216B2Communication within a power inverter using transformer voltage frequencyCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·35 cites·23 claims
- 0298US8284574B2Method and apparatus for controlling an inverter using pulse mode controlCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 9, 2012·116 cites·20 claims
- 0398US8279642B2Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using an active filter to reduce double-frequency ripple power of bus waveformCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·60 cites·41 claims
- 0498US8193788B2Method and device for controlling a configurable power supply to provide AC and/or DC power outputCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 5, 2012·30 cites·20 claims
- 0598US8174856B2Configurable power supply assemblyCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted May 8, 2012·40 cites·12 claims
- 0697US9093919B2Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using a frequency converterCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·28 cites·20 claims
- 0797US8823356B2Supply voltage auto-sensingCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 2, 2014·23 cites·22 claims
- 0897US8503200B2Quadrature-corrected feedforward control apparatus and method for DC-AC power conversionCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 6, 2013·48 cites·39 claims
- 0997US8456876B2Configurable power supply assemblyCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 4, 2013·22 cites·20 claims
- 1096US9806628B2Apparatus and method for controlling DC-AC power conversionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 1196US9225256B2Apparatus and method for controlling DC-AC power conversionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·19 cites·20 claims
- 1296US9048740B2Variable duty cycle switching with imposed delaySUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·30 cites·17 claims
- 1396US8482947B2Apparatus and method for controlling DC-AC power conversionCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 9, 2013·29 cites·51 claims
- 1496US8451638B2Power converter with reverse recovery avoidanceCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2012·Granted May 28, 2013·21 cites·34 claims
- 1595US8817510B2Apparatus and method for controlling a power inverterSOLARBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 26, 2014·24 cites·19 claims
- 1695US8767421B2Power converter bus control method, system, and article of manufactureCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·37 cites·20 claims
- 1795US8611107B2Method and system for controlling a multi-stage power inverterCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 17, 2013·58 cites·20 claims
- 1895US8599587B2Modular photovoltaic power supply assemblyCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·24 cites·20 claims
- 1995US8120933B2Power converter with reverse recovery avoidanceCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 21, 2012·20 cites·28 claims
- 2094US9477247B2Device and method for global maximum power point trackingSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·12 cites·20 claims
- 2194US8922185B2Device and method for global maximum power point trackingEHLMANN JONATHAN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 30, 2014·44 cites·31 claims
- 2294US8737100B2Method and apparatus for controlling an inverter using pulse mode controlCHAPMAN PATRICK L·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·27 cites·20 claims
- 2394US8508964B2Variable duty cycle switching with imposed delayGRAY ALEXANDER·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·28 cites·20 claims
- 2494US8461813B2Method and device for controlling a configurable power supply to provide AC and/or DC power outputCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·26 cites·20 claims
- 2593US9263183B2Modular photovoltaic power supply assemblySUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·32 cites·17 claims
- 2693US9065354B2Multi-stage power inverter for power bus communicationCHAPMAN PATRICK·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·24 cites·31 claims
- 2793US8279649B2Apparatus and method for controlling a power inverterESRAM TRISHAN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 2, 2012·35 cites·28 claims
- 2893US7078883B2Method and apparatus for starting power convertersUNIV ILLINOIS·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·173 cites·31 claims
- 2991US8842454B2Inverter array with localized inverter controlJOHNSON BRIAN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 23, 2014·25 cites·20 claims
- 3091US8450985B2Energy recovery circuitGRAY ALEXANDER·Filed 2009·Granted May 28, 2013·52 cites·7 claims
- 3189US9960712B2Converter topologies and controlSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 3288US10050446B2Device and method for global maximum power point trackingSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 3387US9276635B2Device, system, and method for communicating with a power inverter using power line communicationsROTHBLUM PHILIP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·20 cites·27 claims
- 3485US9722504B2Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using multiple convertersSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3585US9564835B2Inverter communications using output signalSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 7, 2017·8 cites·12 claims
- 3683US10003300B2Photovoltaic management and module-level power electronicsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 19, 2018·3 cites·23 claims
- 3783US9954462B2Converter topologies and controlSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 3882US10126131B2Automated photovoltaic geospatial locationENPHASE ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 3982US9647574B2Multi-stage power inverterSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 4082US7227277B2Multiple input DC-DC power converterUNIV ILLINOIS·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 5, 2007·55 cites·34 claims
- 4179US11838017B2Gallium nitride bi-directional high electron mobility transistor substrate voltage management circuitENPHASE ENERGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 5, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4279US10205417B2Automated commissioning and inspection for PV systemsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 4379US9887639B2Communication within a power inverter using transformer voltage frequencySUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 6, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 4478US11095249B2Photovoltaic management and module-level power electronicsENPHASE ENERGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 17, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4578US10530276B2Converter topologies and controlENPHASE ENERGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 7, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 4677US10020754B2String inverter systemSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 10, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 4775US9496794B2Regulation of powertrain converter circuitSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·2 cites·21 claims
- 4874US9843358B2Device, system, and method for communicating with a power inverter using power line communicationsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4972US11121674B2Photovoltaic modulesSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·1 cites·16 claims
- 5071US2023055522A1Reconfigurable photovoltaic laminate(s) and photovoltaic panel(s)SUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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