Patent ID: 11928975
Assignee: ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B  F  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for servicing distributed generators, comprising: a distributed generator comprising a plurality of components;
a controller communicatively connected to the plurality of components; and
an unmanned aerial vehicle communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of components or the controller for at least one of transmitting and receiving data relating to the plurality of components,
wherein, when transmitting or receiving data to or from the at least one of the plurality of components or the controller, the data is used for installing software patches on the plurality of components or installing new software on the plurality of components, and
wherein, when the plurality of components is a plurality of photovoltaic modules, receiving data comprises receiving information comprising photovoltaic module alignment information of the plurality of photovoltaic modules from at least one of the controller or directly from the plurality of photovoltaic modules via one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or cellular network technology.