Patent ID: 9231405
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H02J,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a distributed energy generating plant using a renewable source of energy, comprising: generating electric energy from a renewable form of energy at a plurality of locations at which reside a pre-existing AC electric power line in an AC electric power grid, wherein the electric energy is generated by a plurality of energy generators, each of the plurality of energy generators mounted to a different supporting structure that supports the electric power line at one of the plurality of locations, wherein at least some of the plurality of energy generators comprise photovoltaic energy generators; transferring the electric energy generated at each location to the AC electric power line at each respective location to thereby supply electric energy to the AC electric power grid; and inverting the electric energy generated by two or more of the plurality of energy generators located on different supporting structures at a single unidirectional inverter, wherein the single unidirectional inverter transfers AC electric energy only to the AC electric power line.