Patent ID: 9160408
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H02J,H02M,H04B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing communication with a plurality of inverters, each of the inverters being configured to convert direct current (DC) power generated from an alternative source to alternating current (AC) power, the method comprising: determining an initial length of a response time window; broadcasting the initial length of the response time window to each inverter of the plurality of inverters to prompt each inverter to respond with corresponding identification data; in response to receiving a response from at least one inverter during the response time window, (i) recording the identification data of the at least one inverter and (ii) transmitting an acknowledgement to the at least one inverter using the identification data; and in response to the response time window expiring, (i) adjusting the length of the response time window and (ii) broadcasting the adjusted length of the response time window to each inverter of the plurality of inverters.