| US 9,812,269 B1 | ||
| Arc fault detection in solar panel systems | ||
| Eric Joseph Ibarra, Madison, AL (US); and Jeremy Jacob Zoller, New Market, AL (US) | ||
| Assigned to Synapse Wireless, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US) | ||
| Filed by Synapse Wireless, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 10, 2015, as Appl. No. 14/643,615. | ||
| Int. Cl. E04H 9/14 (2006.01); H01H 9/30 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC H01H 9/30 (2013.01) | 18 Claims |
| 1. A method for automatically detecting arc faults in a solar panel system, the method comprising:
scanning a frequency spectrum of the solar panel and logging locations of a plurality of valleys in the spectrum;
monitoring the plurality of valleys to determine if the plurality of valleys rise above a threshold value;
reporting a fault status when the plurality of valleys rise above the threshold value;
automatically disabling the output of the solar panel upon the determination of a fault status.
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