US Patent Issued to Base Power on Nov. 3 for "Backup splice for islanding" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,388, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Base Power Inc. (Austin, Texas).

"Backup splice for islanding" was invented by Constantine John Sasaridis (Austin, Texas) and Adam Charles Lydecker (Buda, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backup-splice system for anti-islanding includes a wire cutter that severs a main service line within a main electrical panel of a residential unit to disconnect a microgrid from a power grid. Multiple splices provide an electrical connection on the main service line on each side of the wire cutter. A relay closes to enable the electrical connection along the main service line through the splices and opens...