US Patent Issued to Tigo Energy on Aug. 25 for "Solar time of use systems and methods" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,283, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Tigo Energy Inc. (Campbell, Calif.).

"Solar time of use systems and methods" was invented by Shmuel Sam Arditi (Discovery Bay, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes determining, by a controller, an output level of a photovoltaic system. The method includes determining, by the controller, a load on the photovoltaic system. The method includes, in response to determining the output level is greater than the load, directing, by the controller, an excess output from the photovoltaic system to a battery of the photovoltaic system to charge the battery. The method includes, in respo...