US 12,267,039 B2
Method and apparatus for melting snow
Roy Shkoury, Rehovot (IL); and Gideon Eitan, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/334,488.
Application 18/334,488 is a continuation of application No. 17/069,988, filed on Oct. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,716,052.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,161, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0336117 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H02S 40/12 (2014.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 40/12 (2014.12) [H02S 40/32 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
first terminals configured to interface with a power source;
second terminals configured to interface with a plurality of power devices; and
circuitry configured to:
in a power conversion mode of operation, convert voltage from the first terminals to the second terminals; and
in a heating mode of operation, convert voltage from the second terminals to the first terminals;
wherein the circuitry comprises a heating element configured to be in thermal proximity to a surface of the power source, and the heating element comprises a body diode.