US 12,306,215 B2
Theft detection and prevention in a power generation system
Guy Sella, Bitan Aharon (IL); Meir Adest, Modiin (IL); Meir Gazit, Ashkelon (IL); Lior Handelsman, Givatayim (IL); Ilan Yoscovich, Givatayim (IL); Amir Fishelov, Tel Aviv (IL); Yaron Binder, Shoham (IL); and Yoav Galin, Raanana (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,678.
Application 18/504,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/182,602, filed on Feb. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,867,729.
Application 17/182,602 is a continuation of application No. 15/834,929, filed on Dec. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,969,412, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Application 15/834,929 is a continuation of application No. 14/582,363, filed on Dec. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,869,701, issued on Jan. 16, 2018.
Application 14/582,363 is a continuation of application No. 12/788,066, filed on May 26, 2010, granted, now 8,947,194, issued on Feb. 3, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/180,940, filed on May 26, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0069072 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G01R 17/02 (2006.01); G01R 27/26 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 17/02 (2013.01) [G01R 27/26 (2013.01); G08B 13/1409 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a central unit;
a plurality of electronic modules, connected to the central unit, each configured to be connected to a corresponding photovoltaic panel of a plurality of photovoltaic panels and convert power from the corresponding photovoltaic panel to the central unit; and
a camera connected to the central unit,
wherein based on a signal from the central unit, each electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules is configured to reverse bias the corresponding photovoltaic panel, and
wherein the central unit is configured to control the camera to capture one or more image frames of the plurality of photovoltaic panels, and monitor, based on an analysis of the one or more image frames, a response of each of the plurality of photovoltaic panels to the reverse bias.