Solar tracking storage system and method

• US 20040216777A1
• Filed: 04/30/2003
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jin-Huang Pan
• Original Assignee: Jin-Huang Pan
• Inventors: Pan, Jin-Huang
• Application Number:
  US10/429,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20040216777A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 136/246
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/02016 Circuit arrangements of general character for the devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A solar tracking storage system includes a solar collector, a gear mechanism, a control box, a light sensitive switch, a wind gauge, and a GPS receiver. Thus, when the car stops, the solar tracking storage system can track, receive and store the solar energy with the optimum efficiency. In addition, the microprocessor outputs signals to the motor controller to drive the gear mechanism to adjust the orientation and pitch of the solar collector so as to track the sun, so that the solar collector is kept vertical to the sun, thereby obtaining the optimum efficiency.

Claims

1. A solar tracking storage system, comprising a solar collector, a gear mechanism, a control box, a light sensitive switch, a wind gauge, and a GPS receiver, wherein:

the gear mechanism is mounted on the solar collector to support and control movement of the solar collector;

the control box includes a solar controller, a storage battery, an anti-theft device, and an orientation device, wherein;

the solar controller includes a motor controller, a microprocessor, and a solar controller IC, wherein;

the motor controller is connected to the gear mechanism to control operation of the gear mechanism;

the microprocessor is connected to the GPS receiver and the orientation device to receive and store signals from the GPS receiver and the orientation device, the microprocessor is connected to the motor controller to send a signal to the motor controller to drive and operate the gear mechanism to track the sun;

the solar controller IC is connected to the microprocessor to obtain data from the microprocessor;

the light sensitive switch is mounted outside of the control box and connected to the microprocessor to detect illuminance of ambient light and output a signal to the microprocessor which outputs a signal to the motor controller to drive the gear mechanism; and

the wind gauge is mounted outside of the control box and connected to the microprocessor to detect the wind velocity and output the signal to the microprocessor which outputs a signal to the motor controller to drive the gear mechanism.

2. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a PV fixer used to fix the solar collector.

3. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the gear mechanism is driven to operate by the motor controller of the solar controller of the control box, so as to control lift action, a horizontal position, orientation, and inclination of the solar collector.

4. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the solar controller of the control box prevents the storage battery from being charged and discharged excessively, provides a temperature compensation to the storage battery, and provides an anti-reverse function to the solar collector.

5. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the storage battery of the control box is connected to the solar controller IC to store an electric power transformed from the solar energy.

6. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the orientation device of the control box is connected to the microprocessor to locate the orientation of the solar tracking storage system.

7. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the anti-theft device of the control box includes an anti-theft IC, and a GSM wireless transmission module each connected to the microprocessor, and the solar tracking storage system further comprises a digital video equipment externally connected to the anti-theft device of the control box.

8. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the control box further includes an inclinator connected to the microprocessor.

9. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a PDA or NB connected to the microprocessor.

10. The, solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 9, wherein the GPS receiver, the microprocessor, the orientation device and the PDA or NB form a navigation system.

11. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the motor controller, the microprocessor, the solar controller IC and the anti-theft device ate combined to form a main board placed in the control box.

12. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is provided with an output point, the solar controller IC is provided with a load output terminal connected to the output point of the microprocessor, and the solar tracking storage system further comprises a load output switch and socket connected to the output point of the microprocessor and the load-output terminal of the solar controller IC.

13. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the solar controller IC is provided with a solar collector contact connected to the solar collector, so that the solar energy is supplied from the solar collector through the solar collector contact into the solar controller IC.

14. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the solar controller of the control box is provided with a fuse unit connected to the solar controller IC.

15. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising an emergency brake switch connected to the motor controller.

16. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a start switch connected to the motor controller.

17. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a sensor unit and an alarm each externally connected to the anti-theft device of the control box, so that the anti-theft device of the control box, the sensor unit and the alarm form an anti-theft system.

18. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 1, wherein:

the storage battery of the control box supplies the electric power to the light sensitive switch and the wind gauge so that the light sensitive switch and the wind gauge start to operate;

the microprocessor successively receives and stores the data and signals from the GPS receiver and the orientation device, and the data are calculated by built-in programs of the microprocessor; and

the light sensitive switch and the wind gauge detect the illuminance of the ambient light and the wind velocity respectively and then output a signal to the motor controller to drive the gear mechanism.

19. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 18, wherein if the illuminance of the ambient light and the wind velocity are under an allowable state, the microprocessor outputs the signals after calculation to the motor controller to drive the gear mechanism to adjust the orientation and pitch of the solar collector so as to track the sun, so that the solar collector is kept vertical to the sun.

20. The solar tracking storage system in accordance with claim 18, wherein if either of the illuminance of the ambient light detected by the light sensitive switch and the wind velocity detected by the wind gauge is not under an allowable state, the microprocessor stops outputting the signals after calculation to the motor controller and stops driving the gear mechanism, so that the solar collector performs a planar receiving action.