SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS OPTIMIZED FOR USE IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS
First Claim
1. A solar power system for supplying electrical energy to a load based on solar energy comprising:
- at least one solar panel comprising at least one solar cell;
a power supply; and
at least one mode select switch operatively connected to the at least one solar panel, the power supply, and the load, where the at least one mode select switch is operable ina first mode in which the at least one solar cell is capable of supplying electrical energy to the load; and
a second mode in which the power supply supplies electrical energy to the at least one solar cell such that the at least one solar cell generates heat.
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Abstract
A solar power system for supplying electrical energy to a load based on solar energy comprising at least one solar panel, a power supply, and at least one mode select switch. The at least one solar panel comprises at least one solar cell. The at least one mode select switch is operatively connected to the at least one solar panel, the power supply, and the load. The at least one mode select switch is operable in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the at least one solar cell is capable of supplying electrical energy to the load. In the second mode, the power supply supplies electrical energy to the at least one solar cell such that the at least one solar cell generates heat.
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20 Claims
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1. A solar power system for supplying electrical energy to a load based on solar energy comprising:
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at least one solar panel comprising at least one solar cell; a power supply; and at least one mode select switch operatively connected to the at least one solar panel, the power supply, and the load, where the at least one mode select switch is operable in a first mode in which the at least one solar cell is capable of supplying electrical energy to the load; and a second mode in which the power supply supplies electrical energy to the at least one solar cell such that the at least one solar cell generates heat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of supplying electrical energy to a load based on solar energy comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one solar panel comprising at least one solar cell; providing a power supply; and operatively connecting at least one mode select switch to the at least one solar panel, the power supply, and the load; operating the at least one mode select switch in a first mode in which the at least one solar cell is capable of supplying electrical energy to the load; and operating the at least one mode select switch in a second mode in which the power supply supplies electrical energy to the at least one solar cell such that the at least one solar cell generates heat. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A solar power system for supplying electrical energy to a load based on solar energy comprising:
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at least one solar panel comprising at least one solar cell, where the solar cell comprises at least one resistive element; a temperature sensor for generating temperature data indicative of a temperature of the at least one solar panel; and an insolation sensor for generating insolation data indicative of an insolation level associated with the at least one solar panel; and a current supply; and at least one mode select switch operatively connected to the at least one solar panel, the current supply, and the load, where the at least one mode select switch is operable in a first mode in which the at least one solar cell is capable of to supplying electrical energy to the load; and a second mode in which the current supply supplies current to the at least one resistive element of the at least one solar cell at least in part on the temperature data and the insolation data such that the at least one solar cell generates heat. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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