SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE SOLAR PANEL

• US 20110023931A1
• Filed: 07/30/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Juei-Chao Chen
• Original Assignee: Juei-Chao Chen
• Inventors: CHEN, Juei-Chao
• Application Number:
  US12/512,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20110023931A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 136/244
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/10 extending in directions away from a supporting surface
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/70 with means for adjusting the final position or orientation of supporting elements in relation to each other or to a mounting surface; with means for compensating mounting tolerances
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 30/425 Horizontal axis
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/00 Supporting structures for PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/30 Supporting structures being movable or adjustable, e.g. for angle adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 30/20 Collapsible or foldable PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A solar energy storage device with an angle-adjustable solar panel includes the solar panel, at least two fixed supporters, at least one battery, at least one transmission interface, and at least two movable supporters. The fixed supporters and the movable supporters jointly prop up the solar panel so as to allow the solar panel to efficiently absorb solar energy and convert the solar energy into electric power. The converted electric power is stored in the battery to be later supplied to an external device that consumes electric power through the transmission interface.

Claims

1. A solar energy storage device with an angle-adjustable solar panel, the solar energy storage device comprising:

a solar panel;

at least two fixed supporters connected to a lower surface of the solar panel for supporting the solar panel;

at least a battery coupled with one of the fixed supporters for storing electric power converted from solar energy absorbed by the solar panel;

at least one transmission interface deposited on the fixed supporter for supplying the electric power stored in the battery to an external device; and

at least two movable supporters coupled to one side of the solar panel and designed to engage with the fixed supporters for jointly propping up the solar panel.

2. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein the solar panel is a monocrystalline silicon solar panel, a polycrystalline silicon solar panel, an amorphous silicon solar panel, a flexible GaAs solar panel, a CIGS solar panel, or a multi-junction tandem solar panel,

3. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein the battery is a Ni—

H battery, an alkaline battery, a mercury battery, a Ni—

Cd battery, a lithium battery, or a lithium-polymer battery.

4. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein each of the fixed supporters has at least one adjuster.

5. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein the battery is removably coupled to the fixed supporter.

6. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein the transmission interface includes at least one USB socket and at least one outlet.

7. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein the fixed supporter is provided with at least one mortise while the movable supporter is provided with at least one tenon.

8. The solar energy storage device of claim 1, wherein each of the movable supporters has at least one adjuster.