SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES INCLUDING MODULAR, FIXED AND TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES INCORPORATING SOLAR AND WIND GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY
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1. A system, comprising:
- a solar power unit generating electricity from at least one of sunlight and another suitable light source; and
a wind power unit generating electricity from wind currents; and
a combining unit combining electricity generated by the solar power unit and the wind power unit to output continuous electricity.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices related to fixed and transportable structures and vehicles utilizing the integration of solar and wind technologies for generation of electricity. The system generates electricity using solar panels (and/or solar thermal units) and wind turbines, stores and converts electricity, and can be located in various locations either as fixed or portable embodiments including on land, on water, underwater, air and space and may also be housed in a structure to provide electricity for various facilities and uses.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a solar power unit generating electricity from at least one of sunlight and another suitable light source; and a wind power unit generating electricity from wind currents; and a combining unit combining electricity generated by the solar power unit and the wind power unit to output continuous electricity. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. A system producing electricity, comprising:
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a first solar unit capturing radiated light from a light source, the solar unit including a plurality of solar photovoltaic cells arranged into modules, which are arranged into arrays as solar panels, the photovoltaic cells converting the light into electricity; a second wind unit operating independently from the first solar unit, the wind unit including a wind guide causing input wind to directly turn a turbine generator indirectly through a Supplemental Fail-Safe system which activates a motor in the turbine generator to generate electricity; an electricity generation unit accepting the electricity from the solar unit and the wind unit and one of outputting electricity either as direct or alternating current and storing the electricity in batteries or another storage device; a shifting unit shifting the electricity produced by the first solar unit to drive the Supplemental Fail-Safe system to generate continuous electricity during periods without wind; and a processor-based controller, various application-dependent sensors and a software management system stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that allows remote commands to be sent to the system and periodically communicates a system status, an operational performance, and a security status to a remote location.
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3. A system, comprising:
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a solar means for converting one of solar light and heat energy into electricity; a wind means for converting wind energy into electricity and having a venturi to increase wind pressure of the wind energy; a combining means for integrating the electricity from the solar means and the wind means to constantly provide an electricity output; a storage means for storing the electricity; a conversion means for converting the electricity from one of direct current to alternating current and alternating current to direct current; a supplemental means for providing the electricity output when the solar means and the wind means are unable to produce electricity; and a sensor means including hardware and software for monitoring weather conditions, monitoring and controlling the system, and communicating conditions of the system to a remote location.
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