ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION INSTALLATION
First Claim
1. An arrangement where there are a plurality of electric power supply poles supporting sequentially an electric power transmitting cable or cables and take offs for users from such cables, each of a plurality of the poles having a lower end embedded in the ground and being supported thereby to extend at least approximately vertically therefrom, the electric power transmitting cables being supported at or near a top of each respective pole, and a panel comprising or including solar cells being solar to electric transducers distributed across said panel, being attached one to each of a plurality of the poles and being at least to some extent in each case wrapping around its respective vertically aligned pole, and for each panel an electronic circuit electrically connected to the cells and providing translating of electrical power from said cells to a phase and voltage matching input into the said electrical distribution network.
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Abstract
An electrical power transmission system where there are solar cells attached to a plurality of transmission poles. The cells are in panels wrapped around the poles to reduce windage loading and visual impact.
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- 1. An arrangement where there are a plurality of electric power supply poles supporting sequentially an electric power transmitting cable or cables and take offs for users from such cables, each of a plurality of the poles having a lower end embedded in the ground and being supported thereby to extend at least approximately vertically therefrom, the electric power transmitting cables being supported at or near a top of each respective pole, and a panel comprising or including solar cells being solar to electric transducers distributed across said panel, being attached one to each of a plurality of the poles and being at least to some extent in each case wrapping around its respective vertically aligned pole, and for each panel an electronic circuit electrically connected to the cells and providing translating of electrical power from said cells to a phase and voltage matching input into the said electrical distribution network.
- 11. An electrical power distribution installation with sequentially aligned power poles supporting electrical distribution wires and having connected thereto electrical feeds including a group of ground supported power poles positioned and spaced apart alignment each supporting on a cross arm or arms, electrical wires and extending from pole to pole to provide a common electrical grid providing an electrical power distribution network, and at least one of the poles having a panel of solar cells attached to and being supported by the pole and positioned to have an upper extent of active solar cells being below any cross arm and having any lowest portion substantially above a ground level, being secured to allow a surface of a respected pole and extending at least partially around the pole so that it is orientated in an appropriate better sun receiving position around the pole.
- 12. An electrical power distribution installation including a plurality of ground support power poles positioned and spaced apart alignment each supporting on a cross arm or arms, electrical wires which also extend from pole to pole to provide a common electrical grid providing an electrical power distribution network using a first common electrical power source derived from a transformer provided by electrical power at a higher voltage, and at least one of the poles having a panel of solar cells attached to and being supported by the pole and positioned to have an upper extent of active solar cells being below any cross arm and having any lowest portion substantially above a ground level, to an outer surface thereto being positioned so as to only extend approximately coincidentally across a face or faces that is or are aligned to receive at least substantial sunlight directly.
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