SOLAR-POWER ENHANCING MODULE AND SUN TRACKING SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20140311549A1
• Filed: 04/04/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yun-Min Wang
• Original Assignee: Yun-Min Wang
• Inventors: WANG, YUN-MIN
• Application Number:
  US14/245,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20140311549A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 136/246
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/0547 comprising light concentrating means of the reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/00 Supporting structures for PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/32 specially adapted for solar tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/52 PV systems with concentrators

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a solar-power enhancing module comprising: a base plate and a plurality of photovoltaic units disposed on the base plate. Each of the photovoltaic units comprises: a solar panel, a pair of first reflector boards and a pair of second reflector boards. The two first reflector boards are disposed at two opposite sides of the photovoltaic unit. Each of the first reflector boards has a first reflector face at the front thereof. The two second reflector boards are disposed at the other two sides of the photovoltaic unit. Each of the second reflector boards has a second reflector face at the front thereof.

Claims

1. A solar-power enhancing module comprising:

a base plate; and

a plurality of photovoltaic units disposed on the base plate, and including;

a solar panel;

a pair of first reflector boards disposed respectively at two opposite sides of the solar panel, and each having a first reflector face at the front thereof; and

a pair of second reflector boards disposed respectively at two opposite sides of the solar panel, and each having a second reflector face at the front thereof.

2. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, wherein each of the first reflector boards and each of the second reflector boards are formed by a curved face, a flat face, or a combination of curved and flat faces.

3. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, wherein each of the first reflector boards and each of the second reflector boards are formed by a plurality of small reflector boards or formed integrally as one body.

4. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, wherein each of the photovoltaic units has a transparent cover.

5. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, wherein the base plate is formed with a groove for draining water.

6. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, wherein the height of each pair of the first reflector boards and the height of each pair of the second reflector boards are equal or not equal.

7. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, wherein each of the first reflector boards and each of the second reflector boards are connected or have gaps therebetween.

8. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 1, further comprising a battery unit electrically connected to each solar panels for storing electrical energy produced by the plurality of photovoltaic units.

9. The solar-power enhancing module according to claim 8, wherein each of the solar panels and the battery unit have a valve therebetween allowing flow of current in one direction for preventing the electric energy stored in the battery unit from flowing to the solar panels.

10. A sun tracking system having a solar-power enhancing module, comprising:

at least one solar-power enhancing module including;

a base plate;

a plurality of photovoltaic units disposed on the base plate, and including;

a solar panel;

a pair of first reflector boards disposed respectively at two opposite sides of the solar panel, and each having a first reflector face at the front thereof; and

a pair of second reflector boards disposed respectively at two opposite sides of the solar panel, and each having a second reflector face at the front thereof;

a sun tracking system including;

a support unit fixed on a surface;

a carrying unit disposed on the support unit for carrying the at least one solar-power enhancing module; and

at least one drive unit disposed on the support unit configured to rotate the carrying unit and the support unit.