POWER GENERATING COLUMN STRUCTURE

• US 20160013672A1
• Filed: 02/23/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sunvalue Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sunvalue Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tseng, Sheng Tsai, Tseng, Sheng Lan
• Application Number:
  US14/628,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20160013672A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/00 Supporting structures for PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• 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

Disclosed is a power generating column structure including a skeleton, at least one solar plate, at least one thin power saving billboard, upper and lower sidewall bodies, a charging unit, an intermediate charging region and an electrical connection circuit. The solar plate, the thin power saving billboard and the upper and lower sidewall bodies are provided on the outer surface of the skeleton which includes first, second and third horizontal partitions horizontally provided at different positions. The intermediate charging region is sandwiched between the second and third horizontal partitions. The charging unit including charging sockets is located in the intermediate charging region for charging. The electrical connection circuit is installed inside the electrical connection circuit to transfer electrical power generated by the solar plate to the thin power saving billboard and the charging sockets. Thus, both functions of charging and displaying advertisement are provided.

Claims

1. A power generating column structure, comprising:

a skeleton comprising a plurality of rod-like metal pieces, a first horizontal partition, a second horizontal partition and a third horizontal partition, wherein the metal pieces are jointed together by means of soldering or locking to construct a vertical column having a plurality of trellis- like hollow cells on each side of the skeleton, the first, second and third horizontal partitions are horizontally provided at different positions inside the vertical column, the first horizontal partition is configured higher than the second horizontal partition, and the second horizontal partition is configured higher than the third horizontal partition;

at least one solar plate configured on part of a top surface of the skeleton, partly transparent and able to convert solar power into electricity;

at least one thin power saving billboard configured to enclose a side circumference of a top of the skeleton and powered by electricity generated by the at least one solar plate to display static pictures, movies or animations;

a plurality of upper sidewall bodies installed at a lower part of the thin power saving billboard and configured to contact the thin power saving billboard and enclose a respective circumference of the skeleton for improving protection and aesthetics;

a plurality of lower sidewall bodies provided under the upper sidewall bodies and not contact the upper sidewall bodies so as to enclose the respective circumference of the skeleton for protection and aesthetics;

a charging unit having a slab-like shape and comprising a plurality of charging sockets provided on a circumference of the charging unit, each charging socket configured for charging an electronic device;

an intermediate charging region configured at a specific region sandwiched by the second horizontal partition and the third horizontal partition, wherein the intermediate charging region is not covered by the upper and lower sidewall bodies so as to form an open space, and the charging unit is provided on the third horizontal partition within the intermediate charging region; and

an electrical connection circuit configured inside the skeleton for electrically connecting the at least one solar plate to the thin power saving billboard and the charging sockets so as to supply power for operation.

2. The power generating column structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one solar plate is provided on an outer surface of the top of the skeleton.

3. The power generating column structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thin power saving billboard comprises a light guiding film for converting a side light from the at least one solar plate into a plane light source served as the light source for displaying.

4. The power generating column structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging socket comprises at least one USB (Universal Serial Bus) port.

5. The power generating column structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the skeleton has a cross section of a triangle, pentagon or hexagon shape.

6. The power generating column structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the skeleton has a cross section of a crisscross shape or a shape formed of bent segments so as to form locally separate and open space regions.

7. The power generating column structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging unit further comprises a wireless charging function for wireless charging external electrical devices.