System driven by solar energy for pumping liquids

• US 4,644,256 A
• Filed: 07/15/1983
• Issued: 02/17/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Icotron SA Industria de Componentes Electronics 94000 Gravatai Brazil
• Original Assignee: Icotron SA Industria de Componentes Electronics
• Inventors: Werle, Paulo, Santo, Ubirajara do E., Farias, Paulo D., Mazzei, Francisco A. F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Peter S.
• Application Number:
  US06/514,187
• Time in Patent Office: 1,313 Days
• Field of Search: 363/124, 363/128, 363/136, 323/906, 323/299-300, 320/1, 320/2, 320/39-40, 320/43, 320/60
• US Class Current: 323/299
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/67 to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 136/293 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 323/906 Solar cell systems

Abstract

A system converting solar energy into electric power for driving an electro-mechanical pump to pump liquid by processing electric power furnished by solar cells of variable level, which includes converting the solar energy into pulses of constant electric power, the pulses spaced from one another as a function of the level of solarization.

Claims

1. Process for converting solar energy into electric power for driving an electro-mechanical pump to pump liquid by processing electric power furnished by solar cell exposed to a variable level of solarization, which comprises converting the solar energy into succeeding pulses of constant electric power, the pulses being spaced from one another as a function of the level of solarization.

2. Process according to claim 1, which includes re-utilizing a counterelectromotive force resulting from interruption of each pulse at the end of its period for forming a next succeeding pulse.

3. System for performing a process of converting solar energy into electric power for driving an electro-mechanical pump to pump liquid, comprising a first condenser connected to and charge by solar cells to a given potential, two pairs of switch elements, a second condenser having a given polarity and a control circuit, by which, depending upon said given potential of said first condenser and said polarity of said second condenser, the second condenser is alternately connected in series with a coil of the electro-mechanical pump via a respective pair of said switch elements.