UNIVERSAL SOLAR POWERED DEVICE FOR PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20160134158A1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kimberly Kay Ridge
• Original Assignee: Kimberly Kay Ridge
• Inventors: Ridge, Kimberly Kay
• Application Number:
  US14/981,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20160134158A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 10/40 Mobile PV generator systems
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

The various embodiments herein provide a solar based powering device with multi-device supportability comprising a solar panel, a charging circuit, a power transfer port housing and a processor. The solar panel comprises a plurality of individual photovoltaic cells connected a single power output line. The single power output line is connected to at-least one battery of at-least one personal computing device. The charging circuit is connected to the output line of the solar panel. The charging circuit controls a power output to the at-least one battery of the at-least one personal computing device. The power transfer port housing is connected with the charging circuit. The power transfer port housing provides connection between the charging circuit and the at-least one battery. The processor is connected with the charging circuit and the power transfer port housing to regulate a charging delivered to the at-least one personal computing device.

Claims

1. A solar based powering device with multi-device supportability comprising:

a solar panel, wherein the solar panel comprises a plurality of individual photovoltaic cells connected to a single power output line, wherein the single power output line is connected to at-least one battery of at-least one personal computing device;

a charging circuit, wherein the charging circuit is connected to the output line of the solar panel, wherein the charging circuit controls a power output to the at-least one battery of the at-least one personal computing device;

a power transfer port housing, wherein the power transfer port housing is connected with the charging circuit, wherein the power transfer port housing provides connection between the charging circuit and the at-least one battery;

a processor, wherein the processor is connected with the charging circuit and the power transfer port housing to regulate a charging voltage delivered to the at-least one battery of the at-least one personal computing device.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the power transfer port housing comprises a plurality of power output ports for connecting a plurality of personal computing devices.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of power output ports comprises at-least one mini-USB port 3.0, at-least one mini-USB port 2.0, at-least one two pin power socket and at-least one three pin power socket.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein each port is connected in parallel to an output node of the charging circuit, wherein each output node of the charging circuit comprises a variable resistor with controllable resistance range.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the charging circuit comprises a dedicated cut-off switch for an output node connected to one power output port.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the processor detects a battery status of a personal computing device acting as a load, wherein the processor regulates an output voltage of the charging circuit and a charging time for the personal computing device.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the processor regulates the output voltage by regulating a resistance of the output node parallel to the power output port, wherein the power output port is connected to said personal computing device.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein the processor regulates an opening and closing of the cut-off switch connected to the output node parallel to the power output port, wherein the power output port is connected to said personal computing device.

9. The device according to claim 1 is detachable integrate-able to a personal computing device.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein the personal computing device comprises a cellular phone, a Smartphone, a Laptop and a tablet.