Solar hybrid electrical powering devices for pulse discharge applications

• US 6,046,402 A
• Filed: 05/21/1998
• Issued: 04/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: More, Georgina
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAPMAN, MARK A
• Application Number:
  US09/083,075
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 136/248, 136/293, 320/101, 320/166
• US Class Current: 136/248
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/02021 for solar cells electrical connection means, e.g. junction boxes, specially adapted for structural association with photovoltaic modules H02S40/34
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 136/293 Circuits

Abstract

A device for powering electrical digital pulse discharge applications comprises one or more solar energy conversion modules and a load-leveling circuit that is comprised of at least one capacitor.

Claims

1. A portable communication device which includes a digital circuit, selected from the group consisting of cellular telephone and radios, wherein the portable communication device is directly powered by a hybrid powering device comprised of:

a solar energy conversion module; and

a capacitor in parallel electrically to said solar energy conversion module in an electrical circuit.

2. A portable communication device as described in claim 1, wherein said solar energy conversion module is selected from the group consisting of monocrystalline silicon cells, polycrystalline silicon cells, amorphous silicon cells, metal chalcogenide cells, biomimetic solar cells, photoconducting polymer cells, and combinations thereof.

3. A portable communication device as described in claim 1, wherein said capacitor is selected from the group consisting of electrochemical capacitors, electrolytic capacitors, ceramic capacitors, film capacitors, mica capacitors, paper-foil-filled capacitors, high-rate microbatteries, and combinations thereof.

4. A portable communication device as described in claim 1, wherein said digital circuit is selected from the group consisting of radiofrequency pulse-emitting circuits, visible light pulse-emitting circuits, ultra-violet pulse-emitting circuits, infrared pulse-emitting circuits, microwave pulse-emitting circuits, X-ray pulse-emitting circuits, gamma ray pulse-emitting circuits, electron pulse-emitting circuits, ion-pulse-emitting circuits, and combinations thereof.