CN112803886A

CN112803886A - Solar charging structure

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Publication number: CN112803886A
Application number: CN202110144141.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘海峰; 刘珀均; 张桓; 楚宁志; 邹振兴; 邓梁; 李华
Original assignee: Y2T Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Y2T Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-02
Filing date: 2021-02-02
Publication date: 2021-05-14

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of solar energy, and discloses a solar charging structure, which comprises a solar panel, a storage box and a battery box. In the assembled sliding contact, the solar panel has a receiving position that moves into the accommodating groove and a supporting position that moves to the outside of the accommodating groove and the outer end is inclined and supported on the ground during its moving stroke. When the solar panel is in the storage position, the solar panel, the storage box and the battery box have a certain self-weight to form a counterweight and increase the stability of the solar charging structure; when the solar panel is in the support position, the outer end of the solar panel sags under the action of self-weight , the inclined support on the ground and the storage box form a triangular structure, and because of the limitation of the chute, the direction of movement of the solar panel is limited, which increases the stability of the solar panel, meets the stability requirements of the solar charging module during transportation, and ensures the power supply. stability.

Description

Solar charging structure

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of solar energy, in particular to a solar charging structure.

Background

Solar charging technology has evolved to date, with a variety of branch technology routes and a wide variety of product forms. From the perspective of the solar panel, the solar panel has multiple types, such as a polycrystalline plate, a single crystal plate, a flexible plate and the like, and the size of the solar panel can be customized; from the aspect of product form, there are various forms such as single-plate form, multi-plate connection state, integral form, etc. In the market at present, the portable solar charging field mainly uses single-plate integral type and multi-plate separated type, the single-plate integral type is that single solar panel and battery pack are made into a whole, the multi-plate separated type is that a plurality of solar panels can be mutually folded (can not be separated) and are in a separated state with the battery pack, and the multi-plate separated type is connected through a special electric wire.

The multi-plate separated type folding device is small in size after being folded, convenient to store and carry and is a mainstream design in the market in the field of portable solar charging. The multi-plate disconnect-type solar charging structure generally adopts 3 or two solar panel, couples together through fixed power cord between the solar panel, and waterproof anticorrosive printing opacity material is covered to the board outside, wholly can the fifty percent discount become a board size, also can expand and be used for the tiling subaerial, and the special electric wire of rethread docks with the group battery that carries in addition, and the group battery other end provides the power supply output again and supplies power for the use load.

The multi-plate separated solar charging structure which is mainstream in the market is light in total weight, convenient to use and recover and convenient to carry, can better meet the general outdoor travel or industrial use requirements, but cannot well meet the requirements of the logistics industry. Solar charging is mainly applied to the security protection monitoring field of the logistics industry, such as: and (6) water transportation security protection. In the logistics industry, solar charging equipment installed on a vehicle or a ship mainly supplies power for security and protection equipment, but due to the particularity of the industry, the equipment needs to be portable enough so as to be detached and recycled after remote operation and used for installation of the next waybill, and the requirements of power supply and transportation of water resistance, corrosion resistance and bumping resistance can be met under the condition of controlling the cost.

The multi-plate separated solar charging structure of the mainstream in the existing market can meet the requirements in the aspects of water resistance, corrosion resistance, portability and the like, but has the defects and is difficult to meet the requirements of the industry.

Disclosure of Invention

The purpose of the invention is: the utility model provides a solar charging structure to solar panel unit weight who solves the solar charging subassembly among the prior art is lighter, shakes because of jolting easily in the transportation and falls or jolt and lead to recovering fold condition, thereby influences the problem of power supply

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a solar charging structure which comprises a solar panel, a storage box and a battery box, wherein the storage box is used for storing the solar panel, the battery box is electrically connected with the solar panel to receive converted electric energy, a containing groove is formed in the storage box, a sliding groove is assembled in the containing groove, a sliding contact which is assembled with the sliding groove in a guiding mode is arranged on the solar panel, and the solar panel is provided with a storage position and a support position in the moving process, wherein the storage position moves into the containing groove, the support position moves to the outside of the containing groove, and the outer end of the.

Preferably, the spout includes the shell, the electrically conductive inside lining of second that is used for being connected with solar panel's anodal first electrically conductive inside lining and is used for being connected with solar panel's negative pole is arranged to the inboard of shell, equipartition have on first electrically conductive inside lining and the electrically conductive inside lining of second with sliding contact sliding assembly's slide, two sliding contact have been arranged on the solar panel, and two sliding contact form solar panel's anodal and negative pole respectively, sliding contact's material is conducting material, battery case and two electrically conductive inside linings are connected electrically respectively.

Preferably, an insulating strip is arranged between the two conductive liners.

Preferably, a contact is arranged in the battery box, conductive bolts respectively connected with the two conductive linings are arranged on the shell, and a conductive strip is connected between the contact and the conductive bolts.

Preferably, a stopping table is arranged at the notch of the sliding groove, and a stopping block for stopping the stopping table is formed on the sliding contact.

Preferably, the sliding contact is far away from the one end of dog still is connected with the terminal lever, has seted up the wiring hole on the terminal lever, be provided with the external screw thread on the terminal lever, terminal lever screw-thread assembly is in on the solar panel.

Preferably, the light-transmitting plate is arranged on the storage box, and the light-transmitting plate forms a groove wall of the containing groove.

Preferably, the holding tank is range upon range of and is arranged at least two, passes through between two adjacent holding tanks the light-passing board is separated, all is equipped with the spout in each holding tank.

Preferably, the receiving box has notches of the receiving grooves at the top and bottom in different orientations.

Preferably, the battery case includes the box body, the group battery, steady voltage and power output module and the control module of electricity connection have been arranged in the box body, solar panel with steady voltage and power output module electricity are connected.

Compared with the prior art, the solar charging structure provided by the embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that: the solar panel is assembled in the accommodating groove of the accommodating box in a sliding mode through the sliding contact, the sliding groove in the accommodating groove guides the sliding contact to limit the moving direction of the solar panel, and when the solar panel moves to the accommodating groove and is located in the accommodating position, the solar panel, the accommodating box and the battery box have certain self weights to form a balance weight, so that the stability of the solar charging structure is improved; simultaneously when solar panel removed to the holding tank and lies in the support position outward, solar panel's outer end droops under the effect of dead weight, and the slope is supported and is formed the triangle-shaped structure on ground and receiver to because the restriction of spout, solar panel moving direction is restricted, has increased solar panel's stability, satisfies the stability demand that solar charging subassembly jolted and strong wind in the transportation, guarantees the stability of power supply.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a solar charging structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the solar charging structure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a storage box of the solar charging structure of fig. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a solar panel of the solar charging structure of FIG. 2;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a chute of the solar charging structure of fig. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the sliding contact of the solar charging structure of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a conductive strip of the solar charging structure of FIG. 2;

fig. 8 is a structural view illustrating a battery pack of the solar charging structure of fig. 2.

In the figure, 1, a solar panel; 11. a base plate; 12. a side plate; 13. a solar charging sheet; 2. A storage box; 21. accommodating grooves; 22. a light-transmitting plate; 3. a battery case; 31. a box body; 32. a voltage stabilizing and power output module; 33. a control module; 34. a battery pack; 35. a contact; 36. an indicator light; 37. a switch button; 38. a power supply output line; 4. a chute; 41. a housing; 42. a conductive liner; 43. an insulating strip; 44. blocking the platform; 5. a sliding contact; 51. a stopper; 52. a wire connecting rod; 53. a wiring hole; 6. a conductive plug; 7. a conductive strip; 71. and a conductive hole.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the solar charging structure of the present invention includes a solar panel 1, a storage case 2, and a battery box 3, wherein the solar panel 1 is slidably assembled in the storage case 2, the battery box 3 is fixedly disposed on the storage case 2, and the battery box 3 is fixedly connected to the solar battery box 3.

The solar panel 1 comprises a bottom plate 11, a side plate 12 and a solar charging piece 13, the bottom plate 11 and the side plate 12 are enclosed to form a frame structure, the solar charging piece 13 is arranged on the bottom plate 11 and limited by the side plate 12, the solar charging piece 13 can be an existing single crystal, polycrystal or amorphous charging piece, the specific structure of the solar panel 1 is the same as that of the solar panel 1 in the prior art, and repeated description is not provided here.

Receiver 2 adopts waterproof, anticorrosion and possess the non-conductive material of higher strength and make, and in this embodiment, receiver 2's material is high strength industrial plastic. Accommodating groove 21 has been seted up on receiver 2, and accommodating groove 21 is used for holding solar panel 1, and solar panel 1 sliding assembly is in accommodating groove 21. Be equipped with light-passing board 22 on receiver 2's the roof, light-passing board 22 can adopt explosion-proof glass or PVC transparent plastic board etc. to possess waterproof, anticorrosion and the printing opacity material of certain intensity and make, and light-passing board 22 supplies the sunlight to shine on solar panel 1 after passing receiver 2, supplies solar panel 1 to generate electricity.

Receiver 2 is the cube structure, has seted up three holding tank 21 on the receiver 2 altogether, and three holding tank 21 is along the range upon range of arrangement of upper and lower direction, separates through light-passing board 22 between two adjacent holding tanks 21. The orientation of the notch of three holding tank 21 is different, and in this embodiment, the notch of three holding tank 21 is seted up respectively on two relative lateral walls of accomodating the groove, and wherein the notch of the holding tank 21 at top is seted up with the notch of the holding tank 21 at bottom mutually in the opposite directions, and the notch of the holding tank 21 of well piece is then not made the restriction, can with the notch syntropy of any holding tank 21 in top or the bottom. The battery case 3 is fixed to the side wall of the storage case 2 where the holding groove 21 is not provided, so that the battery case 3 and the storage case 2 are fixed as a single body.

Set up the notch of the holding tank 21 of top and bottom in different directions, when utilizing solar panel 1 to generate electricity, can remove the outside to holding tank 21 respectively along the direction of difference with the solar panel 1 of top, bottom, make the solar panel 1 in the three holding tank 21 can not shelter from each other. And under the effect of light-passing board 22, the sunshine can shine on the solar panel 1 at middle part, and the sunlight that three solar panel 1 can gather simultaneously generates electricity, improves the generating efficiency. When only two solar panels 1 are needed to generate electricity at the same time, an operator can select to move any one of the solar panels 1 at the top and the bottom out of the accommodating groove 21, and at the moment, the two solar panels 1 receive the sunlight at the same time to generate electricity; when only one solar panel 1 is needed to generate electricity, the operator chooses not to move any solar panel 1, and only the top solar panel 1 generates electricity when the sunlight can irradiate on the top solar panel 1 through the light-transmitting plate 22.

All be equipped with spout 4 on every holding tank 21, spout 4 arranges in receiver 2's homonymy position with battery case 3, and spout 4 adopts high strength industry glue to bond and fixes on receiver 2 to guarantee the leakproofness between spout 4 and the receiver 2, waterproof nature, corrosion protection nature are good. Sliding contacts 5 assembled with the sliding grooves 4 in a guiding mode are uniformly arranged on each solar panel 1, and the solar panels 1 are assembled with the sliding grooves 4 in a guiding mode through the sliding contacts 5. The assembling positions of the sliding contacts 5 on the solar panel 1 are two, and because the sliding directions of the solar panel 1 assembled in the top accommodating groove 21 and the solar panel 1 assembled in the bottom accommodating groove 21 are opposite, the positions of the sliding contacts 5 of the solar panel 1 assembled in the top accommodating groove 21 and the solar panel 1 assembled in the bottom accommodating groove 21 are respectively arranged at the left side and the right side of the accommodating box 2, namely the sliding contacts 5 are fixedly arranged at one end of the solar panel 1, which is far away from the notch of the accommodating groove 21, so that the solar panel 1 can have enough moving stroke; and the position of the sliding contact 5 on the solar panel 1 fitted in the accommodation groove 21 in the middle is determined according to the direction of the notch of the accommodation groove 21, and is also arranged at the end of the solar panel 1 away from the notch.

The chute 4 is horizontally fixed on the accommodating groove 21, so that the solar panel 1 moves in the horizontal direction. The chute 4 includes a housing 41 and a conductive lining 42 disposed inside the housing 41, and the housing 41 is made of an insulating material, in this embodiment, a high-strength industrial plastic, which plays a role of insulation and isolation and avoids electric leakage. The conductive lining 42 is made of a metal material, in this embodiment, a copper material, and is in conductive contact with the sliding contact 5 to transmit the electric energy generated by the solar panel 1 to the battery case 3 through the chute 4. The sliding contact 5 is made of a metal material, and in this embodiment, the sliding contact 5 is made of copper. The battery case 3 is connected with the electrically conductive inside lining 42 electricity of spout 4, and solar panel 1 passes through spout 4, sliding contact 5 transmission electric energy, guarantees the transmission efficiency of electric energy and solar panel 1's removal and leads to in the same direction as, avoids adopting influence solar panel 1 removal such as electric wire.

Two conductive linings 42 are arranged on each sliding groove 4 at intervals along the vertical direction, the two conductive linings 42 are defined as a first conductive lining connected with the anode of the solar panel 1 and a second conductive lining connected with the cathode of the solar panel, and a slide way assembled with the sliding contact 5 in a sliding manner is uniformly arranged on each conductive lining 42, so that a conductive loop is formed. An insulating strip 43 is arranged between the two conductive linings 42, so that the effect of insulation and isolation is realized, and short circuit is avoided. In this embodiment, the insulating strip 43 is made of rubber, and the insulating strip 43 and the chute 4 are bonded and fixed by high-strength glue. Two sliding contacts 5 are arranged on each solar panel, the two sliding contacts 5 are respectively assembled with the two conductive linings 42 in a guiding manner, and the two sliding contacts 5 respectively form the joints of the anode and the cathode of the solar panel 1 so as to transmit electric energy outwards. Since the side plates 12 of the solar panel 1 are made of insulating material, they are isolated from each other, and no short circuit is caused.

The sliding contact 5 is formed by a design with a big head and a small rod, the sliding contact 5 is provided with a stop block 51, a wiring rod 52 and a wiring hole 53, the size of the stop block 51 is larger than that of the wiring rod 52, a stop table 44 is arranged at the notch of the conductive lining 42, namely, the conductive lining 42 is in a T-shaped structure, the stop block 51 on the sliding contact 5 is in stop fit with the stop table 44, the sliding contact 5 can be guaranteed to be clamped in the sliding groove 4, and the solar panel 1 can only horizontally move along the sliding groove 4. The junction pole 52 is also provided with an external thread, and the junction pole 52 is assembled with the solar panel 1 through the external thread.

When wiring, the positive and negative poles of the output module of the solar panel 1 are respectively connected with the wires, and the other ends of the wires pass through the wiring holes 53 on the sliding contacts 5 and are knotted, so that the wires are fixed on the two sliding contacts 5 in decibel. The sliding contact 5 can be inserted into a bolt hole at the bottom of the solar panel 1 after being connected with a wire and screwed down by a screwdriver, at the moment, the wiring rod 52 extends into the solar panel 1, the stop block 51 is exposed at the outside of the solar panel 1, the external thread on the wiring rod 52 is correspondingly assembled with the thread groove on the bolt hole, the sliding contact 5 and the solar panel 1 form a whole after being screwed down by the screwdriver,

the stoppers 51 of the two sliding contacts 5 are mounted in the two conductive linings 42 of the sliding chute 4 and closely contact the inner walls of the conductive linings 42, and the inner walls of the conductive linings 42 and the stoppers 51 of the sliding head can form a current loop after contacting. The distance between the stops 44 is slightly wider than the width of the terminal rod 52 but smaller than the diameter of the stop 51, so that the terminal rod 52 of the sliding contact 5 can be limited to move horizontally along the sliding slot 4, and the solar panel 1 can be limited to move horizontally along the sliding slot 4.

The solar panel 1 horizontally moves in the accommodating groove 21, when the solar panel 1 moves to the inside of the accommodating groove 21, the solar panel 1 is accommodated in the accommodating box 2 for moving and storing, and at the moment, the solar panel 1 is in the accommodating position; when the solar panel 1 is moved to the outside of the accommodating groove 21, the outer end of the solar panel 1 is drooped and supported on the ground due to the gravity, and the solar panel 1 is in the supporting position. When the solar panel 1 is in the supporting position, the solar panel 1 drives the stopper 51 of the sliding contact 5 to be in closer contact with the conductive lining 42 of the chute 4, so that good conductive performance is kept; simultaneously solar panel 1 contacts respectively with receiver 2, ground, forms triangle-shaped bearing structure to remain stable. In addition, when the transport carrier jolts violently or meets strong wind, because the natural gliding flagging that the dead weight of solar panel 1 leads to is added to the restriction of spout 4, sliding contact 5 and receiver 2, also decided that solar panel 1 can only have the vibrations that the upper and lower position is little, can not influence stable in structure, can not have solar panel 1 closed or income receiver 2 scheduling problem.

The battery case 3 and the sliding groove 4 are arranged on the same side of the storage box 2 so as to be electrically connected between the battery case 3 and the sliding groove 4. The battery box 3 comprises a box body 31, a battery pack 34, a voltage-stabilizing and power-supply output module 32 and a control module 33 are arranged in the box body 31, the control module 33 is electrically connected with the battery pack 34 and the voltage-stabilizing and power-supply output module 32, the voltage-stabilizing and power-supply output module 32 is used for converting electric energy generated by the solar panel 1 into current with constant voltage, the battery pack 34 is used for storing the electric energy converted by the voltage-stabilizing and power-supply output module 32, and the control module 33 is used for controlling the battery pack 34 and the voltage-stabilizing and power-supply output module. Adopt the adhesion of high strength industry glue between box body 31 and the receiver 2, stabilize promptly and reach effects such as waterproof dustproof again.

Box 31 is made of a waterproof and corrosion-resistant non-conductive material, and in this embodiment, box 31 is made of high-strength industrial plastic. Contacts 35 are arranged in the box body 31, the contacts 35 are made of copper materials, the contacts 35 are located at the edge position of the middle of the box body 31, the number of the contacts 35 is two, the two contacts 35 are respectively used as a positive pole and a negative pole to be connected with the sliding groove 4, and meanwhile the two contacts 35 are connected with the power output module 32 through a voltage stabilizing wire in the box body 31.

The shell 41 of each sliding chute 4 is provided with two conductive plugs 6, the two conductive plugs 6 are respectively electrically connected with two conductive linings 42, and the two contacts 35 are electrically connected with the two conductive plugs 6 by a conductive strip 7. Because the positions of the conductive pins 6 on the conductive lining 42 are different, the conductive strip 7 has two types, which are electrically connected to the two conductive pins 6 as the positive electrode and the negative electrode, respectively, and the top end of the conductive strip 7 is provided with a conductive hole 71 for inserting the conductive pin 6. The bottom end of the conductive bar 7 is formed with an antenna, and the antenna is butted with the contact 35 on the box body 31, so that the voltage stabilization and power output module 32 of the battery box 3 receives the electric energy generated by the solar panel 1.

The back of battery case 3 has still arranged pilot lamp 36, shift knob 37 and power output line 38, pilot lamp 36, shift knob 37 and control module 33 signal connection, and power output line 38 is connected with group battery 34 electricity, and pilot lamp 36 is total green lamp, red light and yellow light three kinds to indicate the operating condition that battery case 3 is different, and the state includes: the green light is normally on, and the electric quantity is higher than 75%; the green light flickers, and the electric quantity is lower than 75% and higher than 50%; the red light is normally on, the electric quantity is lower than 50% and higher than 25%, the red light flickers, and the electric quantity is lower than 25%; the yellow light flashes all the time to indicate charging is underway and the yellow light is always on to indicate that the battery is fully charged.

The working principle of the battery box 3 is that the electric energy generated by the solar panel 1 sequentially flows through the sliding head, the sliding groove 4, the conductive bolt 6, the conductive strip 7 and the contact 35, and is transmitted to the voltage stabilizing and power output module 32 through the electric wire, and after the voltage stabilizing and power output module 32 processes and stabilizes the voltage to 12V, the battery pack 34 is charged through the electric wire through the control module 33, and the control module 33 simultaneously displays the state of the battery through the yellow lamp in the middle of the indicating lamp 36. When the switch button 37 on the back of the box 31 is pressed, the battery pack 34 is powered outside through the control module 33 via the power output line 38, at this time, the green light on the left side and the red light on the right side of the indicator light 36 on the back of the box 31 are used for displaying the power of the battery pack 34, and when the switch button 37 on the box 31 is pressed, the control module 33 cuts off the power output of the battery pack 34 to the power output line 38.

To sum up, the embodiment of the invention provides a solar charging structure, wherein a solar panel is assembled in a containing groove of a containing box in a sliding mode through a sliding contact, a sliding groove in the containing groove guides the sliding contact to limit the moving direction of the solar panel, and when the solar panel moves to the containing groove and is located at a containing position, the solar panel, the containing box and a battery box have certain dead weight to form a balance weight, so that the stability of the solar charging structure is improved; simultaneously when solar panel removed to the holding tank and lies in the support position outward, solar panel's outer end droops under the effect of dead weight, and the slope is supported and is formed the triangle-shaped structure on ground and receiver to because the restriction of spout, solar panel moving direction is restricted, has increased solar panel's stability, satisfies the stability demand that solar charging subassembly jolted and strong wind in the transportation, guarantees the stability of power supply.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these modifications and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A solar charging structure, characterized in that it comprises a solar panel, a storage box for accommodating the solar panel, and a battery box electrically connected to the solar panel to receive converted electrical energy, and a storage slot is provided on the storage box, The accommodating slot is equipped with a chute, the solar panel is provided with a sliding contact that is guided and assembled with the chute, and the solar panel has a accommodating position that moves into the accommodating slot and It is moved to a support position outside the receiving groove and the outer end is inclined and supported on the ground.

2 . The solar charging structure according to claim 1 , wherein the chute comprises a casing, and the inner side of the casing is provided with a first conductive lining for connecting with the positive electrode of the solar panel and a first conductive lining for connecting with the solar panel. 3 . The second conductive lining connected to the negative electrode of the solar panel, the first conductive lining and the second conductive lining are both arranged with slideways that are slidably assembled with the sliding contacts, and two sliding contacts are arranged on the solar panel The two sliding contacts form the positive and negative electrodes of the solar panel respectively, the sliding contacts are made of conductive materials, and the battery box is electrically connected to the two conductive inner liners respectively.

3. The solar charging structure according to claim 2, wherein an insulating strip is arranged between the two conductive inner liners.

4 . The solar charging structure according to claim 2 , wherein contacts are arranged in the battery box, and conductive plugs respectively connected to the two conductive inner liners are arranged on the outer shell, and the contacts are connected with the two conductive inner linings. 5 . Conductive strips are connected between the conductive plugs.

5 . The solar charging structure according to claim 1 , wherein a stopper is provided at the slot of the chute, and a stopper is formed on the sliding contact to stop the stopper. 6 . the stopper.

6 . The solar charging structure according to claim 5 , wherein the end of the sliding contact away from the stopper is further connected with a connecting rod, the connecting rod is provided with a connecting hole, and the connecting rod is provided with a connecting rod. 7 . External thread, the terminal rod is threaded on the solar panel.

7 . The solar charging structure according to claim 1 , wherein a light-transmitting plate is arranged on the receiving box, and the light-transmitting plate forms a groove wall of the receiving groove. 8 .

8 . The solar charging structure according to claim 7 , wherein at least two accommodating grooves are arranged in layers, and two adjacent accommodating grooves are separated by the light-transmitting plate, and each accommodating groove is assembled in each accommodating groove. 9 . There are chutes.

9 . The solar charging structure according to claim 8 , wherein the orientations of the notches of the accommodating grooves at the top and the bottom of the storage box are different. 10 .

10. The solar charging structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the battery box comprises a box body, and the box body is arranged with an electrically connected battery pack, a voltage regulator and a power output module and a control a module, wherein the solar panel is electrically connected to the voltage regulator and power output module.