TW201626676A - Solar power, distribution and communication systems - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a solar panel (100a) that can be daisy chained with other solar panels (100b to 100n). When the solar panel (100a) senses input alternating current (AC) power (112a) such that the solar panel (100a) operates as a slave unit in this state, the solar panel (100a) automatically generates and enters the solar panel. The input AC power (112a) of (100a) outputs AC power (195a) in parallel. When the solar panel (100a) is unable to detect the input AC power (112a) entering the solar panel (100a) such that the solar panel (100a) operates as a main control unit in this state, the solar panel (100a) The independent output AC power (195a) is automatically generated. The solar panel (100a) produces the independent output AC power without any dependence on any input AC power (112a) generated by a utility grid and/or other AC power source external to the solar panel (100a) ( 195a).

Description

Solar power, distribution and communication systems [Cross-Reference to Related Applications]

This application is a continuation-in-part of the U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/264,891, filed on Apr The CIP of the International Application No. PCT/US14/28723, filed on March 14, 2014, which claims the benefit of the International Application No. PCT/US14/28723, filed on March 15, 2013 </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; This application is also the benefit of the International Application No. PCT/US14/28723, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application is also a benefit of the U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/843,573, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The present application also claims priority and rights to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 61/946,338 (filed on Feb. 28, 2014) and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 61/719,140.

The present invention generally relates to solar power generation, transportation, distribution, and communication devices and related computer software.

The conventional solar panel system has evolved from a centralized conversion of solar-to-dc ("DC") power to the collection of solar energy required to properly support the conventional system. Rely on other power sources. For example, conventional solar panels provide instant alternating ("AC") power when conditions are guaranteed to be connected to one of the utility grids. When conditions limit the collection of solar energy, conventional solar panel systems that are connected in parallel with the grid are powered using AC power provided by the utility grid. Therefore, modern conventional solar panel systems no longer rely solely on DC power collected from the conversion of solar energy to properly maintain the required power.

Conventional solar panel systems can also increase their output power by daisy-chaining additional conventional solar panels. The conventional daisy chain of conventional solar panels increases the total AC output power when conventional solar panels are connected to the grid and receive AC power from the grid. When the conventional system is isolated from the grid and does not receive AC power from the grid, the conventional daisy chain of conventional solar panels also increases the total DC output power. Each of the major components of the conventional solar panel system is a separate entity and is not included in a single enclosure. For example, a conventional solar panel system of a house would contain conventional solar panels located on the roof of the house, while conventional battery systems are located in the basement of the house, and conventional transducers are located on the side walls of the house.

When conventional solar panel systems are connected to the grid and receive AC power generated by the grid, the conventional system is limited to generating AC output power. The conventional solar panel system is incapable of generating AC power when the conventional solar panel system is isolated from the grid or interrupted by AC power generated by the grid. The conventional solar panel system is limited to generating DC output power when the conventional solar panel system is isolated from the grid or interrupted by AC power generated by the grid. The DC output power is limited to DC power stored in the battery or DC power converted from solar energy. In addition, the DC output power is unaccessible DC power because the DC output power cannot be accessed by the solar panel system. For example, conventional solar panel systems cannot include a DC output power outlet in which one of the accessible DC outputs can be accessed.

100‧‧‧Solar Panel/Power Converter/Solar Panel Converter

100a to 100n‧‧‧ solar panels

102‧‧‧Energy/Solar/Light/Sun

104‧‧‧Transformer

106‧‧‧Battery

108‧‧‧Shell

112‧‧‧Input AC (AC) power / input power signal

112a‧‧‧Input AC (AC) power

112b‧‧‧Input AC (AC) power

112n‧‧‧Input AC (AC) power

195‧‧‧Output AC (AC) power

195a to 195n‧‧‧ Output AC (AC) power / input AC (AC) power

200‧‧‧ solar panel configuration

300‧‧‧Solar Panel/Power Converter

302‧‧‧Shell

305‧‧‧ captured direct current (DC) power

310‧‧‧Solar collector/solar collector

Input AC (AC) power received by 315‧‧‧

320‧‧‧Battery Pack/Power Storage

325‧‧‧Incoming AC (AC) power signal

330‧‧‧AC (AC) inlet socket

330a‧‧‧Master AC (AC) inlet socket

330b‧‧‧Subordinate AC (AC) inlet socket

335‧‧‧Synchronous input power signal

340‧‧‧Power signal sensor

345‧‧‧Battery signal

350‧‧‧Power signal synchronizer

355‧‧‧ stored direct current (DC) power

360‧‧‧Controller/Microcontroller Central Computer

360a‧‧‧Master Controller

360b‧‧‧Subordinate controller

365‧‧‧Power conversion signal

365a‧‧‧Master power conversion signal

365b‧‧‧Subordinate power conversion signal

367‧‧‧Converted alternating current (AC) electricity

370‧‧‧DC (DC) to AC (AC) converter / direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) converter / DC to alternating current (AC) converter circuit

370a‧‧‧Master DC (DC) to AC (AC) Converter

370b‧‧‧Subordinate DC (DC) to AC (AC) Converter

375‧‧‧Synchronous Output AC (AC) Power

380‧‧‧Power signal synchronizer

385‧‧‧Synchronous output power signal

390‧‧‧AC (AC) outlet socket/AC (AC) output socket

390a‧‧‧Master AC (AC) outlet socket

390b‧‧‧Subordinate exchange (AC) outlet socket

395‧‧‧Parallel communication (AC) power

400‧‧‧ solar panels

410‧‧‧First relay

420‧‧‧Second relay

450‧‧‧First relay signal

460‧‧‧Second relay signal

500‧‧‧Solar panel configuration / power converter configuration / solar panel

505‧‧‧ solar panels

510‧‧‧Battery charging circuit

512‧‧‧current amplifier

515‧‧‧Protection circuit

520‧‧‧Battery balancer protection circuit

525‧‧‧Frequency, amplitude, phase detection synchronizer and frequency multiplex transceiver

530a‧‧‧Main solar panels

530b‧‧‧Subordinate Solar Panel/Dependent Power Converter

531‧‧‧Step-up transformer

535‧‧‧Sine wave generator

540‧‧‧ Positioning Module

545‧‧‧Cooling fan

550‧‧‧AC (AC) busbar

551‧‧‧AC (AC) voltage step-down transformer DC (DC) output / AC (AC) voltage step-down transformer

555‧‧‧AC (AC) Power Coupling Switch

560a‧‧‧ Constant main control voltage

561‧‧‧Wireless data transmitter and receiver

565‧‧‧Protection circuit

570a‧‧‧Master AC (AC) bus monitoring signal

570b‧‧‧Subordinate AC (AC) bus monitoring signal

575‧‧‧ Thermal Protection Module

580a‧‧‧main control current

580b‧‧‧Subordinate current

585‧‧‧Integrated light source/integrated light source module

590‧‧•AC (AC) frequency correction and filter circuit

600‧‧‧ solar panel configuration

610a to 610n‧‧‧ solar panels

620‧‧‧Battery Pack

630‧‧‧Relay switch

640‧‧‧Grid Parallel System

650‧‧‧Power signal sensor

660‧‧‧Converted alternating current (AC) electricity

680‧‧‧DC (DC) to AC (AC) Converter

700‧‧‧Wireless solar panel configuration

710‧‧‧ client

720‧‧‧Network

730‧‧‧ solar panels

810‧‧‧Steps

820‧‧‧Steps

830‧‧ steps

840‧‧‧Steps

850 ‧ ‧ steps

860‧‧‧Steps

900‧‧‧Solar panel connector configuration

910a to 910n‧‧‧ solar panel connectors

920‧‧‧Terminal cable

930‧‧‧Connector

940‧‧‧Cable/fixed line connection/fixed line communication

1000‧‧‧Solar panel connector configuration

1030‧‧‧DC (DC) / AC (AC) power converter

1050a to 1050n‧‧‧ Output DC (DC) power / input direct current (DC) power

1070a‧‧‧Input direct current (DC) power

1100‧‧‧Solar panel connector configuration

1100a‧‧‧Solar panel connector configuration

1102a to 1102n‧‧‧ solar panels

1104‧‧‧The first column of solar panels

1106‧‧‧second solar panels

1108a to 1108n‧‧‧ back side of solar panels

1110‧‧‧Connector socket

1112a to 1112n‧‧‧ solar panel connectors

1114‧‧‧Solar panel connector bridge

1116‧‧‧ cable

1120‧‧‧Connected Bridge

1130a‧‧‧Solar panel connector

1130b‧‧‧Solar panel connector

1140‧‧‧ cable

1200‧‧‧ solar panel connector

1202‧‧‧Solar panel connector

1202a to 1202n‧‧‧ solar panel connectors

1204a‧‧‧First conductor enclosure

1204b‧‧‧Second conductor enclosure

1204c‧‧‧ third conductor enclosure

1206a‧‧‧First conductor enclosure

1206b‧‧‧Second conductor enclosure

1206c‧‧‧3rd conductor closure

1208a‧‧‧First conductor

1208b‧‧‧second conductor

1208c‧‧‧ third conductor

1210a‧‧‧First conductor enclosure

1210b‧‧‧Second conductor enclosure

1210c‧‧‧ third conductor enclosure

1212‧‧‧Central section / base part / base / central part

1214‧‧‧Structure/Roof

1216‧‧‧Frame system/framework structure

1220a‧‧‧First conductor enclosure

1220b‧‧‧Second conductor enclosure

1220c‧‧‧ third conductor enclosure

1230a‧‧‧First conductor

1230b‧‧‧second conductor

1230c‧‧‧ third conductor

1240‧‧‧Central Section

1310‧‧‧Steps

1320‧‧‧Steps

1330‧‧‧Steps

1340‧‧ steps

1350‧‧‧Steps

1400‧‧‧ Household configuration

1402‧‧‧Roof

1404‧‧‧House/Structure/Residential/Residential

1406‧‧‧Power line

1408‧‧‧Community Grid

1412‧‧‧Electric meter

1414‧‧‧Wire

1416‧‧‧Distribution board/breaker box

1418‧‧‧ Circuitry

1420‧‧‧External air conditioning unit

1422‧‧‧ line circuit

1424‧‧‧Household washing machine

1426‧‧‧ Circuitry

1426a‧‧‧First circuit breaker box

1426b‧‧‧Second circuit breaker box

1428‧‧‧Electric water heater

1430‧‧‧ Circuitry

1432‧‧‧ Circuitry

1434‧‧‧ lights

1500‧‧‧Power Controller Configuration

1502‧‧‧Power Controller/Power Exit Controller

1503‧‧‧Wireless communication circuit

1504‧‧‧Standard trigeminal male connector

1506‧‧‧Standard wall socket

1510‧‧‧Standard electrical power line / male plug assembly / plug

1512‧‧‧Central Communication and Control Center/Central Communication Hub

1600‧‧‧Power Controller Configuration

1602‧‧‧Power Controller/Remote Control Circuit Breaker

1700‧‧‧Solar panel configuration

1702‧‧‧Power adapter

1704‧‧‧Wire

1800‧‧‧Configuration

1802‧‧‧ structure

1804‧‧‧ room

1806‧‧‧ cable

1808‧‧‧ Circuitry

1810‧‧‧ Circuitry

1812‧‧‧ Circuitry

1814‧‧‧ Circuitry

1816‧‧‧ Circuitry

1818‧‧‧ Circuitry

1900‧‧‧Wireless solar panel configuration

1900a‧‧‧ solar panel configuration

1901‧‧‧Action solar panels

1902‧‧ Wi-Fi hotspot/communication circuit

1903‧‧‧Campfire

1904‧‧‧Tablet computer

1906‧‧‧Hive Phone/Smart Phone

1908‧‧‧Tablet/Control Room/Tablet

1910‧‧‧Laptop/notebook

1912‧‧‧Internet

1914‧‧‧ fixed line connection

1916‧‧‧ Honeycomb Network / Honeycomb Tower / Honeycomb Connection

1918‧‧‧ Satellite/satellite telephone connection

1920‧‧‧ side wall

2000‧‧‧Operation Control and Power Distribution Flow Chart

2002‧‧‧Power controllers monitor power demand

2004‧‧ Is there a need for electricity?

2006‧‧‧Power Controller sends messages directly to the solar panel or sends the message directly to the central hub

2008‧‧‧Monitor whether solar panels generate any electricity and any other indications

2010‧‧‧Is there any electricity generated from solar panels?

2012‧‧ Is there a power request?

2014‧‧‧ Is the power storage 320 full?

2016‧‧‧Provide excess electricity to the grid

2018‧‧‧Do you store electricity?

2020‧‧‧Do you use the electricity generated to meet the requested electricity demand?

2022‧‧ Is the requested power less than or equal to the amount of electricity generated?

2026‧‧ Is there any stored electricity?

2028‧‧‧Solar panels provide all the electricity and utility generated by them

2030‧‧‧Do you use stored electricity?

2032‧‧ Is the requested power less than or equal to the generated electricity plus stored electricity?

2034‧‧‧Solar panels provide electricity and stored electricity

2036‧‧‧Solar panels provide the electricity generated, stored electricity, and any additional power needed to meet power requests from commercial utility grids

2038‧‧ Is there a request for electricity?

2040‧‧ Is there any electricity generated?

2042‧‧ Is there any stored electricity?

2044‧‧‧Solar panels provide electricity from the utility grid

2046‧‧‧ Should storage power be used?

2048‧‧ Is the power request less than or equal to the stored power?

2050‧‧‧ solar panels provide storage power

2052‧‧‧Solar panels provide storage of electricity and any additional electricity from the utility grid

Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same element symbols indicate the same elements or functionally similar elements. In addition, the leftmost digit(s) of a component symbol typically identifies the schema in which the component symbol first appears.

1 is a top plan view of an exemplary solar panel in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a top plan view of one solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of one exemplary solar panel that can be used in a solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a block diagram of one exemplary solar panel that can be used in a solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a block diagram of one exemplary solar panel that can be used in a solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram of one exemplary solar panel that can be used in a solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of an exemplary solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 illustrates a wireless solar panel configuration.

Figure 8 is a flow diagram of one exemplary operational sequence of a solar panel in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11A is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

12 is an exemplary solar panel connection in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. One perspective view of the device.

Figure 12A is a perspective view of another example of a solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12B is a perspective view of one exemplary solar panel connector of the present invention joining a plurality of solar panels.

13 is a flow diagram of an exemplary operational sequence of a solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 illustrates an example of an exemplary household embodiment of a solar panel of the present invention in a single-family building configuration.

Figure 15 illustrates an embodiment of a power controller of the present invention.

Figure 16 illustrates another embodiment of a power controller of the present invention.

Figure 17 illustrates an embodiment of a power adapter of the present invention.

Figure 18 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a solar panel of the present invention in a multi-family building structure.

19 illustrates an example of communication and control functions of a rooftop solar panel in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

19A illustrates an example of a mobile solar panel in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

20 is a flow diagram of one exemplary step of a power distribution function for a solar panel in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the drawings, the same element symbols generally indicate the same elements, functionally similar elements, and/or structurally similar elements. The figure in which a component first appears is indicated by the leftmost digit(s) in the symbol of the component.

[Embodiment] An exemplary embodiment consistent with the present invention is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Embodiment] Reference is made to "an exemplary embodiment", "an exemplary exemplary embodiment", etc. Ordinary indications: The described exemplary embodiments may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but each exemplary embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Furthermore, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same exemplary embodiments. In addition, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic may be described in conjunction with an exemplary embodiment, other exemplary embodiments may be implemented in conjunction with other exemplary embodiments, whether or not the other exemplary embodiments are explicitly described. , structure or characteristics.

The illustrative embodiments described herein are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting. Other exemplary embodiments are possible, and modifications may be made to the exemplary embodiments within the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the [embodiment] is not intended to limit the invention. Rather, the scope of the invention is defined only by the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

Embodiments of the invention may be practiced in any combination of hardware, firmware, software, or the like. Embodiments of the invention may also be implemented as instructions supplied by a machine-readable medium, which may be read and executed by one or more processors. A machine readable medium can include any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (eg, an computing device). For example, a machine-readable medium can include read only memory ("ROM"), random access memory ("RAM"), disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices, electro-optic, sound, or other Forms of propagating signals (such as carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals, etc.), and others. Further firmware, software routines, and instructions may be described herein as performing certain actions. However, it should be understood that such descriptions are merely for convenience, and that such actions are actually caused by an operating device, processor, controller, or other device executing firmware, software, routines, instructions, and the like.

For the purposes of this discussion, each of the various components discussed may be considered a module, and the term "module" shall be taken to include at least one of software, firmware, and hardware (such as one or more Any combination of circuits, microchips or devices, or any combination thereof, and the like. In addition, it should be understood that each module can include one or more components within an actual device, and each component forming part of the described module can be associated with any part of the module. Other components operate in conjunction or independently of any other components that form part of the module. Conversely, a plurality of modules described herein may represent a single component within an actual device. In addition, components within a module can be located in a single device or can be distributed among multiple devices in a wired or wireless manner.

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is intended to be illustrative of the nature of the invention, and the invention can be readily utilized by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. These exemplary embodiments are modified and/or such exemplary embodiments are adapted to various applications. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is to be construed as being limited by the scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention. It is understood that the phrase or terminology herein is for the purpose of description and is not intended to be

1 is a top plan view of an exemplary solar panel in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. The solar panel 100 is configured to collect energy 102 from a light source, such as the sun, and convert the energy to DC power using a transducer 104 and store the power in a battery 106 or other power storage device as desired. In addition, a solar panel 100 may be an independent AC power generating device that converts or converts DC power into AC power. However, when solar panel 100 is coupled to a utility grid, solar panel 100 is not limited to producing output AC power 195 by causing input AC power 112 received from the utility grid to become output AC power 195. Rather, solar panel 100 can still produce independent output AC power 195 when solar panel 100 is isolated from the utility grid (ie, not in parallel with the grid).

When the solar panel 100 is coupled to a utility grid (i.e., when the solar panel 100 is in parallel with the grid), the solar panel 100 can also receive input AC power 112 generated by the grid. In such a case, when the output AC power 195 is synchronized with the input AC power 112, the solar panel 100 can cause the AC output power 195 generated by the converted DC power provided by the free DC battery 106 to be in parallel with the input AC power 112. When a second solar panel 100 is coupled to a first solar At the time of board 100, the input AC power 112 may also be from the second solar panel 100 by an AC power generator independent of the solar panel 100, an AC power converter, a sinusoidal AC power converter, and/or any other type of AC power source. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

When output AC power 195 is synchronized with input AC power 112, solar panel 100 may generate output AC power 195 in parallel with input AC power 112. When the solar panel 100 is coupled to a power source, the solar panel 100 can sense the input AC power 112. The solar panel 100 can also sense the input AC power 112 when the solar panel 100 is coupled to the second solar panel and the second solar panel provides input AC power 112 to the solar panel 100.

The solar panel 100 can determine whether the input AC power 112 is synchronized with the output AC power 195 based on the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195. The power signal characteristics are characteristics associated with the sinusoidal waveforms included in the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195. When the power signal characteristic of the input AC power 112 is within a threshold of one of the power signal characteristics of the output AC power 195 such that the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195 are synchronized, the solar panel 100 can be generated in parallel with the input AC power 112. The AC power is output 195. When the power signal characteristic of the input AC power 112 exceeds the threshold of the power signal characteristic of the output AC power 195 such that the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195 are out of sync, the solar panel 100 can avoid producing an output in parallel with the input AC power 112. AC power 195.

For example, the solar panel 100 determines whether the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195 are synchronized based on the frequency and voltage of the sinusoidal waveform included in the input AC power 112 and the frequency and voltage of the sinusoidal waveform included in the output AC power 195. When the frequency and voltage of the input AC power 112 are within a threshold of 10% of the frequency and voltage of the output AC power 195, the input solar power 112 and the output AC power 195 are synchronized, the solar panel 100 is generated in parallel with the input AC power 112. The output AC power is 195. When the frequency and voltage of the input AC power 112 exceeds the frequency of the output AC power 195 and the threshold of 10% of the voltage causes the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195 to be out of synchronization, the solar panel 100 avoids generating and inputting AC power. Force 112 outputs AC power 195 in parallel. Specifically, solar panel 100 produces output AC power 195 generated from a DC source and avoids combining output AC power 195 with input AC power 112.

The power signal characteristics may include, but are not limited to, frequency, phase, amplitude, current, voltage, and/or any other characteristic of a power signal, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The solar panel 100 can store the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112. When the power signal characteristics of each of the input AC power 112 and the output AC power 195 are significantly different to cause damage, the threshold of the power signal characteristic (compared to the output power) associated with the input power may be input by Any combination of the AC power 112 and the output AC power 195 to prevent damage to the power converter 100 will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In short, the output AC power 195 generated by the solar panel 100 can be used to power electronic devices external to the solar panel 100, such as, for example, a hair dryer. Output AC power 195 can also be provided to another solar panel. The solar panel 100 can also convert the input AC power 112 into DC power and store the DC power into the solar panel 100. Even after solar panel 100 no longer receives AC input power 112, solar panel 100 can continue to provide independent output AC power 195. Thus, solar panel 100 does not rely on an external source to produce output AC power 195. For example, solar panel 100 may continue to provide independent output AC power 195 after solar panel 100 is no longer in parallel with the grid or after solar panel 100 no longer receives AC input power 112 from another solar panel. For example, after power converter 100 is no longer coupled to a power source such that solar panel 100 no longer receives input AC power 112 from the power source, solar panel 100 continues to provide output AC power 195 that is not in parallel with input AC power 112. In another example, after solar panel 100 no longer receives input AC power 112 from the second solar panel, solar panel 100 continues to provide output AC power 195 that is not in parallel with input AC power 112.

Solar panel 100 will also sense when it no longer receives AC input power 112. then, The solar panel 100 can generate independent output AC power 195 from within the previously stored DC power. For example, solar panel 100 may have previously stored DC power converted from input AC power 112 or converted from solar energy 102.

Solar panel 100 may internally generate output AC power 195 by converting previously stored DC power to output AC power 195. In one embodiment, solar panel 100, although no longer receiving input AC power 112, may be capable of converting the power signal characteristics of the output AC power 195 from previously stored DC power (which is characteristic of the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112) Within the limits) synchronization. For example, when the solar panel 100 receives the input AC power 112, the solar panel 100 converts the output AC power 195 from the previously stored DC power (which has a frequency and voltage within a threshold of 10% of the input AC power 112) Synchronize. Next, solar panel 100 provides this output AC power when solar panel 100 no longer receives input AC power 112 and provides output AC power 195 having a frequency and voltage within a threshold of 10% of previously received input AC power 112. 195.

The solar panel 100 can be sized and capable of providing various levels of output power. For example, solar panel 100 can be a portable model that can output about 250W. In another embodiment, the solar panel 100 can be a permanent roof model that can output 2.5 kW.

Solar panel 100 is also efficient because it includes all of the components required to produce AC power 195 in a single housing 108. For example, as discussed in more detail below, one of the solar collectors, a battery pack, a DC-to-AC converter, a controller, and other necessary components required to produce output AC power 195 is located within a single housing. This minimizes the amount of cabling required for the solar panel 100, so that transmission losses are minimized.

The solar panel 100 also has user affinity because one body can find that operating the solar panel 100 requires relatively minimal effort. For example, as will be discussed in more detail below, an individual only needs to insert an external electrical device into a receptacle disposed on solar panel 100 to power the external electrical device. In another example, the individual only needs to insert an additional solar panel into a socket disposed on the solar panel 100 to daisy chain the additional solar panels together. In another example In the solar panel 100, the daisy chain to the extra solar panel automatically establishes a master-slave relationship, so that the individual does not need to manually determine which is the master unit and which is the slave unit.

2 is a top plan view of one solar panel configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. The solar panel configuration 200 represents a solar panel configuration comprising a plurality of solar panels 100a to 100n configured to collect energy 102a to 102n from a source such as the sun, wherein n is greater than or equal to two An integer and a converter 104 convert the energy into DC power and, if desired, store the power in a battery 106 or other power storage device, the plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n) can be daisy chained together A solar panel configuration 200 is formed in which n is greater than or equal to one integer of two. Each of the solar panels 100a through 100n added to the solar panel configuration 200 can produce an output AC power 195n in parallel with the output AC power 195a, 195b. The solar panel configuration 200 shares many similar features with the solar panel 100, and thus, only the differences between the solar panel configuration 200 and the solar panel 100 will be discussed in further detail.

As mentioned above, the solar panel 100a produces an output AC power 195a. However, solar panel 100a is limited to one of the maximum output power levels of output AC power 195a. For example, solar panel 100a may be limited to one of 500 watts ("W") of maximum output power 195a. Therefore, regardless of the AC input power 112a level, the maximum output AC power 195a will be 500W. Therefore, if a body desires, for example, to power a blower that requires 1500 W to operate, the solar panel 100a will not be able to supply power thereto.

However, a user may daisy chain the additional solar panels 100b through 100n together to cause the output AC power 195a to be parallel, such that the total output power of the solar panel configuration 200 increases. When the plurality of solar panels 100a to 100n are daisy-chained, the respective power inputs of the respective solar panels 100a to 100n are coupled to one of the solar panels 100b to 100n before the solar panels 100b to 100n in the daisy chain configuration. For example, the power input of solar panel 100b is coupled to the power output of solar panel 100a such that input AC power 195a received by solar panel 100b is substantially equal to output AC power 195a of solar panel 100a. The power input of the solar panel 100n is coupled to the power output of the solar panel 100b such that the input received by the solar panel 100n The AC power 195b is substantially equal to the output AC power 195b of the solar panel 100b.

After daisy-chaining each of the plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n), each of the output AC powers 195 (a through n) may be in parallel with each of the input AC powers 112a, 112b, and/or 112n to increase the solar panel configuration 200. Total output AC power. Each output AC power 195 (a through n) can be in parallel with each of the input AC powers 112a, 112b, and 112n such that the total output AC power of the solar panel configuration 200 can be used to power an external electronic device (such as a blower) that the individual requests to operate. The individual can access the total output AC power by coupling an external electronic device (such as a blower) that the individual requests for power to any of the solar panels 100 (a through n). The individual is not limited to coupling external electronic devices to the last solar panel 100n in the solar panel configuration 200 to access the total output AC power. Specifically, an individual can access the total output AC power by coupling an external electronic device to any of the solar panels 100 (a through n) in the solar panel configuration 200.

For example, if the maximum output AC power 195a of the solar panel 100a is 500 W, the maximum output power that can be generated by the solar panel 100b is also 500 W. The maximum output power that can be generated by the solar panel 100n is also 500W. However, the solar panel 100b is daisy-chained to the solar panel 100a and the solar panel 100b is daisy-chained to the solar panel 100n. Therefore, the external input AC powers 112a, 112b, and 112n of each of the solar panels 100 (a to n) are parallel to the output AC powers 195a, 195b, and 195n of each of the solar panels 100 (a to n).

The output AC powers 195a, 195b, and 195n of each of the solar panels 100 (a to n) are 500W. The solar panel 100b produces 500W of output AC power 195b in parallel with 500W of input AC power 112b such that when the solar panel 100b is daisy-chained to the solar panel 100a, the output AC power 195b and/or the output AC power 195a is 1000W parallel AC output. electric power. Next, the solar panel 100n is daisy-chained to the solar panels 100a and 100b such that the AC power 195a, the output AC power 195b, and/or the output AC power 195n are 1500W parallel AC output power. Therefore, the maximum output AC power of the solar panel configuration 200 is 1500W. The maximum output AC power of 1500W is now sufficient to power a hair dryer that requires 1500W to operate.

The individual can insert a blower into any of the solar panels 100 (a through n) for access by The solar panel configuration 200 produces a maximum output AC power of 1500 W to power the blower. The individual is not limited to inserting the blower into only the solar panel 100n because the solar panel 100n is the last solar panel in the daisy chain of the solar panel configuration 200. When a plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n) are not coupled to a power source but produce parallel output AC power, the daisy chain of each of the plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n) can be regarded as an independent solar panel microgrid .

Each of the solar panels 100a to 100n included in the solar panel configuration 200 can operate in a master-slave relationship with each other. The master unit is the initiator of the independent AC power of the solar panel configuration 200. The master unit determines the power signal characteristics of the independent AC power initiated by the master unit because each of the remaining slave units that are required to be included in the solar panel configuration 200 synchronizes their respective AC output powers accordingly. The respective output AC power synchronized with the master independent AC is in parallel with the master independent AC power of the master unit. For example, when the utility grid is provided to the initiator of the input AC power 112a of the solar panel 100a, the utility grid is the master unit of the solar panel configuration 200. The utility grid determines the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and current of the input AC power 112a. Next, each of the solar panels 100a to 100n becomes a slave unit and each of its respective output AC powers 195a to 195n is synchronized to have a frequency, a phase, an amplitude, and a current substantially equal to the input AC power 112a. Each of the output AC powers 195a to 195n synchronized with the input AC power 112a is in parallel with the input AC power 112a.

When each of the solar panels 100a to 100n receives input AC power, each of the solar panels 100a to 100n operates as one of the slave units of the solar panel configuration 200. When each of the solar panels 100a to 100n no longer receives input AC power, each of the solar panels 100a to 100n operates as a master unit. For example, when the solar panel configuration 200 is in parallel with the grid such that the utility grid operates as the master unit of the solar panel configuration 200, each of the solar panels 100a through 100n operates as a slave unit. Each of the solar panels 100a to 100n receives input AC power from the grid or its adjacent solar panels. The solar panel 100a receives the input AC power 112a from the grid to make the solar panel 100a a slave unit, while the solar panel 100b receives the input AC power 195a from the solar panel 100a to make the solar panel 100b a slave unit, and the like.

In another example, when solar panel configuration 200 is no longer in parallel with the grid and solar panel 100a produces independent output AC power 195a, solar panel 100a operates as one of the solar panel configurations 200. Next, each of the solar panels 100b to 100n receives the input AC power via the independent output AC power 195a generated inside the main control solar panel 100a. The solar panel 100b receives the input AC power 195a from the solar panel 100a and the solar panel 100c receives the input AC power 195b from the solar panel 100b.

The solar panel configuration 200 can automatically transition the master-slave determination between each of the solar panels 100a through 100n without user intervention. As mentioned above, any solar panels 100a through 100n can be identified as the master unit of the solar panel configuration 200 when any of the solar panels 100a through 100n no longer receive input AC power. In addition, when the master solar panel senses the incoming AC power entering it, it will automatically transition to a slave unit. At this point, the master solar panel automatically terminates its internally stored DC power from its own previously stored AC power. Then, the solar panel automatically synchronizes with the power signal characteristics of the input AC power received at this time to operate in parallel with the output AC power provided by the new master solar panel and by generating the output AC power it receives at this time. Slave unit.

For example, when solar panel 100b operates as a master unit, solar panel 100b does not receive input AC power, but instead generates its own independent output AC power 195b from its own previously stored DC power. The solar panel 100b continues to operate as a master unit until the solar panel 100b senses that the input AC power 195a is received from the solar panel 100a, and the solar panel 100a generates input AC power 195a. Next, the solar panel 100b automatically terminates its own independent output AC power 195b from its own previously stored DC power, and automatically synchronizes the independent output AC power 195b with the frequency, phase, amplitude, and current of the input AC power 195a. In other words, when the solar panel 100b generates the output AC power 195b from the input AC power 195a instead of the DC power previously stored by itself, the solar panel 100b is converted into a slave unit.

Solar panel configuration 200 can also be used to solarize without user intervention The boards 100a to 100n are automatically converted into a main control unit. As mentioned above, when the solar panels 100a to 100n receive input AC power, the solar panels 100a to 100n can be identified as slave units. However, when the solar panels 100a to 100n no longer sense the input AC power entering them, they may be automatically converted into a master unit. At this point, solar panels 100a through 100n automatically begin to generate their own independent output AC power from their own previously stored DC power. The solar panels 100a through 100n may also have stored the power signal characteristics of the input power previously received by them and may automatically synchronize their own independent output AC power with such characteristics. In addition, when solar panels 100a through 100n begin to generate their own independent output AC power from their own previously stored DC power, they are converted from a slave unit to a master unit.

After the master-slave relationship is established between the master solar panels 100 (a to n), the parallel output AC power of the master solar panel configuration 200 may be from the solar panel converter 100a and the slave solar panel 100 (b to n) Each of them is maintained. The master solar panel 100a can maintain the voltage of the parallel output AC power while the slave solar panels 100 (b to n) supply current to maintain the voltage of the parallel output AC power as a reference voltage.

However, when an external electronic device (such as a blower) that the individual requests power is coupled to at least one of the outputs of the solar panels 100 (a through n), the voltage of the parallel output AC power may be reduced. Each of the slave solar panels 100 (b to n) can increase the current of the parallel output AC power such that the voltage of the parallel output AC power maintained by the master solar panel 100a is again increased to a level sufficient to generate parallel output AC power. Voltage. The reference voltage of the parallel output AC power is maintained to generate a voltage level of parallel output AC power sufficient to power the external electronic device. The reference voltage can be specified as any voltage sufficient to maintain parallel output AC power, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Each of the slave solar panels 100 (b to n) can continue to generate a current sufficient to maintain the voltage of the parallel output AC power as a reference voltage such that the external electronics are powered by the parallel output AC power. However, each of the slave solar panels 100 (b to n) will eventually have its DC source eliminated. Each of the slave solar panels 100 (b to n) no longer has a level sufficient to maintain the voltage of the parallel output AC power sufficient to produce a reference voltage for parallel output AC power. At this point, the master solar panel 100a can begin to provide current to maintain the voltage of the parallel output AC power at a reference voltage sufficient to produce parallel output AC power.

Even when a particular slave solar panel 100a to 100n is no longer functioning properly, the solar panel configuration 200 can continue to produce output AC power. In such cases, the dysfunctional slave solar panels 100a through 100n continue to pass the independent output AC power generated by the master solar panels 100a through 100n to each of the other slave solar panels 100a through 100n. For example, when the master solar panel 100a acts as a master unit and the solar panels 100b to 100n act as slave units, if the slave solar panel 100b fails and is no longer functioning properly, it will continue to have independent outputs produced by the master solar panel 100a. The AC power 195a is passed to the functional slave solar panel 100n such that other functionally dependent slave solar panels 100n can continue to produce output AC power 195n from the independent output AC power 195a.

3 is a block diagram of another exemplary solar panel 300 that may be used in solar panel configuration 200, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Although FIG. 3 depicts a block diagram of a solar panel 300, FIG. 3 may also depict one of the plurality of solar panels 100a through 100n used in the solar panel configuration 200 depicted in FIG. 2 and the single depicted in FIG. A block diagram of a solar panel 100. When power signal sensor 340 no longer senses the received input AC power 315, solar panel 300 will also automatically transition to internally generating independent output AC power 195 based on stored DC power 355 provided by battery pack 320. When the power signal sensor 340 no longer senses the received input AC power 315, the solar panel 300 will also automatically transition to operate as a master unit. When power signal sensor 340 begins to sense the received input AC power 315, solar panel 300 will also automatically transition to operate as a slave unit.

A solar collector 310, a battery pack 320, an AC inlet socket 330, a power signal sensor 340, a power signal synchronizer 350, a controller 360, a DC to AC Converter 370, a power signal synchronizer 380, and an AC outlet socket 390 are enclosed within a single housing 302 of one of solar panels 300.

Solar panel collector 310 captures solar or other light energy 102 from a sun or source such as the sun. Solar collector 310 may include a single and/or multiple photovoltaic ("PV") solar panels or solar arrays that convert solar energy 102 into captured DC power 305. Solar panel collector 310 captures solar energy 102 when the solar system is available and radiates solar energy 102 in a manner sufficient to capture solar panel collector 310. Solar panel collector 310 converts solar energy 102 into captured DC power 305 having a wide range of voltage and/or current capacities. The solar panel collector 310 may comprise a photovoltaic solar panel classified as (but not limited to) single crystal germanium, polycrystalline germanium, amorphous germanium, cadmium telluride, copper indium selenide, thin film layer, organic dye, organic polymer, nanometer. Crystals and/or any other type of photovoltaic solar panel will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The solar panel collector 310 can also have any shape or size sufficient to capture the solar energy 102, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The battery pack 320 receives and stores the captured DC power 305. When the captured DC power 305 is generated, the battery pack 320 accumulates the captured DC power 305. The battery pack 320 can accumulate the captured DC power 305 until the battery pack 320 reaches its maximum capacity and can no longer store more of the captured DC power 305. When AC output outlet 390 does not produce output AC power 195, battery pack 320 may also store AC input power 112 that is converted to capture DC power 305. The battery pack 320 stores the captured DC power 305 until the request battery pack 320 provides the stored DC power 355. The stored DC power 355 provided by battery pack 320 can include low voltage but high energy DC power. Battery pack 320 can include one or more lithium iron phosphate batteries (LiFePO ₄ ) and/or one or more lead acid batteries. However, this example is not limiting, and those skilled in the art can implement battery pack 320 using other battery chemistry without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. One or more of the battery packs 320 convert chemical energy into electrical energy via an electrochemical reaction.

As mentioned above, the solar panel 300 can automatically transition between master and slave identification without user intervention. When AC inlet outlet 330 receives AC input power 112, such as AC power generated by the grid, solar panel 300 will operate as a slave unit. When the AC inlet socket 330 is in parallel with the grid, the AC inlet socket 330 can also receive input AC power 112, such as when the two solar panels are coupled together, the AC inlet socket 330 receives AC power generated by a second solar panel . The input AC power 112 may also be an AC power generated by an AC power generator, an AC power converter, or any other type of AC power source that is independent of the solar panel 300, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. Under the circumstances and scope.

The AC inlet socket 330 can be in the form of a male configuration or a female configuration. A male AC inlet receptacle 330 prevents a body from accidentally inserting an electronic device therein to power the electronic device because the electronic device typically has a male plug. The AC inlet socket 330 can also be protected by fuses. The AC inlet socket 330 can also be configured to receive input AC power 112 in the United States, Europe, and/or any other power format, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The AC inlet socket 330 may further comprise an Edison plug, any of the International Electrotechnical Commission ("IEC") plugs, or any other type of plug, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Under understand.

The AC inlet socket 330 provides the received input AC power 315 to a power signal sensor 340. The power signal sensor 340 senses whether the solar panel 300 passes through the AC inlet receptacle 330 to receive input AC power 112 based on whether it receives input AC power 315 from the AC inlet receptacle 330. Once the power signal sensor 340 senses the received input AC power 315, the power signal sensor 340 generates an incoming AC power signal 325. The incoming AC power signal 325 provides information regarding the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112 received by the solar panel 300 through the AC inlet receptacle 330. Such power signal characteristics may include, but are not limited to, the frequency, phase, amplitude, current, voltage, and other similar characteristics of the power signal. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Power signal sensor 340 provides incoming AC power signal 325 to a power signal synchronizer 350. Power signal synchronizer 350 determines the power signal characteristics of input AC power 112 provided by incoming AC power signal 325. For example, power signal synchronizer 350 determines the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and current of input AC power 112. Power signal synchronizer 350 produces a synchronous input power signal 335 that provides power signal characteristics of input AC power 112 to a controller 360.

Power signal synchronizer 350 also synchronizes the converted AC power 367 generated by DC to AC converter 370 with the power signal characteristics of input AC power 112. The power signal synchronizer 350 determines whether the power signal characteristic of the input AC power 112 is within the threshold of the power signal characteristic of the converted AC power 367. When the power signal characteristic of the input AC power 112 is within the threshold of the power signal characteristic of the converted AC power 367, the power signal synchronizer 350 synchronizes the input AC power 112 with the converted AC power 367. When the power signal characteristic of the input AC power 112 exceeds the threshold of the power signal characteristic of the converted AC power 367, the power signal synchronizer 350 avoids synchronizing the input AC power 112 with the converted AC power 367.

For example, power signal synchronizer 350 determines whether the frequency and voltage of the sinusoidal waveform included in input AC power 112 is within one of 10% of the frequency and voltage of the sinusoidal waveform included in converted AC power 367. The power signal synchronizer 350 synchronizes the input AC power 112 with the converted AC power 367 when the frequency and voltage of the input AC power 112 are within a threshold of 10% of the frequency and voltage of the converted AC power 367. When the frequency and voltage of the input AC power 112 exceeds the threshold of 10% of the frequency and voltage of the converted AC power 367, the power signal synchronizer 350 avoids synchronizing the input AC power 112 with the converted AC power 367.

When the converted AC power 367 is synchronized with the input AC power 112, the output AC power 195 includes input AC power 112 in parallel with the converted AC power 367. For example, electricity Signal synchronizer 350 synchronizes converted AC power 367 to operate within a threshold of 10% of the frequency and voltage of input AC power 112. In one embodiment, the input AC power 112 exhibits a substantially pure sinusoidal waveform. The substantially pure sinusoidal waveform may represent an analog analog waveform that is substantially smooth and curved, rather than a digital audio waveform comprising a square edge. In this embodiment, power signal synchronizer 350 synchronizes converted AC power 367 within one of the pure sinusoidal waveforms embodied by input AC power 112. After the power signal synchronizer 350 synchronizes the converted AC power 367 with the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112, the power signal synchronizer 350 notifies the controller 360 of the synchronization via the synchronous input power signal 335.

Controller 360 receives synchronous input power signal 335. The controller 360 determines the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112 and then stores the power signal characteristics in one of the memories included in the controller 360. For example, controller 360 stores the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and/or current of input AC power 112. After receiving the synchronous input power signal 335, the controller 360 recognizes that the input AC power 112 is coupled to the AC inlet socket 330. In response to input AC power 112 being coupled to AC inlet receptacle 330, controller 360 ceases to generate a reference clock for one of solar panels 300.

In addition, controller 360 also generates a battery pack signal 345 in response to input AC power 112 being coupled to AC inlet receptacle 330. The controller 360 instructs the battery pack 320 to no longer supply the stored DC power 355 to the DC to AC converter 370 via the battery pack signal 345. The controller 360 indicates that the battery pack 320 no longer provides the stored DC power 355 to the DC to AC converter 370 and also terminates the independent output AC power 195 generated from the stored DC power 355.

Moreover, in response to the input AC power 112 being coupled to the AC inlet receptacle 330, the controller 360 confirms that the power signal synchronizer 350 has synchronized the converted AC power 367 with the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112. After confirming that the power signal synchronizer 350 has synchronized the converted AC power 367 with the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112, the controller 360 will input the input AC power 112 and the converted AC power 367 received by the AC inlet socket 330. The row is linked to the AC outlet socket 390 to produce parallel AC power 395. Next, the AC outlet socket 390 outputs an output AC power 195 that includes input AC power 112 in parallel with the converted AC power 367 having a power signal characteristic that is substantially equal to the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112. For example, the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and/or current of the output AC power 195 can be substantially equal to the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and/or current of the input AC power 112.

The AC outlet socket 390 can be in the form of a male configuration or a female configuration. A female AC outlet receptacle 390 allows a body to directly insert an electronic device therein because the electronic device typically has a male plug.

The AC outlet socket 390 can also be protected by fuses. The AC outlet socket 390 can also be configured to provide output AC power 195 in the United States, Europe, and/or any other power format, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The AC outlet socket 390 may also include an Edison plug, any of the IEC plugs, or any other type of plug, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

As mentioned above, the solar panel 300 will automatically transition between master-slave determination without user intervention. When the input AC power signal 112 is weakened and is no longer received by the AC inlet receptacle 330 such that the controller 360 no longer receives the synchronous input power signal 335, the solar panel 300 will automatically transition from operating as a slave unit to operating as a master unit. At this point, controller 360 generates battery pack signal 345 to instruct battery pack 320 to begin generating stored DC power 355. Controller 360 generates a power conversion signal 365 to instruct DC to AC converter 370 to convert stored DC power 355 to converted AC power 367. The converted AC power 367 is a high voltage AC output power. The DC to AC converter 370 can use high frequency modulation to convert the stored DC power 355 to converted AC power 367.

Controller 360 then provides a synchronized output power signal 385 to power signal synchronizer 380. When the input power signal 112 is coupled to the AC inlet socket 330, the synchronous output is The force signal 385 provides the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112 to the power signal synchronizer 380. For example, the synchronous output power signal 385 provides the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and current of the input power signal 112 to the power signal synchronizer 380. The synchronous output power signal 385 also provides a reference clock to the power signal synchronizer 380.

Next, power signal synchronizer 380 generates synchronous output AC power 375 by synchronizing the converted AC power 367 with the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112 and the reference clock provided by the synchronous output power signal 385. In one embodiment, the input AC power 112 exhibits a substantially pure sinusoidal waveform. In this embodiment, power signal synchronizer 380 synchronizes converted AC power 367 within a threshold of the pure sinusoidal waveform embodied by input AC power 112. The synchronous output AC power 375 includes power signal characteristics within a threshold of the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112. For example, the synchronous output AC power 375 includes one of the frequency and voltage within the threshold of the frequency and voltage of the input AC power 112. Next, the AC outlet socket 390 generates an output AC power 195 based on the synchronous output power 375. Thus, power converter 300, although not receiving input AC power 112 from other sources, produces output AC power 195 that is substantially similar to input AC power 112.

4A is a block diagram of another exemplary solar panel 400 that may be used in solar panel configuration 200, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Although FIG. 4A depicts a block diagram of a solar panel 400, FIG. 4A may also depict one of the plurality of solar panels 100a-100n used in the solar panel configuration 200 depicted in FIG. 2 and depicted in FIG. A block diagram of a single solar panel 100. Features depicted in the block diagrams of solar panel 300 may also be included in solar panel 400, but for simplicity, such features have been omitted.

The solar panel 400 can be self-operated as a master unit and operate as a slave unit automatically based on a relay configuration without user intervention. A solar collector 310, a battery pack 320, an AC inlet socket 330, a controller 360, a DC to AC converter 370, an AC outlet socket 390, a first relay 410, and a second relay 420 can be used (each of which is closed) The solar panel 400 is implemented in one of the outer casings 402 of the solar panel 400.

As mentioned above, when controller 360 senses that input AC power 112 is coupled to AC inlet receptacle 330, solar panel 400 operates as a slave unit. The controller then terminates producing independent output AC power 195. When controller 360 no longer senses that input AC power 112 is coupled to AC inlet receptacle 330, solar panel 400 operates as a master unit. Controller 360 then instructs battery pack 320 and DC to AC converter 370 to begin generating independent output AC power 195. The relay configuration including a first relay 410 and a second relay 420 transitions the solar panel 400 between a master mode and a slave mode based on the logic provided in Table 1.

When the slave mode automatically transitions to the master mode, the controller 360 no longer senses that the input AC power 112 is coupled to the AC inlet socket 330. At this time, the controller 360 generates a first relay signal 450 indicating that the first relay 410 is turned into an open state (logic 0). Controller 360 also generates a second relay signal 460 that indicates that second relay 420 transitions to a closed state (logic 1). The controller 360 also generates a battery pack signal 345 that instructs the battery pack 320 to begin providing the stored DC power 355 to the DC to AC converter 370 to produce the converted AC power 367. Because the second relay 420 is in the closed position (logic 1), the converted AC power 367 passes through the second relay 420 to the AC outlet receptacle 390 (as indicated by arrow 480), such that the solar panel 400 is provided from the stored The DC power 355 is instead of the output AC power 195 generated by the input AC power 112. When the solar panel 400 produces independent output AC power 195 due to operation as a master unit, the open state (logic 0) of the first relay 410 prevents any remaining input AC power 112 from reaching the AC output jack 390.

Once controller 360 senses that input AC power 112 is coupled to AC inlet outlet 330, controller 360 automatically generates a power conversion signal 365 to indicate that DC to AC converter 370 is not The converted AC power 367 is then provided such that the solar panel 400 no longer produces independent output AC power 195. Controller 360 also automatically generates a second relay signal 460 to indicate that second relay 420 transitions to an open state (logic 0). Controller 360 also generates a first relay signal 450 to indicate that first relay 410 transitions to a closed state (logic 1). After the second relay 420 transitions to the open state (logic 0) and the first relay 410 transitions to the closed state (logic 1), any input AC power 112 coupled to the AC inlet receptacle 330 passes through the first relay 410 to the AC outlet socket 390 (as indicated by arrow 470) causes solar panel 400 to produce an output AC power 195.

The second relay 420 remains in the open state (logic 0) until the controller 360 has successfully synchronized the solar panel 400 with the input AC power 112 coupled to the AC inlet receptacle 330. After the controller 360 properly synchronizes the solar panel 400 with the input AC power, the controller 360 then generates a second relay signal 460 to indicate that the second relay 420 transitions from the open state (logic 0) to the closed state (logic 1). After the second relay 420 transitions from the open state (logic 0) to the closed state (logic 1), the solar panel 400 will generate an output AC power 195 comprising the converted AC power 367, the output AC power 195 being in parallel with the input AC power 112. .

Solar panel 400 is also operated in a bypass mode. In this bypass mode, the solar panel 400 is powered down and no longer operational. In an embodiment, controller 360 generates a first relay signal 450 and instructs first relay 410 to transition to a closed state (logic 1). Controller 360 also generates a second relay signal 460 and instructs second relay 420 to transition to an open state (logic 0). In another embodiment, the first relay 410 and the second relay 420 are spring loaded relay switches. When the solar panel 400 is de-energized, the solenoid of the first relay 410 is no longer energized, so the spring pulls the contacts in the first relay 410 into the up position. The closing of the first relay 410 and the opening of the second relay 420 cause the solar panel 400 to form a path in which the input AC power 112 passes through the solar panel 400 to the daisy chain to the solar panel 400 and/or daisy chain to be powered by the input AC power 112. A second solar panel of an electronic device. Therefore, additional solar panels and/or electronic devices along the line from the dysfunctional solar panel 400 are The AC power 112 is input and operation continues. The first relay 410 and the second relay 420 can be implemented in any combination of hardware, firmware, software, or the like, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

4B is a block diagram of another exemplary solar panel configuration 500 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Although FIG. 4B depicts a block diagram of a solar panel configuration 500, FIG. 4B may also depict a block diagram of a plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n) for use in the solar panel configuration 200 depicted in FIG. 2.

The solar panel configuration 500 can be implemented using a master solar panel 530a and a slave solar panel 530b. The master solar panel 530a includes a master AC inlet socket 330a, a master AC outlet socket 390a, a main controller 360a, and a master DC to AC converter 370a. The slave solar panel 530b includes a slave AC inlet jack 330b, a slave AC outlet jack 390b, a slave controller 360b, and a slave DC to AC converter 370b. The master solar panel 530a and the slave solar panel 530b are coupled together by an AC busbar 550. The main control solar panel 530a and the subordinate solar panel 530b share many similar features with the solar panel 100, the plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n), the solar panel 300, and the solar panel 400; therefore, only the solar panel configuration 500 will be discussed in further detail. The difference from the solar panel 100, the plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n), the solar panel 300, and the solar panel 400.

As mentioned herein, solar panel 530a operates as a master unit and solar panel 530b operates as a slave unit. However, as discussed in detail above, solar panels 530a and 530b can operate as master or slave units depending on whether input AC power is applied to respective AC inlet sockets of each solar panel. The master solar panel 530a can apply a constant voltage to an AC bus 550 that couples the AC inlet socket 330a and the AC outlet socket 390a of the master solar panel 530a to the AC inlet socket 330b of the slave solar panel 530b and The AC outlet socket 390b maintains the parallel output AC power generated by the solar panel configuration 500. When the voltage of the AC bus 550 is reduced to below the reference voltage due to an external electronic device coupled to the solar panel configuration 500, the slave solar panel 530b can be increased to be applied to the AC sink. Row 550 of current. The slave solar panel 530b can increase the current applied to the AC bus 550 such that the voltage of the AC bus 550 is again increased to the reference voltage such that the parallel output AC power is maintained to properly power the external electronic device.

After the master solar panel 530a has been synchronized with the slave solar panel 530b, the external input AC power 112a is in parallel with the output AC power 195a and the output AC power 195b to produce parallel output AC power. Parallel output AC power can be accessed by coupling an external electronic device to the master AC outlet socket 390a and/or the slave AC outlet socket 390b. The AC bus 550 can provide one of the parallel output AC power access points to the main controller 360a and the monitored sub-controller 360b.

The main controller 360a may first instruct the master DC-to-AC converter 370a to provide a constant master voltage 560a to the AC bus 550 using a master power conversion signal 365a to maintain the parallel output AC power at a specified level. The designated level can be the maximum output AC power that can be generated by the power converter configuration 500 using the external input AC power 112a in parallel with the output AC power 195a and the output AC power 195b. However, the specified level may be lowered based on the constant master voltage 560a supplied to the AC bus 550 by the master DC-to-AC converter 370a. The specified level can be associated with a reference voltage for parallel output AC power. As mentioned above, the reference voltage for parallel output AC power is maintained to generate a voltage level of parallel output AC power sufficient to power external electronic devices.

After an external electronic device is coupled to the master AC outlet socket 390a and/or the slave AC outlet socket 390b, the parallel output AC power may be temporarily reduced due to the load applied by the external electronics to the AC bus 550. The secondary controller 360b can use a slave AC bus monitoring signal 570b to monitor the AC bus 550 to monitor the voltage of the AC bus 550 to determine if the voltage has decreased below the reference voltage of the AC bus 550, which in turn indicates parallel The output AC power has been reduced below the specified level. Next, when the secondary controller 360b determines that the voltage of the AC bus 550 is reduced after the external electronic device is coupled to the primary AC outlet socket 390a and/or the secondary AC outlet socket 390b, the secondary controller 360b can indicate the secondary DC The turn-to-AC converter 370b uses a slave power conversion signal 365b to increase the slave current 580b provided to the AC bus 550. The slave current 580b can be increased enough to cause the voltage of the AC bus 550 to increase again to one of the reference voltage levels. Re-increasing the voltage of the AC bus 550 to the reference voltage also increases the parallel output AC power such that the parallel output AC power returns to the specified level within a minimum elapsed time. Maintaining the parallel output AC power at a specified level prevents a delay in powering the external electronic device.

The secondary controller 360b can continue to monitor the voltage of the AC bus 550 using the slave AC bus monitoring signal 570b to ensure that the voltage of the AC bus 550 does not decrease below the reference voltage. The secondary controller 360b may continue to instruct the slave DC to AC converter 370b to use the slave power conversion signal 365b to increase or decrease the slave current 580b accordingly based on the voltage of the AC bus 550 to maintain the parallel output AC power at a specified level.

The slave DC-to-AC converter 370b can continue to provide the slave current 580b to the AC bus 550 until the slave DC-to-AC converter 370b no longer has the capability to provide the bit needed to maintain the voltage of the AC bus 550 as a reference voltage. The quasi-slave current 580b. For example, the slave DC-to-AC converter 370b can continue to provide the slave current 580b to the AC bus 550 until the DC source of the slave power converter 530b is depleted to the slave DC-to-AC converter 370b, which is no longer sufficient to allow the AC to sink. The voltage of row 550 is maintained to the extent of the reference current 580b of the reference voltage level.

The main controller 360a also monitors the AC bus 550 using a master AC bus monitoring signal 570a. The main controller 360b monitors the AC bus 550 to determine when the voltage of the AC bus 550 has decreased below the reference voltage for a period of time and has not re-incremented to the reference voltage. At this point, main controller 360a may recognize that slave DC to AC converter 370b no longer produces a slave current 580b having a level sufficient to maintain the voltage of AC bus 550 at the reference voltage level. Next, the main controller 360a can instruct the master DC-to-AC converter 370a to use the master power conversion signal 365a to increase the master current 580a to a level sufficient to increase the voltage of the AC bus 550 to one of the reference voltages. Precisely, the parallel output AC power can maintain a specified level. Thus, while the DC source of the slave power converter 530b is depleted, one of the delays in powering the external electronic device can be minimized.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another exemplary solar panel 505 that may be used in solar panel configuration 200, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Although FIG. 5 depicts a block diagram of a solar panel 505, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that FIG. 5 can also depict one of the plurality of solar panels 100a through 100n used in the solar panel configuration 200 depicted in FIG. And a block diagram of the solar panel 100 depicted in FIG. Features depicted in the block diagrams of solar panels 300 and 400 may also be included in solar panel 505, but for simplicity, such features have been omitted.

A solar collector 310, a battery charging circuit 510, a current amplifier 512, a battery pack 320, a battery balancer protection circuit 520, a step-up transformer 531, a positioning module 540, and an AC voltage step-down transformer DC output can be used. 551, a wireless data transmitter and receiver 561, a thermal protection module 575, an integrated light source module 585, an AC frequency correction and filtering circuit 590, a protection circuit 515, from grid power or other integral solar panels A fused AC inlet socket 330, a microcontroller central computer 360, a DC to AC converter circuit 370, a frequency, amplitude, phase detection synchronizer and frequency multiplex transceiver 525, a 50 or 60 Hz (" Hz") pure sine wave generator 535, a cooling fan 545, a protection circuit 565, an AC power coupling switch 555, and a fused AC outlet socket 390 (each of which is enclosed in a housing of solar panel 505 ) to implement the solar panel 505.

Battery charging circuit 510 can include passive and/or active circuitry as well as integrated circuitry to control and/or regulate the charging of battery pack 320 contained within solar panel 505. Battery charging circuit 510 can have two-way communication with an arithmetic device, such as controller 360. Controller 360 can also control battery charging circuit 510. Current amplifier 512 can increase the output current of the solar panel and help to charge battery pack 320.

The battery balancer protection circuit 520 is disposed within the outer casing 502 of the solar panel 505. battery The balancer protection circuit 520 can include passive and/or active circuits and integrated circuits that can be controlled by the controller 360. Battery balancer protection circuit 520 can be used to ensure safe discharge and recharge of individual batteries within battery pack 320.

The solar panel 505 can further include a positioning module 540. The positioning module 540 can include one or several position sensors such as, but not limited to, a global positioning system ("GPS"), a compass, a gyroscope, an altitude, and/or any other position sensor digits. Media files, such as those skilled in the art, will be apparent without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The location module 540 can be used to transmit data to the controller 360 via a wireless data transmitter and receiver 561 of an external personal computing device.

The AC voltage step-down transformer 551 is included in the solar panel 505. The step-down transformer 551 can be used to charge the battery pack 320 from the AC inlet socket 330 through the battery charging circuit 510. The step-down transformer 551 can comprise iron, steel, ferrite or any other material and is specifically shaped to meet the power requirements for charging the battery pack 320. The step-down transformer 551 can also have a filtered DC output.

As discussed above, solar panel 505 includes an arithmetic device, such as controller 360. Controller 360 can be used to control and/or monitor solar panel 505. Controller 360 can wirelessly receive software and/or firmware updates based on a single or multiple processors and through an associated wireless data transmitter and receiver 561 or through a hardware connection, such as frequency multiplex transceiver 525. . Controller 360 can be coupled to any portion of solar panel 505 for central control, remote control, general monitoring, and/or data collection purposes. The wireless data transmitter and receiver 561 may use Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular, and/or any other acceptable radio frequency data transmission and reception technology, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Understand the situation. Transmitter and receiver 561 can be used to transfer data from solar panel 505 to one or more external personal computing devices.

The solar panel 505 includes a thermal protection module 575. To monitor temperature, thermal protection module 575 includes positioning in one or more locations throughout any portion of solar panel 505 One or more sensors. Thermal protection module 575 is coupled to controller 360 and can be used to transfer data from solar panel 505 to an external personal computing device.

As shown in the figures, solar panel 505 can include an integrated light source 585. The integrated light source 585 can include one or more integrated lights located within the outer casing of the solar panel 505 or disposed on one of the outer surfaces of the outer casing of the solar panel 505 and can be used as a light source. These integrated lights can vary color, intensity, color temperature, frequency and/or brightness. Integrated light source 585 can be coupled to controller 360. Integrated light source 585 can be used to transfer data from solar panel 505 to an external personal computing device.

The solar panel 505 further includes a grid frequency, amplitude, power phase detection synchronizer, and frequency multiplex transceiver 525 that can synchronize multiple AC power sources and cause data on one or more solar panels 505 via a standard AC power line. Transfer between.

Solar panel 505 further includes a frequency generator, such as a 50 Hz or 60 Hz pure sine wave generator 535. The frequency generator can also be another type of generator configured to output a signal at a particular reference frequency. The sine wave generator 535 can provide a sine wave reference to the DC to AC converter 370. The sine wave generator 535 can be coupled to the controller 360 as well as the grid frequency, amplitude, power phase detection synchronizer, and frequency multiplex transceiver 525. Furthermore, sine wave generator 535 can include analog and/or digital circuits.

The solar panel 505 can further include a cooling fan 545 disposed within the outer casing of the solar panel 505. The cooling fan 545 can include one or more cooling fans configured to optimally have an internal ventilation, the interior being formed at least in part by an outer casing of a solar panel 505 in which one or more components are disposed. Cooling fan 545 can be coupled to thermal protection module 575 and/or controller 360.

In addition, solar panel 505 includes an AC frequency correction and filtering circuit 590. The frequency correction and filtering circuit 590 can be controlled by the controller 360 through a 50 Hz or 60 Hz pure sine wave generator 535. In addition, the frequency correction and filtering circuit 590 can receive AC power from the step-up transformer 531 and can output the corrected and filtered AC power to a protection circuit of the solar panel 505. 515. Protection circuit 515 provides surge and blow protection and can be controlled and monitored by controller 360.

Moreover, solar panel 505 has an AC coupling switch 555 configured to couple AC power from AC inlet socket 330 with an AC grid equivalent power generated by solar panel 505 such that from AC inlet socket 330 and solar panel The synchronized AC power of 505 is coupled together to output from the AC outlet socket 390. The AC coupling switch 555 can be controlled by the controller 360 in conjunction with the grid frequency, amplitude, power phase detection synchronizer, and frequency multiplex transceiver 525.

6 is a block diagram of another exemplary solar panel configuration in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The solar panel configuration 600 includes a plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n that are daisy chained together and coupled to a grid parallel system 640 to form a solar panel configuration 600, where n is one integer greater than or equal to one. The grid parallel system 640 monitors the input AC power 112 generated by the grid to determine if the grid is steadily generating input AC power 112. When the grid parallel system 640 determines that the grid has failed, the grid parallel system 640 instructs the battery pack 620 to provide the converted AC power 660 to the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n. Thus, when the grid fails, the grid parallel system 640 provides backup power to the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n.

The grid parallel system 640 includes a battery pack 620, a relay switch 630, a DC to AC converter 680, and a power signal sensor 650. The solar panel configuration 600 shares many similar features with the solar panel 100, the plurality of solar panels 100a to 100n, the solar panel 300, the solar panel 400, the solar panel 500, and the solar panel configuration 200. Therefore, only the solar panel will be discussed in further detail. The difference between the state 600 and the solar panel 100, the plurality of solar panels 100a to 100n, the solar panel 300, the solar panel 400, the solar panel 500, and the solar panel configuration 200.

The plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n may include larger solar panels having a larger capacity to capture solar energy and convert the captured solar energy into DC power that may be stored in the battery pack 620. When the grid parallel system 640 is connected in parallel with the grid, the grid parallel system 640 can take multiple The solar panels 610a through 610n are automatically linked to the input AC power 112. When the grid parallel system 640 is no longer in parallel with the grid such that the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n can no longer take input AC power 112, the grid parallel system 640 can also automatically provide the converted AC power 660 to the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n. .

Each of the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n can be updated with respect to the state of the grid. For example, when the grid fails, a plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n can be updated via one of the signals transmitted through the AC power line of the grid.

In another embodiment, the grid parallel system 640 can control the converted AC power 660 such that the DC power stored in the battery pack 620 is not consumed due to the use of the converted AC power 660. For example, the grid parallel system 640 can cause the use of the converted AC power 660 to be recalled from the maximum capacity to hold the DC power stored in the battery pack 620.

The grid parallel system 640 includes a relay switch 630. When the grid fails and the input AC power 112 is no longer provided to the grid parallel system 640 such that the grid parallel system 640 can be substantially disconnected from the grid, the relay switch 630 transitions to an open state (logic 0). The grid parallel system 640 immediately instructs the DC to AC converter 680 to convert the DC power stored in the battery pack 620 to begin providing the converted AC power 660 to the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n instead of being no longer supplied to the grid parallel system 640. The AC power 112 is input. The converted AC power 660 can include power signal characteristics that have been synchronized with the characteristics of the power signals included in the input AC power 112 prior to grid failure. For example, the converted AC power 660 can include a frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and/or current that is substantially similar to the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and/or current of the input AC power 112. Thus, the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n are unable to recognize that the grid has failed and the input AC power 112 is no longer provided to the grid parallel system 640.

After the grid fails, power signal sensor 650 continues to sense the power signal characteristics on the failed side of relay switch 630. For example, power signal sensor 650 continues to sense the voltage, current, frequency, and/or phase on the failed side of relay switch 630. With the grid open Upon initial recovery, power signal sensor 650 recognizes that the power signal characteristics on the failed side of relay switch 630 begin to show that the grid is recovering. As the grid becomes stable, the grid parallel system 640 begins to adjust the power signal characteristics of the converted AC power 660 to become substantially equal to the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112 sensed by the power signal sensor 650. For example, the grid parallel system 640 synchronizes the converted AC power 660 such that the frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage, and current of the converted AC power 660 become substantially equal to the input AC power 112 sensed by the power signal sensor 650. Frequency, phase, amplitude, voltage and current.

After the power signal characteristics of the converted AC power 660 are substantially equal to the power signal characteristics of the input AC power 112, the grid parallel system 640 causes the relay switch 630 to transition to a closed position (logic 1). Next, the plurality of solar panels 610a through 610n are no longer operated by the converted AC power 660, but are operated by the input AC power 112 provided by the grid.

FIG. 7 shows an illustration of a wireless solar panel configuration 700. The wireless solar panel configuration 700 includes a client 710, a network 720, and a solar panel 730.

One or more clients 710 can be connected to one or more solar panels 730 via network 720. The client 710 can be a device including at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one network interface. For example, the client can be implemented on a personal computer, a handheld computer, a number of personal assistants ("PDAs"), a smart phone, a mobile phone, a game console, a video converter, and the like.

Client 710 can communicate with solar panel 730 via network 720. Network 720 includes one or more networks, such as the Internet. In some embodiments of the invention, network 720 may include one or more wide area networks ("WAN") or regional networks ("LAN"). Network 720 can utilize one or more network technologies, such as Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Virtual Private Network ("VPN"), remote VPN access, A variant of the IEEE 802.11 standard (such as Wi-Fi) and the like. Use one or more communications over the network 720 A network communication protocol that contains a reliable streaming protocol, such as a Transmission Control Protocol ("TCP"). These examples are illustrative and are not intended to limit the invention.

Solar panel 730 includes a controller 360. Controller 360 can be any type of processing (or computing) device as described above. For example, controller 360 can be a cluster of workstations, mobile devices, computers, and computers, video converters, or other computing devices. Multiple modules may also be implemented on the same computing device (which may include a combination of software, firmware, hardware, or the like). The software can include one or more applications on an operating system. The hardware can include, but is not limited to, a processor, a memory, and a graphical user interface ("GUI") display.

Client 710 can communicate with solar panel 730 via network 720 to instruct solar panel 730 to take appropriate action based on time of day, weather conditions, travel arrangements, energy prices, and the like. For example, the client 710 can communicate with the solar panel 730 to instruct the solar panel 730 to charge its battery via the input AC power provided by the grid during a day of insufficient sunlight. In another example, the client 710 can communicate with the solar panel 730 via the network 720 to instruct the solar panel 730 to interrupt DC power provided by internal batteries included in the solar panel 730 during peak sunlight. In this example, the client 710 can communicate with the solar panel 730 to charge the internal battery of the solar panel 730 during solar non-sunlight peaks by solar energy captured by the solar panel 730, while the solar panel 730 relies on input provided by the grid. AC power. Next, when the grid is interrupted, the client 710 can communicate with the solar panel 730 to operate by the internal battery of the solar panel 730 that is being charged during the peak period. In another embodiment, the client 710 can communicate with the solar panel 730 via the network 720 to receive status updates of the solar panel 730.

The solar panel 730 can also include a GPS. The client 710 can communicate with the solar panel 730 via the network 720 to analyze the GPS coordinates of the solar panel 730 and adjust the solar panel 730 such that the solar panel 730 can face the sun at an angle that maximizes the captured solar energy.

The solar panel 730 may also include a tilting mechanism built into the back thereof, which has a tone The angle of the solar panel 730 is such that the solar panel 730 is maximally exposed to one of the solar stepper motors.

The client 710 can also remotely control the output AC power of the solar panel 730 via the network 720. Therefore, the client 710 can call back the output AC power of the solar panel 730 such that the DC power stored in the battery pack of the solar panel 730 is not consumed.

In an embodiment, the client 710 can obtain information related to the solar panel 730 via the network 720, and the information can include, but is not limited to, energy generated by the solar panel 730, energy consumed by the solar panel 730, and solar energy. The slope of the board 730, the angle of the solar panel 730, the GPS coordinates of the solar panel 730, and any other information related to the solar panel 730 (which may be transmitted to the client 710 via the network 720), as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. It will be understood without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart 800 of an exemplary operational sequence of a solar panel in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. The invention is not limited by this description of the operation. Rather, other operational control processes are also within the scope and spirit of the present invention. The following discussion describes the steps in Figure 8.

In step 810, the photovoltaic solar collector 310 collects solar energy from the sun.

In step 820, the collected solar energy is converted to captured DC power 305.

In step 830, the captured DC power 305 is stored in a battery pack 320.

In step 840, AC inlet receptacle 330 receives input AC power 112 generated (eg, generated by a utility grid) from one of the external sources of solar panels.

In step 850, power signal sensor 340 detects when input AC power 112 is coupled to AC inlet receptacle 330.

In step 860, if the power signal sensor 340 detects the input AC power 112, an independent output AC power 195 of the solar panel in parallel with the input AC power 112 is automatically generated.

In step 870, the independent output AC power 195, parallel to the input AC power 112, is provided to a system external to the solar panel.

9 is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. The solar panel connector configuration 900 represents a solar panel connector configuration comprising a plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n), the plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n) being daisy chained together to form a solar panel connector set State 900, wherein n is greater than or equal to one integer of two. Each of the solar panels 100 (a through n) added to the solar panel connector configuration 900 can produce an output AC power 195n in parallel with the output AC power 195a and the output AC power 195b of the solar panel connector configuration 900. Each of the solar panels 100 (a to n) may be connected to each other via a plurality of solar panel connectors 910 (a to n), wherein n is one integer greater than or equal to one. Each of the solar panel connectors 910 (a to n) converts the output of the output AC power 195 (a to n) from the respective solar panels 100 (a to n) into inputs of the respective solar panels 100 (b to n). For example, solar panel connector 910a converts output AC power 195a from the output of solar panel 100a to input of solar panel 100b, and solar panel connector 910n converts output AC power 195b from the output of solar panel 100b to the input of solar panel 100n. . A terminal cable 920 receives the output AC power 195n from the last solar panel 100n in the solar panel connector configuration 900.

Conventional solar panel configurations include solar panels that are daisy-chained together by a number of conventional wires that connect the various solar panels. Many conventional wires are needed to properly daisy-chain the power generated by each solar panel to provide output power. Many conventional wires are also needed for data communication between solar panels. Many of the conventional wires are typically tie wrapped and strategically positioned between solar panels.

The amount of wire required to daisy-chain solar panels together in a conventional solar panel configuration increases the difficulty of the installation procedure. Many of the wires must be properly positioned to minimize the structural stresses that support the structural configuration of conventional solar panels. Additional time is required to properly install the solar panels during installation. The installer of the solar panel must properly position and tie the wires of each solar panel to minimize the risk of any damage that can result. The extra time spent locating many conventional wires is considerable and increases the time required to complete the installation process using many conventional wires.

The amount of wire is also a safety hazard. Structural failure can occur when the wire is not properly positioned. For example, when the weight of the wire is not properly dispensed, the structure of the daisy chain supporting the solar panel may fail to cause damage and/or injury. Electrical damage can also occur when the wires are not properly positioned. Structural stresses on the wires and/or structural stresses caused by improperly positioned wires can also cause an electrical reaction between two or more wires.

Many wires also inhibit the overall efficiency of the conventional daisy-chain solar panel configuration. The selection of power through the wire reduces the overall power efficiency due to power loss. Many wires can also inhibit the mobility of mobile daisy-chain solar panels. The difficulty due to proper positioning of the wires prevents the installer from disassembling the solar panels and then reassembling the solar panels into one of a variety of locations in a conventional daisy chain configuration.

Solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) do not require many conventional wiring assemblies. The solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) simplify the connection of the solar panel 100 (a to n) to the three conductor configuration. The solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) suitably daisy-chain the AC power 195 (a through n) to properly parallel the output powers 195a and 195b with the output AC power 195n. Solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) may also provide data communication between each of solar panels 100 (a through n).

The simplification of the solar panel 100 (a to n) from the connection of many conventional wires to a single three-conductor configuration embodied in the solar panel connectors 910 (a to n) eliminates the installation of the solar panels 100 (a to n) The burden is needed. It is not necessary to solve the structural problem resulting from the positioning of a plurality of wires, and a single solar panel connector 910 (a to n) connects the solar panels 100 (a to n) without requiring many conventional wires. These wires are eliminated to eliminate structural problems associated with conventional daisy chain configurations. The single solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) do not impose a structural burden on the conventional daisy chain configuration. In addition, the time required during installation of the three-conductor configuration using solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) is also minimized. The installer does not have to spend a lot of time properly positioning the wires and winding the wires. The simplification of the single solar panel connector 910(a) for connecting the two solar panels 100a and 100b requires the installer to insert the solar panel connector 910a into the output of the solar panel 100a and the input of the solar panel 100b.

The three conductor configuration of the solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) also improves the security of the solar panel connector configuration 900. If many conventional wires are not required, the risk associated with electrical damage that can occur due to improper positioning of many conventional wires is reduced. The three conductor configuration of solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) eliminates electrical damage that may have been caused by structural damage caused by many conventional wires. The three-conductor configuration also eliminates electrical damage that may have been caused by improper positioning of many conventional wires.

The three conductor configuration of the solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) also improves the overall efficiency of the solar panel connector configuration 900. The simplification of the three conductor configurations of many conventional wire to solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) reduces the amount of wire required to transfer power from the solar panel to the solar panel, which reduces the amount of power lost during the transfer. Due to minimizing the connection to the three conductor configuration provided by a single connector, a three conductor configuration of solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) can be used to optimize power efficiency.

The three conductor configuration of the solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) also provides mobility of the solar panel connector configuration 900. Due to the avoidance of mounting each solar panel connector 910 (a through n) only between the respective solar panels 100 (a through n), the installer may prefer to disassemble the solar panel connector configuration 900 and place the solar panel The connector configuration 900 is moved to a different location. Reassembling the solar panel connector configuration 900 in the different locations requires only solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) to be installed between the respective solar panels 100 (a through n) to provide ease of mobility.

The three conductor configuration of the solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) is compatible with connecting the output AC power 195a from the solar panel 100a to the solar panel 100b and the output AC power 195b from the solar panel 100b to the solar panel 100n. However, the three conductor configuration of solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) is also capable of connecting DC power to DC power without any additional modifications to solar panel connectors 910 (a through n). The three conductor configuration of solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) can also provide data communication between solar panels 100 (a through n). For example, a three-conductor configuration can support Power Line Data Machine Technology ("PLM") data communication between solar panels 100 (a through n). The three-conductor configuration can be supported without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Various forms of data communication between solar panels 100 (a to n). The compatibility of solar panel connectors 910 (a to n) with both AC and DC power and also supports data communication to provide additional simplification for connecting solar panels.

As further shown in FIG. 9, solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) suitably daisy-chain solar panels 100 (a through n) such that output AC power 195a and 195b are in parallel such that the total solar panel connector configuration 900 The output AC power is increased. In the daisy chain solar panels 100 (a to n), the power input of the solar panel 100b is coupled to the power output of the solar panel 100a via the solar panel connector 910a such that the input AC power 195a received by the solar panel 100b is substantially equal to the solar energy The output of the board 100a is AC power 195a. Additionally, the power input to solar panel 100n is coupled to one of solar panel 100b's power output via solar panel connector 910n such that input AC power 195b received by solar panel 100n is substantially equal to output AC power 195b of solar panel 100b.

After the solar panel connectors 910 (a to n) have been properly inserted to electrically connect the solar panels 100 (a to n), respectively, three conductors included in each of the solar panel connectors 910 (a to n) are joined The AC characteristic electrically connects the AC power transferred between each of the solar panels 100 (a to n). A first conductor becomes a thermal connector, a second conductor becomes a ground connector, and a third conductor becomes a neutral connector such that AC power is appropriate between each of the solar panels 100 (a through n) Transfer. The thermal connector, the ground connector, and the neutral connector enable AC power to be transferred between each of the solar panels 100 (a through n) such that during transfer between the solar panels 100 (a through n) Do not downgrade and / or reduce AC power.

As mentioned above, each output AC power 195 (a through n) may be passed in parallel to increase the total output AC power of the solar panel connector configuration 900. The terminal cable 920 can be positioned at the output of the last solar panel 100n in the solar panel connector configuration 900 to transfer the total output AC power represented by the output AC power 195n to a second configuration requiring one of the total output AC power. Terminal cable 920 includes a connector 930 that is similar to the connector of solar panel connectors 910 (a through n). The connector 930 includes three of the AC power 195n that can be received from the solar panel 100n. Conductor configuration. Cable 940 can be coupled to connector 930 and also includes a three-conductor configuration that can appropriately shift output AC power 195n to a second group without any degradation and/or power loss in output AC power 195n state. For example, cable 940 can be coupled to an electric furnace such that parallel output AC power 195n is properly transferred from cable 940 to the electric furnace. In another example, cable 940 is coupled to a circuit breaker box such that solar panel connector configuration 900 is in parallel with the grid. While the solar panel connector configuration 900 depicts three solar panels 100 (a through n) connected by solar panel connectors 910 (a through n), any number of solar panels 100 (a through n) may be any number of solar energy The board connectors 910 (a through n) are connected in a manner similar to that discussed in detail above, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

10 is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. The solar panel connector configuration 1000 represents a solar panel connector configuration comprising a plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n), the plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n) being daisy chained together to form a solar panel connector set State 1000, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The solar panel 100a receives input DC power 1070a. Thus, each subsequent solar panel 100 (b to n) added to the solar panel connector configuration 1000 can produce an output DC power 1050n in parallel with the output DC power 1050a and the output DC power 1050b of the solar panel connector configuration 1000. Each of the solar panels 100 (a to n) may be connected to each other via a plurality of solar panel connectors 910 (a to n), wherein n is one integer greater than or equal to one. Each solar panel connector 910 (a through b) converts the output DC power 1050a and 1050b into respective inputs of respective solar panels 100 (b through n). A terminal cable 920 receives the output DC power 1050n from the last solar panel 100n in the solar panel connector configuration 1000 and transfers the output DC power 1050n to a DC/AC power converter 1030.

Figure 10 is an exemplary embodiment of a solar panel connector 910 (a through n) used in an application where solar panel connectors 910 (a through n) transfer the output DC produced by solar panels 100 (a through n) Electricity 1050 (a to n). When daisy chain solar panels 100 (a to n), solar energy The power input to the board 100b is coupled to the power output of the solar panel 100a via the solar panel connector 910a such that the input DC power 1050a received by the solar panel 100b is substantially equal to the output DC power 1050a of the solar panel 100a. The power input to solar panel 100n is coupled to the power output of solar panel 100b via solar panel connector 910b such that input DC power 1050b received by solar panel 100n is substantially equal to output DC power 1050b of solar panel 100b.

After the solar panel connectors 910 (a to b) have been properly inserted to electrically connect the solar panels 100 (a to b) and the solar panels 100 (b to n), respectively, included in the solar panel connectors 910 (a to b) Three of the conductors engage DC characteristics to electrically connect the DC power transferred between each of the solar panels 100 (a through n). A first conductor becomes a positive connection, a second conductor becomes a ground connection, and a third conductor becomes a negative connection such that DC power is properly transferred between each of the solar panels 100 (a through n) . The positive connector, the ground connector, and the negative connector enable DC power to be transferred between the solar panels 100 (a through n) such that during the transition between the solar panels 100 (a through n) Downgrade and / or reduce DC power.

As mentioned above, each output DC power 1050 (a through n) can be passed in parallel to increase the total output DC power of the solar panel connector configuration 1000. The terminal cable 920 can be positioned at the output of the last solar panel 100n in the DC solar panel connector configuration 1000 to transfer the total output DC power represented by the output DC power 1050n to DC/AC power that converts the total output DC power to AC power. Inverter 1030. Cable 940 can be coupled to solar panel connector 910n that transfers output DC power 1050n to DC/AC power converter 1030. The terminal cable 920 and the solar panel connector 910n can appropriately transfer the output DC power 1050n to the DC/AC power converter 1030 without any degradation and/or power loss of the output DC power 1050n.

11 is a top plan view of one solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. Solar panel connector configuration 1100 is shown to include a plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n) solar panel connector configuration, a plurality of solar panels 100 (a to n) may be daisy chained together to form a solar panel connector configuration 1100, wherein n is greater than or equal to 2 One of the integers. Solar panels 100 (a through d) are configured into a first column and solar panels 100 (e through n) are configured into a second column. A connecting bridge 1120 daisy-chains the solar panels 100 (a to d) of the first column to the solar panels 100 (e to n) of the second column. Thus, the bridge 1120 can be used to daisy chain any two columns of solar panels and multiple bridges can be used to daisy chain multiple columns together. As discussed in detail above, the output AC or DC power generated by each solar panel 100 (a through n) can be daisy-chained along the line until the output of the last solar panel 100(e) of the output solar panel connector configuration 1100 is AC or DC power. A terminal cable 920 receives output AC or DC power from the last solar panel 100n in the solar panel connector configuration 1100.

11 is an exemplary embodiment of the use of a connecting bridge 1120 in an application in which, for example, when solar panels 100 (a through n) are positioned on a roof of a house, solar panels 100 (a through n) are configured to Multiple columns. The connecting bridge 1120 provides a transition of the output AC or DC power between the columns of the solar panels 100 (a through n) when the solar panels 100 (a through n) in the plurality of columns are daisy chained.

For example, solar panel 100d receives input AC power and becomes the master unit in solar panel connector configuration 1100. Next, the AC power passes through the solar panels 100 (a to d) of the first column in parallel via the solar panel connectors 910 (a to c). However, after the output AC power is generated by the solar panel 100a, the solar panel connector 1130a coupled to the output of the solar panel 100a and the cable 1140 of the bridge 1120 transfers the output AC power to the solar panel connector 1130b. Solar panel connector 1130b is coupled to the input of cable 1140 and solar panel 100n of connection bridge 1120. Next, the solar panel connector 1130b transfers the output AC power of the solar panel 100a to the solar panel 100n such that the output AC power continues to pass through the solar panels 100 (e to n) of the second column in parallel. The output AC power generated by the last solar panel 100e in the solar panel connector configuration 1100 is then transferred to the solar panel connector 930 of the terminal cable 920 and then transferred as discussed in detail above. In addition, as detailed above When the 1DC power is supplied from the master solar panel 100d, the bridge 1120 can also transfer the output DC power.

Figure 11A is a top plan view of another embodiment of a solar panel connector configuration in accordance with the present invention. The solar panel connector configuration 1100a represents a solar panel connector configuration comprising a plurality of solar panels 1102 (a through n), the plurality of solar panels 1102 (a through n) being daisy-chained together into a plurality of columns or other configurations A solar panel connector configuration 1100a is formed in which (n) is greater than or equal to one integer of two. As illustrated in such exemplary embodiments, solar panels 1102 (a through n) are configured as a first column 1104 and a second column 1106. Each of the solar panels 1102 (a through n) is further configured with a plurality of connector plug receptacles that are positioned relative to the solar panel 1102 (a to the side 1108 (a through n) that receives one of the solar panels n) on the bottom or side. In addition, a plurality of sockets of the connectors positioned along the sides of the solar panels 1102 (a to n) are positioned on the back sides 1108 (a to n) of each of the solar panels 1102 (a to n), in other words, In a generally rectangular solar panel, there will be at least four connector receptacles 1110 for receiving one of the solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n). Each of the solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n) is adapted to flush mount solar panels 1102 (a through n) by attachment to the back side 1108 (a through n). However, because the solar panels 1102 (a through n) have receptacles 1110 positioned along the edges of the solar panels, the solar panels can be connected in a variety of ways. In other words, the solar panels can be connected or connected to the short sides of the solar panels along a long side of each of the solar panels in a large longitude manner, such as when a solar panel is connected from one column 1104 to another column 1106, On the short side of the solar panel. As shown in the figures, the solar panel connector 1112d joins the solar panels together and thus joins the columns together. Additionally, an identical solar panel connector bridge 1114 allows the solar panel to be connected to other solar panels that may not be directly referenced to an existing solar panel (such as one that may be located on one of the other sides of a roof) and is provided through a cable 1116. To the cognativity of a house or other structure or device that requires electricity.

12 illustrates an exemplary solar panel connection in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Connector. The solar panel connector 1200 includes a first conductor enclosure 1210a, a second conductor enclosure 1210b, and a third conductor enclosure 1210c. The solar panel connector 1200 also includes a first conductor enclosure 1220a, a second conductor enclosure 1220b, and a third conductor enclosure 1220c. A first conductor 1230a is enclosed by first conductor enclosures 1210a and 1220a. A second conductor 1230b is enclosed by second conductor enclosures 1210b and 1220b. A third conductor 1230c is enclosed by third conductor enclosures 1210c and 1220c. A central section 1240 couples the first conductor enclosure 1210a to the first conductor enclosure 1220a, the second conductor enclosure 1210b to the second conductor enclosure 1220b, and the third conductor enclosure 1210c to the third conductor Enclosure 1220c. Solar panel connector 1200 is an exemplary embodiment of solar panel connectors 910a through 910n and shares many of the similar features discussed in detail above.

As mentioned above, each of the three conductors 1230 (a through c) can be configured to act as a thermal connector, a neutral connector, and a ground connector when engaged with AC power from a solar panel, and It can be configured to act as a positive connector, a negative connector, and a ground connector when engaged with DC power from a solar panel.

For example, each of the first conductor enclosure 1210a, the second conductor enclosure 1210b, and the third conductor enclosure 1210c can be coupled to a solar panel and receive AC power as discussed above from the solar panel. After receiving the AC power, the first conductor 1230a enclosed in the first conductor enclosure 1210a can serve as a thermal connector, and the second conductor 1230b enclosed in the second conductor enclosure 1210b can serve as a ground connection and is enclosed in the The third conductor 1230c of the three-conductor enclosure 1210c can act as a neutral connector. The first conductor enclosure 1220a, the second conductor enclosure 1220b, and the third conductor enclosure 1220c can also be coupled to a solar panel and transfer AC power as discussed above to the solar panel. Any of the first conductor 1230a, the second conductor 1230b, and the third conductor 1230c can function as a thermal connector, a ground connector, and a neutral connector when transferring AC power, based thereon, coupled to the solar panel connector 1200 The output of the solar panel transfers part of the AC power, such as familiarity The skilled artisan will understand without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In another example, each of the first conductor enclosure 1210a, the second conductor enclosure 1210b, and the third conductor enclosure 1210c can be coupled to a solar panel and receive DC power as discussed above from the solar panel. After receiving the DC power, the first conductor 1230a enclosed in the first conductor enclosure 1220a can serve as a positive connector, and the second conductor 1230b enclosed in the second conductor enclosure 1220b can serve as a ground connection and is enclosed in the The third conductor 1230c of the three-conductor enclosure 1220c can act as a negative connector. The first conductor enclosure 1220a, the second conductor enclosure 1220b, and the third conductor enclosure 1220c can also be coupled to a solar panel and transfer DC power as discussed above to the solar panel. Any of the first conductor 1230a, the second conductor 1230b, and the third conductor 1230c can function as a positive connector, a negative connector, and a ground connector when transferring DC power, based thereon, coupled to the solar panel solar panel connector 1200 The output of the solar panel is transferred to a portion of the DC power, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The central section 1240 can comprise a flexible material such that the central section 1240 can flex and/or flex. For example, the central section 1240 can flex and/or bend up to 90 degrees. The flexibility and/or flexing characteristics of the central section 1240 allows an installer to assemble a daisy chain configuration of the solar panel (such as a solar panel connector configuration 1100) that can be additionally scratched when assembling the daisy chain configuration Sex.

For example, the installer may not be limited to aligning the input of a first solar panel with the output of one of the second solar panels on the same plane to couple the two solar panels together using a connector. Specifically, the flexibility of the central section 1240 enables the installer to align the input of the first solar panel with the output of the second solar panel at an angle to couple the two solar panels together using the solar panel connector 1200. . The flexibility of the central section 1240 enables the solar panel connector 1200 to flex so that the installer does not have to have the two solar panels on the same plane to couple the two solar panels together. Specifically, the installer flexibly stays up and places the two suns at an angle before placing the solar panels on the same plane The boards are coupled together.

FIG. 12A illustrates another example solar panel connector in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention. The solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n) include a first conductor enclosure 1204a, a second conductor enclosure 1204b, and a third conductor enclosure 1204c. The solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n) also include a first conductor enclosure 1206a, a second conductor enclosure 1206b, and a third conductor enclosure 1206c. A first conductor 1208a is enclosed by first conductor enclosures 1204a and 1206a. A second conductor 1208b is enclosed by second conductor enclosures 1204b and 1206b. A third conductor 1208c is enclosed by third conductor enclosures 1204c and 1206c. A central section 1212 couples the first conductor enclosure 1204a to the first conductor enclosure 1206a, the second conductor enclosure 1204b to the second conductor enclosure 1206b, and the third conductor enclosure 1204c to the third conductor Enclosure 1206c.

As mentioned above, each of the three conductors 1208 (a through c) can be configured to act as a thermal connector, a neutral connector, and a ground connector when engaged with AC power from a solar panel, and It can be configured to act as a positive connector, a negative connector, and a ground connector when engaged with DC power from a solar panel.

For example, each of the first conductor enclosure 1204a, the second conductor enclosure 1204b, and the third conductor enclosure 1204c can be coupled to a solar panel and receive AC power as discussed above from the solar panel. After receiving the AC power, the first conductor 1208a enclosed in the first conductor enclosure 1204a can serve as a thermal connector, and the second conductor 1208b enclosed in the second conductor enclosure 1204b can serve as a ground connection and is enclosed in the The third conductor 1208c of the three-conductor enclosure 1204c can function as a neutral connector. The first conductor enclosure 1204a, the second conductor enclosure 1204b, and the third conductor enclosure 1204c can also be coupled to a solar panel and transfer AC power as discussed above to the solar panel. Any of the first conductor 1208a, the second conductor 1208b, and the third conductor 1208c can function as a thermal connector, a ground connector, and a neutral connector when transferring AC power, based on which the solar panel connector 1202 is coupled thereto. The output of the solar panel transfers part of the AC power, such as familiarity The skilled artisan will understand without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In another example, each of the first conductor enclosure 1204a, the second conductor enclosure 1204b, and the third conductor enclosure 1204c can be coupled to a solar panel and receive DC power as discussed above from the solar panel. After receiving the DC power, the first conductor 1208a enclosed in the first conductor enclosure 1206a can serve as a positive connector, and the second conductor 1208b enclosed in the second conductor enclosure 1206b can serve as a ground connection and is enclosed in the The third conductor 1208c of the three-conductor enclosure 1206c can act as a negative connector. The first conductor enclosure 1206a, the second conductor enclosure 1206b, and the third conductor enclosure 1206c can also be coupled to a solar panel and transfer DC power as discussed above to the solar panel. Any of the first conductor 1208a, the second conductor 1208b, and the third conductor 1208c can function as a positive connector, a negative connector, and a ground connector when transferring DC power, based on which solar energy is coupled to the solar panel connector 1202. The output of the board is part of the transfer of DC power, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The central section 1212 can comprise a flexible material such that the central section 1212 can flex and/or flex. For example, the central section 1212 can flex and/or flex upward to allow for installation anomalies. In other words, the flexibility and/or flexing characteristics of the central section 1212 allows an installer to assemble a daisy chain configuration of the solar panel that provides additional flexibility in assembling the daisy chain configuration.

For example, the installer may not be limited to aligning the input of a first solar panel with the output of one of the second solar panels on the same plane to couple the two solar panels together using a connector. Specifically, the flexibility of the central section 1212 enables the installer to align the input of the first solar panel with the output of the second solar panel at an angle to couple the two solar panels together using the solar panel connector 1200. . The flexibility of the central section 1212 enables the solar panel connector 1200 to flex so that the installer does not have to have the two solar panels on the same plane to couple the two solar panels together. Specifically, the installer flexibly stays up and couples the two solar panels together at an angle before placing the solar panels onto the same plane.

Figure 12B is a perspective view showing the insulation of the solar panel connector 1202 for use with a typical solar panel 1102a. As shown in the figures, solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n) can be disposed on multiple sides or on orthogonal sides as shown in Figure 12B. In addition to providing the electrical functions and data communication functions mentioned above, the solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n) can also be configured to provide one of the insulation associated with the solar panels 1102 (a through n). And / or diagonal support function. In other words, the solar panel connectors 1112 (a through n) can be sufficiently rigid (at least in the base portion 1212 and the connectors 1204 (a through c), 1206 (a through c)) to provide the solar panel 1102 (a to n) The manner in which it is fixed to structure 1214 either directly or through some intermediate frame system 1216. It should be understood that such solar panels do not necessarily need to be configured or oriented in the same manner. In other words, because solar panels 1102 (a through n) have connectors on the far side of the solar array, each of the solar panels can be positioned adjacent to each other (as shown in Figure 11A), or it can be more A "T" mode positioning in which the shorter side of the rectangle is attached to the longer side of an adjacent solar panel. This allows an installer to flexibly position the maximum number of solar panels given to a particular roof structure and consider any pleasing or other roof features that are important to the installer. In addition, solar panel connectors 1202 (a through n) can also be adapted such that substrate 1212 allows screws, nails, or other components to be free from damage or interference with connector 1208 that passes through central portion 1212 of connectors 1202 (a through n) ( The substrate 1212 is attached to the frame structure 1216 or the roof itself 1214 with the intent of a to c). Moreover, embodiments using a solar panel connector 1202 (a through n) (as shown herein) not only satisfy the power transfer component, the data transfer component, but also a single user affinity, solar energy in the multi-function connector assembly The frame and insulation components of the board.

13 is a flow chart 1300 of one exemplary operational sequence of a solar panel connector configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. The invention is not limited by this description of the operation. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that other operational control processes are within the scope and spirit of the invention. The following discussion describes the steps in Figure 13.

In step 1310, a user couples a first end of a first conductor 1230a to One of the first solar panels 100a outputs and couples a second end of the first conductor 1230a to one of the inputs of the second solar panel 100b. One end of the first conductor 1230a is closed by the first conductor enclosure 1210a and the other end is closed by the first conductor enclosure 1220a.

In step 1320, a user couples a first end of a second conductor 1230b to the output of the first solar panel 100a and a second end of the second conductor 1230b to the input of the second solar panel 100b. One end of the second conductor 1230b is closed by the second conductor enclosure 1210b and the other end is closed by the second conductor enclosure 1220b.

In step 1330, a user couples a first end of a third conductor 1230c to the output of the first solar panel 100a and a second end of the third conductor 1230c to the input of the second solar panel 100b. One end of the third conductor 1230c is closed by the third conductor enclosure 1210c and the other end is closed by the third conductor enclosure 1220c.

In step 1340, when the first solar panel generates AC power 195a, the AC power 195a is transferred from the first solar panel 100a to the second solar panel 100b.

In step 1350, when the first solar panel 100a generates DC power 1050a, the DC power 1050a is transferred to the second solar panel 100b.

FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention in a household home configuration 1400. In addition, a plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n) are positioned on one of the roofs 1402 of a home or other residence 1404 in a manner that facilitates receiving light or solar energy 102 from the sun or other similar source. In an alternate embodiment, some or all of the solar panels 100 (a through n) may also be positioned on another portion of the structure 1404 (eg, the sidewalls of the structure) or even all together from the structure 1404. For example, solar panels 100 (a through n) may be positioned in an array or may be detachable from structure 1404. As further shown in the figure, structure 1404 is coupled to a commercial utility grid 1408 via a standard power line 1406 (via power distribution and/or sub-allocation). Although the illustration shows an on-ground distribution line, those skilled in the art will appreciate that such connections to utility grid 1408 may also be via underground cable from residential 1404 to pole 1410 or from residential 1404 to an underground distribution system, or in the air and A combination of underground cables.

Power line 1406 is connected to home 1404 via meter 1412. Next, the meter 1412 is connected to the power distribution board 1416 via a wire 1414, which may be located inside or outside the house 1404. The meter 1412 records the amount of power drawn from the utility grid 1408 into the structure 1404 for use by the structure 1404.

As further illustrated in the figures, solar panels 100 (a through n) are connected to circuit breaker box 1416 via a single wire or cable 940, however, in other embodiments, cables from solar panels 100 (a through n) The 940 can be powered directly to a single device, such as a dryer.

As further illustrated in FIG. 14, the power distribution board 1416 has a number of circuits that power various aspects of the home, for example, it can have: a line or circuit 1418 for powering an external air conditioning unit 1420; another line circuit 1422 It is used to power a washing machine 1424; and another circuit 1426 is used to supply power to an electric water heater 1428. A typical home will also have a number of circuits 1430, 1432 that can be used to power various rooms or areas of the home 1404.

15 illustrates an embodiment of a power controller configuration 1500 of the present invention. More specifically, one end of a plug or outlet power controller 1502 is comprised of a standard trigeminal male connector 1504 that is adapted to interface with a standard wall outlet 1506. The other end 1508 of the outlet controller 1502 has a standard multi-clear socket that is configured to receive a standard electrical power line 1510 having a two- or three-pronged male plug assembly 1510. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in various circumstances, the orientation of the plug and bifurcation can be reversed without detracting from the invention.

The power outlet controller 1502 is further configured with a wireless communication circuit 1503 to enable wireless connection and communication with the solar panel 100 via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other similar communication protocol. In other words, the exit power controller 1502 can also communicate wirelessly with a central communication and control center or hub 1512, which can then wirelessly communicate with the solar panels 100 (a through n).

In addition to containing communication circuitry that allows the central communication hub 1512 to communicate wirelessly with the power controller 1502, the central communication hub 1512 will typically also contain communication circuitry to allow it to The solar panel 100 and a user cellular telephone 1906 wirelessly communicate. This allows a user to remotely control various aspects of power distribution within their home, even when the aspects are far away. Additionally, the central communication hub 1512 can include motion sensing and/or audio sensing circuitry to allow it to automatically determine when a user can be at home or not at home. In other words, in an embodiment, if the central communication and control center 1512 senses that there is no motion for a certain period of time in its room, it can automatically make any electronic device (such as a light, television, or audio device in the room). And similar) power outages. Similarly, the Central Communications and Control Center 1512 can also power down other aspects of the home by not hearing any activity in the home through its audio detection circuitry. Conversely, it is sensed via the audio indication or the sporting indication that there is activity in the house again or that there will be activity soon within the house (eg, sensing a garage door open, a doorbell ringing or any other similar sport and/or audio) After input, the Central Communications and Control Center 1512 can energize certain aspects of the home. For example, the central communication and control center 1512 can connect to a light in a particular area of the home (the central communication and control center 1512 can sense an audio input from it). A ringing bell or a knock on the door can trigger illumination of the room or other room within the home. Obviously, in addition to having power management functions, this also has additional derivative benefits, such as for the safety and security of the home and theft and the like.

16 illustrates another embodiment of a power controller configuration 1600 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the circuit breaker box 1416 has a remote control circuit breaker 1602 that is operatively in wireless communication with the solar panel 100 by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or similar communication protocols. The remote control circuit breaker 1602 will turn "on" or "off" power to a particular single device or to multiple devices connected to that particular circuit. In other words, the remote control circuit breaker 1602 can control the power to a signaling device, such as a water heater 1428, or it can control a light 1434 in one or more rooms, such as illustrated by circuits 1430, 1432.

In one operation, power controllers 1502, 1602 sense when a particular electronic device, such as a light 1434, is turned "on" and requires power. Next, the power controllers 1502, 1602 are typically in wireless communication with the solar panel 100a via the central communications hub 1512. Then, solar energy The board 100a can provide the amount of power required for the particular device (eg, the light 1434) to the home 1404. A user can also wirelessly communicate with the power controller and control the power controller via, for example, a central communication hub 1512 from a smart phone 1906.

17 illustrates another embodiment of a solar panel configuration 1700 in which solar panels 100 (a through n) supply power directly to a power adapter 1702 via a cable 940. Power adapter 1702 is typically designed for a high voltage appliance, such as can be found in one of the household dryers operating at 240 volts. In this embodiment, the solar panels 100 (a through n) supply the required power directly to the power or outlet adapter 1702 without the need to distribute power via the circuit breaker box 1416. However, because of the outlet, its power adapter 1702 is itself wired to 1704 to the circuit breaker box 1416, so power and communication can still be routed through the wires 1704. It should also be noted that in various embodiments, some of the wires 940 from one or several particular solar panels 100 (a through n) may be directly connected to a power adapter 1702 while being from different solar panels 100 (a through n) Other wires can run directly to the circuit breaker box 1416. In other words, we may have the configuration 1700 shown in Figure 17 (where solar panels 100 (a through n) directly power a socket), or the configuration 1400 shown in Figure 14 (where solar panels 100 (a to n) ) directly to a circuit breaker box), or a combination of these configurations.

18 illustrates a commercial embodiment or configuration 1800 of the present invention in which configuration 1800 is used in a structure 1802 that is comprised of a plurality of compartments or separately powered rooms 1804. As shown in the figures, a plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n) can be configured to provide power to a first circuit breaker box 1426a via a single cable 940, which is then connected via cable 1806. To a second circuit breaker box 1426b. Circuit breaker boxes 1426a, 1426b are designed to then power a plurality of circuits 1808, 1810, 1812, 1814, 1816, and 1818 to various regions of structure 1802. As illustrated, the first circuit breaker box 1426a supplies power to the lower layer of the structure 1802 via circuits 1808, 1810, and 1812, while the second circuit breaker box 1426b is coupled to the second layer of the structure 1802 via circuits 1814, 1816, and 1818. powered by. It should be further appreciated that any number of circuit breaker boxes 1426a, 1426b and any number of circuits can be added To configuration 1800. In other words, in the six compartment structure 1802, we can have six circuit breaker boxes and a plurality of circuits that operate from each of the circuit breaker boxes. In an alternate embodiment, the plurality of solar panel radiation may be located on a structure or in the vicinity of a structure such that one can provide power from one compartment to another. In other words, the same solar panel or multiple solar panels on the roof of a single structure can provide power to a single office or compartment within a particular structure and distribute that power to other units, such as by the compartment owner or management Expected.

19 shows an illustration of one of the wireless solar panel configurations 1900 of the present invention. The wireless solar panel configuration 1900 further illustrates communication and control aspects of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figures, this particular embodiment can be configured with a single solar panel 100a or a plurality of solar panels 100a, 100b. A Wi-Fi hotspot 1902 is located in one or more of the solar panels, and the Wi-Fi hotspot 1902 is adapted to provide to one or more computing devices (such as a desktop computer 1904, a cellular phone, or a smart phone 1906) Wireless communication with a tablet device 1908 or a laptop or notebook computer 1910). Although a Wi-Fi hotspot 1902 is illustrated, other relatively localized radio communications, Bluetooth, cellular, infrared, optical, or other similar communication protocols may be used to communicate from the solar panel 100a to the computing device being displayed. Similarly, other types of computing devices (specifically, computing devices that need to be connected to the Internet) can also be in operative communication with Wi-Fi hotspots 1902 or similar communication circuitry located within solar panel 100a. For example, a game console, a number of assistants ( "PDA"), Wii ^TM, information bracelets and other similar devices can also be connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot 1902 or similar communication circuit.

In various embodiments, the Wi-Fi hotspot 1902 located within the solar panel 100a can be operatively coupled to the Internet 1912 in a variety of ways. For example, in one embodiment, a fixed line connection 1914 (such as an Ethernet cable or a telephone line having one of the data machines) can be used to provide one or more by one of the final connections to the Internet. Access to the intermediate communication device. In another embodiment, the communication circuit in the solar panel 100a can be via a cellular network. 1916 communicates to the Internet 1912. In other words, a cellular radio transmitter is located within the communication circuitry in solar panel 100a that allows the solar panel to be directly coupled to one or more cellular towers 1916. The cellular tower then provides operational communication to the Internet 1912.

In yet another embodiment, solar panel 100a can be in operative communication with Internet 1912 via a satellite 1918 network. In other words, a satellite telephone transmitter is located within solar panel 100a that provides direct communication from solar panel 100a to one or more satellites 1918. The satellite can then operably communicate with the Internet 1912.

In other embodiments, other forms of communication or data transfer protocols (e.g., laser, optical, etc.) may be used to connect the solar panel 100a to the internet, and within a single solar panel 100a, a plurality of protocols may be used.

It should also be understood that the connection from a solar panel 100a to the internet 1912 need not be via a single interface. For example, those skilled in the art will appreciate that a plurality of methods can be used to ultimately connect a solar panel 100a to the Internet. Thus, a combination of satellite, wired connection and/or cellular tower, or other similar communication antenna can be used to provide the final path to the Internet 1912. For example, in one embodiment, a solar panel 100a can communicate to another solar panel 100b via Wi-Fi, and then the solar panel 100b can communicate to a satellite 1918 or a cellular tower 1916. In other words, in a single application, a plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n) are typically mounted on a roof 1402, one or more of which may be surrounded by trees, buildings or other similar obstacles. It is impossible to directly dock a satellite 1918. However, solar panels 100 (a through n) that are not fully docked to satellite 1918 are not ideally positioned for Wi-Fi communication with various handheld computing devices. Therefore, the solar panel 100a that interfaces with the mobile computing device to ultimately communicate to the Internet needs to relay its transmission to other solar panels 100 (a through n) to ultimately fully align with the satellite 1918. This relay can be accomplished via wireless transmission of information from Wi-Fi hotspots 1902, wireless data transmitters and receivers 561, or other similar communication circuits. In addition, from one solar panel 100a to another solar panel 100b to another Communication of a solar panel 100n can also occur via a wired connection (via PML technical data communication or other similar fixed line connection). In other words, this communication can occur via the solar panel connector configuration 910a or another similar wired connection.

It should be further appreciated that communication from one solar panel 100a to another solar panel 100b is not necessarily limited to solar panels 100 (a through n) located on a single roof 1402. In other words, the solar panels can also communicate from one structure to another. Therefore, the solar panels 100 (a to n) themselves can form their own roof regions in a neighboring home or in any position where the solar panels 100 (a to n) are located within the range of the other solar panels 100 (a to n). A network ("LAN") whereby data can be transferred from one roof to another to be used within the particular structure and/or to jump over the home to eventually reach the Internet 1912. In other words, in a particular neighbor's home, the address or location of a home or its location in the residential area cannot allow direct access to the Internet or access to a cellular tower 1916 via a satellite 1918. However, by linking and communicating to another roof from a roof, a house (which may, for example, be located in a valley or otherwise unable to access satellite 1918 or cellular tower 1916) may be from one roof to the other. The roof and the like are linked to the Internet 1912 until it reaches a house having a roof solar panel 100a (which cannot fully dock the satellite 1918 or a honeycomb tower 1916).

It should be further appreciated that although the position of the solar panels 100a, 100b on top of a structure (i.e., a roof 1402) has been discussed, the solar panels 100a, 100b can also be positioned on a structure or other location away from a structure. in. For example, solar panel 100a can be located on sidewall 1920 of structure 1404. In this configuration, the solar panels 100 (a through n) mounted at the top of the sidewall 1920 of the structure 1404 will typically have better reception and with a solar panel 100 (a through n) positioned lower than the sidewall 1920. The ability to connect satellite 1918 or a cellular tower 1916. Additionally, illumination from solar panels 100 (a through n) of a solar 102 or other similar energy source or source may not necessarily be coextensive with a communication path to a satellite 1918 or a cellular tower 1916. In other words, a solar panel 100 (a to n) can be a good solar collector and a poor communicator, or a good communicator and one due to its relative position or positioning. Poor solar collector.

The solar panels 100 (a through n) may also all be positioned together away from the structure 1404. In other words, one of the remote low-rise houses 1404, which may be located in a valley, may utilize one or more solar panels 100 (a through n) on top of a nearby ridgeline. These solar panels 100 (a through n) may be located in line of sight of one of the communication paths with solar panels 100 (a through n) on the residence 1404 to thereby permit relay communication to the Internet 1912. Thus, while the solar panels 100 (a through n) located on the low riser 1404 can be better positioned to generate electricity from a solar panel 102, they will rely on the disassembled and deployed solar panels 100 (a through n). communication. We should further understand that if a relay of solar panels is required to provide the enthusiasm from the solar panels 100 (a to n) placed on the ridge to the low-rise housing 1404, this may also be via a fixed line connection 940 or a The combination of the fixed line connection 940 and the wireless transmission is completed. Therefore, one can consider a situation in which a fixed line communication 940 can be desired for communication from one solar panel 100a to another solar panel 100b when the line of sight is blocked by trees, terrain, other structures, and the like. Conversely, once a particular solar panel 100 (a through n) is within the line of sight of another solar panel 100 (a through n) or otherwise within communication range, a wireless transmission can be placed in a subterranean or pole than a fixed line It is preferable to connect the two solar panels 100 (a to n) on or in other ways.

Similarly, in yet another embodiment, the solar panel 100a acts as a communication repeater, wherein the primary purpose of the solar panel 100a is not to provide power to something external to it, but to use only the power generated internally by itself. Its communication and circuit 561 supply power. In other words, in a remote location, a solar panel 100a can again be strategically placed on top of a ridge or other similar high point relative to the surrounding terrain, thereby relaying data communications to the surrounding valleys. The other solar panels 100b on the other roofs 1402. Accordingly, the primary purpose of the solar panel 100a would be to provide a communication link to the Internet 1912 by connecting a plurality of solar panels 100 (a through n) located on a plurality of roofs 1402 located throughout a particular geographic area.

In short, whether the solar panels 100 (a to n) and the communication circuit 1902 located in the solar panels 100 (a to n) are located on the roof 1402 of a particular structure or the wall 1920 of a particular structure or in a separate configuration The solar panels 100 (a to n) and the communication circuit 1902 located in the solar panels 100 (a to n) can serve as their own networks.

The solar panels 100 (a to n) of the present invention are also in addition to the solar panels placed on the roof of a structure, on the side walls of a structure, or even all together off the structure (such as a separate solar panel on a hill or ridge top). It can be located on mobile devices such as cars, trucks, trailers, ships and the like. For example, solar panels 100 (a through n) can be positioned on a commercial trailer to provide power to the truck or trailer during transportation, such as to enable a refrigerated vehicle to use electricity to cool its cargo, or the vehicle itself. Other power needs, and/or enable the hybrid vehicle to power the vehicle itself. In addition, when the vehicle is parked (such as when a trailer is parked at a rest parking spot at night), the power storage can be used to subsequently power its air conditioner or other power demand within the trailer. This would eliminate the need for the trailer to keep one engine running or keep another type of generator running to power the trailer when it is parked in a rest parking spot or other night parking area.

In addition to providing power requirements, the solar panels 100 (a through n) of the present invention may also provide an operational data network when trucks or other vehicles are traveling along a highway in view of their communication capabilities. In other words, the concept of a solar panel on a roof providing its own regional network or path to jump over the house to the Internet is very similar. A truck on a highway will act as a dynamic mobile network that relays data and Communication until a vehicle has access to the Internet or can only provide this information to any user connected to the mobile network.

FIG. 19 also illustrates solar panels 100 (a through n) in wireless communication with one or more outlet or power controllers 1502. The egress controller 1502 is configured to be plugged into a standard power outlet 1506 and receive a plug 1510 from a standard electrical device (eg, a light 1434). In an alternate embodiment, power controller 1602 is in the form of one of remote control circuit breakers 1602 that can be used.

It should also be understood that, except that the communication circuit 1902 is located within a solar panel 100, the communication circuit for communicating to the Internet via a satellite telephone connection 1918, a cellular connection 1916, or a fixed connection 1914 may also be located in the central communication. The central 1512, or a communication circuit that can be used to communicate to the Internet via a satellite telephone connection 1918, a cellular connection 1916 or a fixed connection 1914, is located in the central communication hub 1512 instead of the communication circuit 1902 located within a solar panel 100. . In other words, the central communication hub 1512 can communicate directly with various Wi-Fi computing devices, such as a cellular telephone 1906, a desktop computer 1904, a control room 1908, and/or a laptop 1910. Next, the central communication hub 1512 can provide Wi-Fi hotspots 1902 and communications to the Internet 1912 and solar panels 100 (a through n). Moreover, in yet another alternative embodiment, the central communication hub 1512 provides a Wi-Fi hotspot and it is in turn operatively in communication with one or more solar panels 100 (a through n), the solar panels 100 (a through n) then Communicates with the Internet via a satellite 1918 or a cellular tower 1916.

Figure 19A illustrates an alternate embodiment of one of the solar panel configurations 1900a of the present invention. As shown in such an embodiment, a mobile solar panel 1901 is depicted as acting as a source of power from the Sun 102 while providing an internal Wi-Fi hotspot 1902 for providing access to one of the Internet 1912 to various A digital component, such as a cellular telephone 1906, a desktop computer 1904, a tablet computer 1908, or a laptop computer 1910. It should be appreciated that as illustrated in this figure, the mobile solar panel 1901 can be deployed, camped, or other remote location (which does not have access to a structure or other infrastructure, such as can be used in a traditional home or other commercial application). It has unique applicability. It should be further appreciated that solar panel 1901 can be positioned, tilted, or otherwise oriented and moved throughout the day to achieve optimal results from available solar energy 102. This can be done by using an automatic tilt or adjustment mechanism, or can be manually positioned by a user. A solar panel 1901 (which is equipped with an internal GPS or other position location circuitry and access to the Internet 1912 via a satellite phone or cellular connection) can use this information to optimize its location and time of collecting solar energy. It should be further appreciated that the distal end position of one of the solar panels 1901 can be further advanced by light and/or radiation that can be received from a campfire 1903. powered by. In other words, the solar panel 1901 is not necessarily limited to generating internal communication circuitry for powering various devices in a remote location and/or providing power to itself only when the sun 102 is out.

FIG. 20 further illustrates an operational control and power distribution flow diagram 2000 by one or more solar panels 100 (a through n). More specifically, power controllers 1502, 1602 continue to monitor power requirements from electrical devices connected to them [2002]. If there is no power demand ("PD") (eg, the light switch is never turned on), the power controllers 1502, 1602 continue to monitor only any power demand. However, if there is a power demand [2004], the power controllers 1502, 1602 will send a message directly to the solar panel 100 or, in an alternate embodiment, send a message directly to the central hub 1512 [2006].

While the power controllers 1502, 1602 monitor the power demand, the solar panel 100 or, in an alternative embodiment, the central hub 1512 also simultaneously monitors not only whether the power controllers 1502, 1602 send any power requests [2006], but also monitors the solar panels. 100 generates any electricity and any other indication that can be stylized or dynamically supplied by a body [2008]. If there is no power generation ("GP"), then solar panel 100 or in an alternate embodiment, central hub 1512 will only continue to monitor solar array or photovoltaic solar collector 310 to see if any power can be collected and generated and when it can be collected And generate any electricity [2010]. To maximize the efficiency of this processing and monitoring step, the solar panel microcontroller central computer 360 can be programmed or set or otherwise directed to actively monitor solar energy generation as appropriate, passively monitor solar energy generation, or completely stop monitoring together. . For example, during periods when it is known that no solar energy is collected, such as during the night, the microcontroller central computer 360 can instruct the solar panels 100 to all stop monitoring operations together until the time the sun will rise or another condition will Guaranteed to monitor energy production. Other factors, such as weather, cloudy, rain, eclipse, and the like, can all affect the likelihood and amount of electricity that can be generated by the solar panel 100 at any particular time.

However, if there is electricity generated from the solar panel 100 [2010], further investigation is performed. Ask if there is already a power request [2012]. If there is no power request, in other words, the exit power controller 1502 and the circuit breaker power controller 1602 have not requested any power from the solar panel 100, then the solar panel 100 or, in an alternative embodiment, the central hub 1512 determines its power storage 320 Is it already full [2014]. If the battery 320 of the solar panel 100 is fully charged and power is no longer needed, demanded, or requested, the solar panel 100 must provide this excess power to the grid 1408 [2016].

Power can be provided to the grid 1408 in a number of ways. For example, power may be sold back to the local utility grid company 1408, or alternatively, the power may be provided to a more localized grid. In other words, excess power generated from a solar array on a home can be provided to another home in the same area or even in the same residential area. As previously discussed, the present invention can be used not only on residential or residential single-family units, but also on multi-family or other more commercial facilities. In such cases, we may consider: a landlord or building manager may expect to have unused power generated from one unit, provide electricity to another unit for consumption and use, and sell excess power back to the grid. Electricity must be purchased from the grid to power a different unit instead.

However, if the battery pack 320 is not full [2014], then the solar panel 100 or in an alternative embodiment, the central hub 1512 must evaluate whether the next system is to store power [2018]. If it is decided to store power [2018], solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 must continue to monitor power storage capacity [2014]. If the capacity becomes full [2014], the power must be supplied to the grid 1408 [2016].

The decision to store power 2018 can be determined by evaluating a plurality of factors. For example, even if battery 320 may not be fully charged, the time of day (ie, the peak rate of power on the market) may indicate that it is economically advantageous to sell electricity to the grid at this time. Likewise, even if the battery 320 is not full, it is expected that there will be no power demand in the short term, and it may be advantageous to sell the power to the grid 1408. In other words, if a particular homeowner is on vacation and does not need to consume any power, even if the battery pack 320 is not full, there is no reason to store it for sale at the highest price at a particular time. electric power. The microcontroller central computer 360 can be programmed or otherwise set to resume storing power so that after the homeowner returns, the battery pack 320 will be fully charged.

Returning to decision block 2012, if solar panel 100 determines that there is a power request, it must determine whether the next problem is to use the generated power to satisfy the requested power demand [2020]. If it is decided not to use the generated power to meet the required requested power, the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 will again evaluate whether the next problem battery pack 320 is full [2014]. If it is not full, it must decide whether to store power [2018].

However, if it is decided to use the generated electricity [2014], it must be assessed whether the power requested by the next question is less than or equal to the amount of electricity generated [2022]. If the answer is yes, the solar panel 100 provides the generated power [2024] to power any device connected to the power controllers 1502, 1602 of the requested power. In addition, if the requested power is less than the generated power, the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 will again need to determine whether to store the excess generated power [2018] or provide it to an external public or similar grid 1408 [2016]. The question that needs to be re-evaluated is whether the reservoir 320 of the solar panel 100 is full (ie, whether the battery 320 has any additional charging capacity) and whether economic or other factors warrant the sale or otherwise distribution of any excess power.

However, if the requested power is not less than or equal to the generated power, the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 must evaluate for any stored power [2026]. If the answer to the question is negative (ie, the solar panel 100 does not have any stored power), the solar panel 100 will provide all of the power it generates and the power it draws from the utility grid (also referred to herein as utility power). ("UP")) Supplementation requires any additional power to power various devices [2028].

If the solar panel 100 has stored power [2026], the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 must determine whether to use the stored power [2030]. If it determines that the stored power is not being used, the solar panel 100 will again provide the amount of electricity it generates plus any additional power needed to meet the power requirements of the utility grid.

However, if it is decided to use stored power, the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 must determine if the requested power is less than or equal to the generated power plus stored power [2032]. If the requested power is less than or equal to the generated power plus stored power [2032], the solar panel 100 provides the generated power and stored power to satisfy the power request of the power controller [2034]. However, if the requested power is greater than the generated power plus stored power [2032], the solar panel 100 will provide the generated power, stored power, and any additional power required to satisfy the power request of the commercial utility grid [2036] ].

As mentioned herein, solar panel 100 or in an alternate embodiment, central hub 1512 continues to monitor power requests, generated power, and any indications or instructions from a user [2008]. If there is still no power request [2038], the solar panel 100 only continues to monitor any messages from the power controllers 1502, 1602. However, if there is a power request [2038], the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 again asks if there is any generated power [2040]. If the generated power is not present, the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 evaluates for any stored power [2042]. If there is no stored power, the solar panel 100 provides power from the utility grid to meet the power demand request of the power controller [2044].

However, if stored power is present [2044], the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 evaluates whether it should use the stored power [2046]. If it is decided not to use the stored power [2046], the solar panel 100 provides utility power to meet the needs of the electrical devices connected to the power controllers 1502, 1602 [2044].

However, if it is decided to use the stored power [2046], the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 evaluates whether the power request is less than or equal to the stored power [2048]. If the answer to this question is affirmative, the solar panel 100 provides stored power to power the devices connected to the power controllers 1502, 1602 to satisfy the power request [2050]. However, if the power request is greater than the stored power, the solar panel provides storage power and any additional power from the utility grid to satisfy the grid request [2052]. Of course, if the power request is less than the stored power, the balance of the stored power will only remain stored in the battery pack 320 or similar storage device and only if It is used as needed for power requests.

As mentioned herein, a particular solar panel 100 and/or in an alternate embodiment, the central computer 360 of the central communication and control hub 1512 continues to monitor the power request of the power controllers 1502, 1602, from the photovoltaic solar collector. The amount of electricity generated, and any other indications or instructions [2008]. The instructions and instructions may be pre-programmed into a software and/or hardware configuration of the microcontroller central computer 360 and/or may be dynamically provided by a user via one of the wireless communication protocols as discussed above. In other words, a user can dynamically give instructions from a smart phone to use power from the solar panel 100 to power a particular circuit. For example, one of the vacationers may choose to have their water heater 1428 fully powered down, but after returning home, the solar panel 100 or central hub 1512 may be optionally instructed to provide power from the generated solar energy to its water heater 1428. The user can use one of his smart phones or an application from an internet website interface to monitor the amount of power generated, the amount of power consumed or requested, and distribute the power accordingly. Thus, a user can power the devices by determining when to sell power to the grid 1408, when to store power, which devices in their home or other structure use the power, and from which source (ie, from the utility grid 1408) The power is stored, or the power generated by the solar panels 100 (a to n) is simultaneously optimized.

to sum up

It should be understood that the [Embodiment] section (not the [Chinese] section) is intended to be used to interpret the scope of the patent application. The [Chinese] section may exemplify one or more, but not all, of the exemplary embodiments of the invention, and thus is not intended to limit the scope of the invention and the accompanying claims.

The present invention has been described above with the aid of functional building blocks that illustrate embodiments of the specified functions and relationships thereof. For ease of description, the boundaries of such functional building blocks have been arbitrarily defined herein. Alternative boundaries can be defined as long as the specified functions and their relationships are properly performed.

Various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to any of the exemplary embodiments described above, but should only be based on the scope of the following claims and the like. Defined by the effect.

102‧‧‧Energy/Solar/Light/Sun

112‧‧‧Input AC (AC) power / input power signal

195‧‧‧Output AC (AC) power

310‧‧‧Solar collector/solar collector

320‧‧‧Battery Pack/Power Storage

330‧‧‧AC (AC) inlet socket

345‧‧‧Battery signal

355‧‧‧Storage of direct current (DC) electricity

360‧‧‧Controller/Microcontroller Central Computer

365‧‧‧Power conversion signal

367‧‧‧ Converted AC power

370‧‧‧DC (DC) to AC (AC) converter / direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) converter / direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) converter circuit

390‧‧‧AC (AC) outlet socket/AC (AC) output socket

400‧‧‧ solar panels

410‧‧‧First relay

420‧‧‧Second relay

450‧‧‧First relay signal

460‧‧‧Second relay signal

Claims (23)

A solar panel comprising: a housing; a power generator positioned within the housing, the generator configured to collect energy from a source and convert the energy to direct current (DC) power; a current amplifier, Positioned within the housing and configured to amplify the DC power; a battery positioned within the housing and configured to store the amplified DC power; an alternating current (AC) inlet socket configured to receive Input AC power generated from an AC power source external to the solar panel; a power signal sensor configured to detect when the input AC power is coupled to the AC inlet socket; a controller configured to Automatically generating independent output AC power of the solar panel when the input AC power is coupled to the AC inlet socket, wherein the independent output AC power is output AC power generated from the DC power stored in the battery, the output AC power In parallel with the input AC power; an AC outlet socket configured to provide the independent output AC power to a system external to the solar panel; and a communication circuit positioned within the housing for use between Communication: The solar panel and the internet, the solar panel with a plurality of computing devices, the solar panel with a plurality of power controllers, and the solar panel with a second solar panel. The solar panel of claim 1, wherein the communication circuit provides wireless communication. The solar panel of claim 2, wherein the communication circuit comprises a Wi-Fi hotspot. The solar panel of claim 3, wherein the communication between the solar panel and the internet is via a cellular telephone network. The solar panel of claim 4, wherein the communication between the solar panel and the internet is via a satellite telephone network. A power distribution and communication system comprising: a plurality of solar panels having a housing, a power generator positioned within the housing, the generator configured to collect energy from a source and convert the energy a direct current (DC) power, a current amplifier positioned within the housing and configured to amplify the DC power, a battery positioned within the housing and configured to store the amplified DC power, an alternating current ( An AC) inlet socket configured to receive input AC power generated from an AC power source external to the solar panel, a power signal sensor configured to detect when the input AC power is coupled to the AC inlet a socket, a controller configured to automatically generate independent output AC power of the solar panel when the input AC power is coupled to the AC inlet socket, wherein the independent output AC power is from the DC stored in the battery An output AC power generated by the power, the output AC power being in parallel with the input AC power, an AC outlet socket configured to provide the independent output AC power to a system external to the solar panel, and a communication circuit, Positioning in the housing for communication between the plurality of solar panels; wherein each solar panel is positioned in a wireless communication range of at least one other solar panel The solar panels are formed into a communication network. The system of claim 6, wherein the communication network is a regional network. The system of claim 7, wherein the communication network is connected to the Internet. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the communication network is connected to the Internet via a cellular telephone network. The system of claim 9, wherein the communication network is connected to the Internet via a satellite telephone network. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communication network provides a plurality of Wi-Fi hotspots. The system of claim 11, wherein the power is distributed and distributed among the plurality of solar panels. A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the power is distributed to a utility grid. A method of dispatching power, comprising: providing a power controller adapted to provide an interface between an electrical device and a power source; the power controller sensing a quantity of power required by the electrical device; providing a solar panel adapted to provide electricity; the power controller causing the solar panel to transfer the amount of power required by the electrical device; the solar panel providing the power required by the electrical device to the power controller via the power controller Electrical device. The method of claim 14, wherein the power controller is in wireless communication with the solar panel. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of generating electricity from a light source by the solar panel. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of: obtaining power from a utility grid. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of storing power in the capacity Placed in one of the solar panels. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of determining the amount of electricity generated by the solar panel. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of determining the amount of electricity stored in the solar panel. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of determining how much power will be provided from the utility grid to the electrical device. The method of claim 21, wherein there are a plurality of electrical devices and a plurality of power controllers. The method of claim 22, wherein a plurality of solar panels are present.