# US 10,309,597 B2 · Solar or wind powered assembly

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- Number: US 10,309,597 B2
- Document ID: US10309597B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/457,888
- Filed: 2017-03-13
- Published: 2017-06-29
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2009-08-05
- Applicants: Lawrence E Anderson
- Inventors: Lawrence E Anderson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309597B2

## CPC

- F21S 9/026: {rechargeable by using wind power, e.g. using wind turbines}
- F03D 9/007: {the wind motor being combined with means for converting solar radiation into useful energy}
- F21L 4/08: characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
- F21S 9/03: rechargeable by exposure to light
- F21S 9/035: {the solar unit being integrated within the support for the lighting unit, e.g. within or on a pole}
- F21S 9/043: {driven by wind power, e.g. by wind turbines}
- F21V 29/67: characterised by the arrangement of fans
- H02J 7/00: Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02S 10/12: Hybrid wind-PV energy systems
- H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light
- H05B 45/37: Converter circuits
- H05B 47/11: by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
- H05B 47/115: by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
- H05B 47/17: Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations
- H05B 47/28: Circuit arrangements for protecting against abnormal temperature
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission
- Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
- Y02E 10/56: Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
- Y02E 10/72: Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
- Y02E 10/76: Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F03D: WIND MOTORS
- F21L: LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

An assembly comprising at least one electrical device; the at least one electrical device being mounted to a support; at least one solar element for creating electric power from solar power; at least one energy storage device for storing electricity generated by the solar element; at least one wind impacting surface operatively associated with the support; at least one energy converter for generating electric power from the wind; and at least one shaft operatively connected to the at least one energy converter and the support. Optionally, the energy converter comprises at least one motor which operates to rotate the support; the at least one motor being operatively connected to the at least one battery for storing electric power therein.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An assembly comprising:
at least one electrical device; the at least one electrical device being operatively connected to a support;
at least one movable solar element for creating electric power from solar power;
at least energy storage element for storing electricity generated by the solar element;
at least one wind impacting surface operatively associated with the support;
at least one energy converter for generating electric power from the at least one wind impacting surface; and
at least one shaft operatively connected to the at least one energy converter and the support;
the at least one energy converter being operatively connected to the at least one energy storage element for storing electric power therein;
wherein the at least one movable solar element is movably positioned so as to increase exposure to the sun.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 wherein the electrical device comprises an LED and further comprising a light detector; the light detector controlling the operation of the LED.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one energy converter comprises a generator.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one energy converter comprises at least one generator and wherein the support is operatively associated with a rotable element for rotation thereon; and wherein the at least one wind impacting surface comprises a plurality of wind vanes operatively associated therewith which cause the support to rotate and causes the rotable element to rotate which causes the at least one energy converter to generate electric power.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one wind impacting surface comprises a plurality of wind vanes operatively associated with the support to form a wind turbine; the support being operatively associated with the shaft; the at least one shaft being operatively associated with the at least one energy converter, such that when the energy converter is in a first mode, the wind causes the wind impacting surface to move and the energy converter operates to generate electricity, and when the energy converter is in the second mode, the energy converter causes rotation of the support to rotate the at least one electrical device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one energy converter comprises a motor which rotates the support.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 further comprising at least one strobe element which causes the at least one electrical device to turn on and off.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The assembly of claim 7 wherein the strobe element is operatively associated with the shaft; whereby as the shaft rotates the strobe element makes contact intermittently causing intermittent operation of the at least one electrical device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one solar element and the support are supported by the shaft; the shaft being pivotally mounted to a pivot which is driven by a second motor,
whereby through the operation of the second motor the solar element is positioned to absorb sunlight from the sun as the sun rises and sets.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a cover operatively associated with the support and a wind direction detector operatively associated with the cover causing the cover to turn when the wind changes direction; and
wherein the at least one wind impacting surface comprises a plurality of wind vanes operatively associated with the support to cause rotation thereof; and
wherein the wind causes the support to rotate, the cover covers the wind vanes for which the force of the wind is in a direction opposite to the rotation of the vanes.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The assembly of claim 9 further comprising a controller which is programmable which controls the operation of the first and second motors.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a controller for controlling the energy converter for selectively changing the energy converter from a first mode as a generator to a second mode as a motor.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a temperature sensor and wherein the energy converter operates in a first mode when the wind is causing the support to turn and operates in a second mode in response to the temperature sensor to generate air flow to cool the assembly.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1 further comprising an ambient light condition detector and wherein the at least one electrical device is activated by an ambient light condition detector.

### Claim 15

An assembly comprising:
at least one electrical device, the at least one electrical device being operatively associated with at least one support;
at least one solar element for creating electric power from solar power; the at least one solar element being movably mounted;
at least one energy storage device for storing electricity generated by the solar element;
at least one energy converter operatively associated with the at least one storage device; and
at least one shaft operatively connected to the at least one energy converter and the support; the at least one energy converter operating to generate electricity when the support rotates;
the at least one wind impacting surface operatively associated with the at least one support; the at least one wind impacting surface operative to move in response to wind.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The assembly of claim 15 wherein the electrical device rotates when the at least one solar element rotates.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The assembly of claim 15 wherein the at least one solar element is controlled by a timing device and moves to optimize exposure to sunlight.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The assembly of claim 15 wherein the energy converter comprises a generator.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The assembly of claim 18 wherein the energy converter comprises a motor.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The assembly of claim 15 wherein the at least one wind impacting surface comprises a plurality of wind vanes operatively associated with the support to form a wind turbine; the at least one shaft being operatively associated with the at least one energy converter such that when the wind causes the wind impacting surface to move and the energy converter operates to generate electricity.