Pyramidal wall sections
OwnerJonathan Jacquesinventor
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Abstract
Solar panel assemblies and wall sections using such assemblies are described. In one solar panel assembly, there is a mounting post and three or more triangular shaped panels. Each triangular shaped panel is a solar panel responsive to a first spectrum of light and transparent to a second spectrum of light. The solar panel assembly also includes hinges which connect the triangular shaped panels to the mounting post. The at least three triangular shaped panels can move between a flat configuration and an inverted pyramid configuration. In a further embodiment of the solar panel assembly, the triangular shaped panels form a first solar panel layer, and the assembly also includes one or more additional solar panel layers. Each of the additional solar panel layers being responsive to an associated spectrum of light.
Claims38
A solar panel assembly comprising:
- a mounting post;
- at least three triangular shaped panels, each triangular shaped panel comprising a solar panel responsive to a first spectrum of light and transparent to a second spectrum of light;
- and
- at least three hinges, wherein for each triangular shaped panel, an associated hinge connects the triangular shaped panel to the mounting post,
- wherein the at least three triangular shaped panels are configured to move between a flat configuration and an inverted pyramid configuration.
A solar panel assembly comprising:
- at least three triangular shaped panels, each triangular shaped panel comprising a solar panel responsive to a first spectrum of light and
- an energy storage component,
- wherein the energy storage component and the at least three triangular shaped panels define an inverted pyramid configuration, the energy storage component in a first portion of the inverted pyramid configuration and the at least three triangular shaped panels in a second, exterior facing portion of the inverted pyramid configuration,
- wherein the at least three triangular shaped panels are configured to provide energy to the energy storage component.
A solar panel assembly comprising:
- a first layer comprising at least three first-layer panels, each first-layer panel comprising a triangular-shaped solar panel responsive to a first spectrum of light;
- a second layer comprising at least three second-layer panels, each second-layer panel comprising a triangular-shaped solar panel responsive to a second spectrum of light and transparent to a third spectrum of light;
- wherein the third spectrum of light includes at least a portion of the first spectrum of light,
- wherein the first layer and the second layer are disposed in an inverted pyramid configuration, and
- wherein the second layer at least partially overlaps the first layer.
A solar panel assembly comprising:
- a mounting post;
- at least three triangular shaped panels disposed in an inverted pyramid configuration around the mounting post, each triangular shaped panel comprising a solar panel responsive to a first spectrum of light;
- and
- at least one energy storage component,
- wherein each of the at least three triangular shaped panels is disposed at an angle between 5° and 85° with respect to the horizontal and
- wherein at least one of the at least three triangular shaped panels is configured to provide energy to the at least one energy storage component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.