Solar generator
AssigneeElectronic Controlled Systems, Inc.
InventorLael King
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Abstract
A solar generator includes a base, a rotary plate provided to the base such that the rotary plate can rotate with respect to the base, a cover disposed atop the rotary plate, solar panel disposed atop the cover such that the solar panel is angled with respect to a horizontal plane, and a motor provided to the rotary plate such that the motor can engage the base to enable rotation of the rotary plate with respect to the base. A photosensor and a method of rotationally aligning a solar panel with the sun in an azimuth orientation are also provided.
Claims19
A solar generator, comprising:
- a base;
- a rotary plate provided to the base such that the rotary plate can rotate with respect to the base;
- a cover disposed atop the rotary plate;
- a solar panel disposed atop the cover such that the solar panel is angled with respect to a horizontal plane;
- a motor provided to the rotary plate such that the motor can engage the base to enable rotation of the rotary plate with respect to the base;
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- a photosensor coupled to the rotary plate such that the photosensor rotates with the rotary plate, the photosensor comprising:
- a photosensor base portion;
- a T-shaped wall portion extending upward from the photosensor base portion in a vertical plane such that the T-shaped wall portion forms an oblique angle with respect to the solar panel;
- a first light sensor disposed adjacent to a stem of the T-shaped wall portion on a first side thereof;
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- a second light sensor disposed adjacent to the stem of the T-shaped wall portion on a second side thereof that is opposite the first side.
A solar generator, comprising:
- a base;
- a rotary plate provided to the base such that the rotary plate can rotate with respect to the base;
- a solar panel coupled to the rotary plate such that the solar panel rotates as the rotary plate rotates, wherein the solar panel forms a fixed oblique angle with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotary plate;
- a motor provided to the rotary plate such that the motor can engage the base to enable rotation of the rotary plate with respect to the base;
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- a photosensor coupled to the rotary plate such that the photosensor rotates with the rotary plate, wherein the photosensor comprises a T-shaped wall portion extending vertically upward from the rotary plate such that the T-shaped wall portion is aligned parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotary plate.
A solar generator, comprising:
- a base;
- a rotary plate provided to the base such that the rotary plate can rotate with respect to the base;
- a solar panel disposed atop the rotary plate such that the solar panel rotates with the rotary plate;
- a photosensor disposed atop the rotary plate such that the photosensor rotates with the rotary plate, wherein the photosensor comprises a T-shaped wall portion extending vertically upward from the rotary plate such that the T-shaped wall defines an oblique angle with respect to the solar panel;
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- a motor provided to the rotary plate such that the motor can engage the base to enable rotation of the rotary plate with respect to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.