# US 12,113,474 B2 · Performance enhancement of photovoltaic-wind hybrid system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,474 B2 - Document ID: US12113474B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/213,834 - Filed: 2023-06-24 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-25 - Assignees: Abu Dhabi University - Applicants: Abu Dhabi University - Inventors: Anas I. Q. Al Tarabsheh; Mohammad A. Ghazal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113474B2 ## CPC - H02S 10/12: Hybrid wind-PV energy systems - F03D 3/005: {the axis being vertical} - F03D 9/007: {the wind motor being combined with means for converting solar radiation into useful energy} - H02S 20/30: Supporting structures being movable or adjustable, e.g. for angle adjustment - H02S 20/32: specially adapted for solar tracking - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] 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) - F03D: WIND MOTORS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract An apparatus includes a rotating pole, a first set of photovoltaic modules; and a second set of photovoltaic modules. The second set of photovoltaic modules do not rotate with the rotating pole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hybrid wind and solar apparatus, comprising: a pole; multiple connectors, wherein each of the multiple connectors connect to the pole; an enclosure, wherein each of the multiple connectors connect to the enclosure; multiple arms, wherein each of the multiple arms includes a first elbow, a first arm segment, a second elbow, a second arm segment, and a third elbow, wherein: the first elbow attaches to the enclosure, the first arm segment attaches to the first elbow and the second elbow, the second arm segment attaches the second elbow and the third elbow, and the third elbow attaches to a one of multiple brackets; a first set of photovoltaic modules; a second set of photovoltaic modules, wherein the second set of photovoltaic modules are configured not to rotate with the pole when the pole rotates, wherein: each other photovoltaic module within the second set of photovoltaic modules is connected to a bracket of the multiple brackets, wherein each of the brackets is connected to the third elbow of each of the arms, and each of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules is configured to rotate between zero and 90 degrees based on positions of the first elbow, the second elbow, the third elbow, the first arm segment, and the second arm segment, wherein each of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules is configured to range from a position being perpendicular to the pole to another position wherein each of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules is located above the connecting pole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a third singular photovoltaic module, wherein the third singular photovoltaic module's location is configured to prevent creating any shade over any of the other photovoltaic modules within the second set of photovoltaic modules. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second set of photovoltaic modules are configured to be at a maximum position above the pole such. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a vertical axis wind turbine, and wherein each of the second set of photovoltaic modules is attached to a blade of the vertical axis wind turbine. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second set of photovoltaic modules are configured to change positions of the first elbow and the third elbow based on a location of the sun. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 4, wherein size dimensions of each of the photovoltaic modules that are part of the first set of photovoltaic modules are equal to other size dimensions of blades connected to the pole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein a surface of a particular photovoltaic module, of the first set of photovoltaic modules, is never parallel to another surface of another particular photovoltaic module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 7, wherein the particular photovoltaic module is directly below the other particular photovoltaic module. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first set of photovoltaic modules are configured to rotate around the pole and the second set of photovoltaic modules are configured not to rotate around the pole. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second set of photovoltaic modules are configured to move in a plane that is perpendicular to the pole. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein a surface of any of the other photovoltaic modules that are part of the second set of photovoltaic modules never face any surface of the photovoltaic modules that are part of the first set of photovoltaic modules. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pole has perpendicular connectors that connect to the enclosure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 12, wherein the hybrid wind and solar apparatus further includes: a computing device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 12, wherein the computing device is a controller configured to control each of the multiple arms. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The hybrid wind and solar apparatus of claim 14, wherein each of the multiple arms is configured to move independently of each other.