Deployable solar panel system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCharles Steven Korman, Neil Anthony Johnson
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Abstract
A deployable solar panel system includes a plurality of solar cell panels that are mechanically and electrically coupled to each other prior to shipment to an installation site, folded in a stacking arrangement within a packaging container for shipment to the installation site, and then unfolded to deploy the solar cell panels at a desired tilt angle during installation at the installation site. In one embodiment, the solar cell panels are mechanically coupled to each other using a hinge assembly, such as a hinge bracket and hinge pin. Each solar cell panel system is electrically coupled to each other using a series string. The series string may be electrically coupled to a DC-DC converter and/or a DC-AC inverter.
Claims10
A deployable solar panel system comprising a plurality of solar cell panels that are mechanically and electrically coupled to each other prior to shipment to an installation site, the plurality of solar cell panel capable of being folded in a stacking arrangement within a packaging container for shipment to the installation site, and unfolded at a desired tilt angle during installation of the solar panel system at the installation site.
A method of installing a deployable solar cell system comprising:
- mechanically and electrically coupling a plurality of solar cell panels to each other prior to shipment to an installation site;
- folding the plurality of solar cell panels in a stacking arrangement within a packaging container for shipment to the installation site, and
- unfolding the plurality of solar cell panels to a desired tilt angle during installation at the installation site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.