# US 2013/0154375 A1 · Solar Home Electrification With Grid Connection > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0154375 A1 - Document ID: US20130154375A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/681,400 - Filed: 2012-11-19 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2009-05-18 - Assignees: Jon M. Schroeder - Inventors: Jon Murray Schroeder; Gerald Philip Hirsch - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130154375A1 ## CPC - H02J 4/00: Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as AC or DC; Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks combining AC and DC sections or sub-networks (arrangements using intermediate DC-AC-DC conversion H02J1/002; arrangements using high-voltage DC [HVDC] links H02J3/36) - H02M 7/53875: {with analogue control of three-phase output} - H10N 10/00: Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects (integrated devices or assemblies of multiple devices H10N19/00) - Y02P 80/20: using renewable energy - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H02M: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (transformers H01F; dynamo-electric converters H02K47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P) - H10N: ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A means of providing solar powered electricity for day and nighttime use supported in part by power from the grid to allow a small generator to electrify the home or business with a small generator operating with much larger capacity. Excess solar energy is provided to the power company as needed. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-13. (canceled) ### Claim 14 A solar powered utility grid-attached energy system having an adjustable control for electrical energy received from alternating current (“AC”) grid lines of a utility and an adjustable control for output of electrical energy comprising: (a) a thermoelectric generator that includes: i. n-type and p-type semiconductor wafers; ii. hot fins and cold fins; iii. a direct current (“DC”) bus; and iv. AC electrical energy output lines; (b) a sun tracking concentrating reflector dish with focal point target; (c) a heat transfer system including a closed loop for recirculating air between an insulated heat store and said focal point tar-get; (d) said heat store also having a blower controlled loop for circulating air between said heat store and said hot fins of said thermoelectric generator; (e) a control system for regulating speed of said blower transferring heated air between said heat store and said hot fins of said thermoelectric generator; (f) a control circuit that includes: i. a first special circuit for producing DC having a voltage reduced from voltage of said AC grid lines, said first special circuit including: (A) at least a pair of grid powered current limiting circuit breakers, an input terminal of each grid powered current limiting circuit breaker being connectable to one of said AC grid lines; and (B) at least a pair of rectifiers for receiving via said circuit breakers electrical energy from said AC grid lines, a first of said rectifiers providing a negative DC voltage output and a second of said rectifiers providing a positive DC voltage output, said rectifier outputs being respectively connectable for outputting DC energy to corresponding positive and negative lines of said DC bus of said thermoelectric generator; and ii. at least two dimmer circuits: (A) an input of each dimmer circuit connects respectively to an output terminal of said grid powered current limiting circuit breaker; and (B) an output of said dimmer circuit connects respectively to an input of one of said rectifiers, each dimmer circuit including: (1) a triac having an input terminal that receives electrical energy from said grid powered current limiting circuit breaker, and when in a electrically conducting state supplying electrical energy to said rectifier from an output terminal of said triac; (2) a neon bulb having a first terminal connected to a control terminal of said triac; and (3) a variable resistor for supplying an electrical signal to a second terminal of said neon bulb for adjusting DC energy output from said first special circuit to the positive and negative lines of said DC bus of said thermoelectric generator to a voltage less than the voltage of said AC grid lines; and (g) a control panel: i. for manually controlling the speed of the blower transferring heat from said heat store to said hot fins of said thermoelectric generator; ii. for reading the voltage of: (A) the AC grid lines: and (B) said AC electrical energy output lines of said thermoelectric generator; and iii. for adjusting the able resistor included in each dimmer circuit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 14 further comprising remotely controllable latching triac switches for interconnecting AC electrical energy output lines of said thermo-electric generator with said AC grid lines. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 15 wherein said latching triac switches are remotely controlled. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 16 wherein said remotely controlled latching triac switches are controllable by said utility. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 17 wherein said remotely controlled switches are controllable by said utility via a telephone link. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 17 wherein said remotely controlled latching triac switches are controllable by said utility via a wireless telephone link. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 17 wherein said remotely controlled latching triac switches are controllable by said utility via over-the-grid electronic communications. ### Claim 21 The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according 14 the speed of said blower transferring heated air between said heat store and said hot fins is remotely controllable. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The solar powered utility grid-attached energy system according to claim 21 wherein the utility remotely controls the speed of said blower.