# US 2014/0190551 A1 · Truck mounted solar panel system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190551 A1 - Document ID: US20140190551A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/203,250 - Filed: 2014-03-10 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2010-04-23 - Assignees: French Development Enterprises, LLC - Applicants: French Development Enterprises, LLC - Inventors: William L. French, SR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190551A1 ## CPC - H02S 20/32: specially adapted for solar tracking - F03D 9/25: the apparatus being an electrical generator (F03D9/22 takes precedence) - F03D 13/20: Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors - F03D 13/40: Arrangements or methods specially adapted for transporting wind motor components - F24S 30/452: Vertical primary axis - H02K 7/183: {wherein the turbine is a wind turbine (adaptation of a wind turbine to an electric generator F03D9/25)} - H02S 10/40: Mobile PV generator systems - H02S 20/00: Supporting structures for PV modules - H02S 20/30: Supporting structures being movable or adjustable, e.g. for angle adjustment - H02S 30/20: Collapsible or foldable PV modules - H02S 40/22: Light-reflecting or light-concentrating means (directly associated with the PV cell or integrated with the PV cell H10F77/42) - H02S 40/32: comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules - H10F 77/63: Arrangements for cooling directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. heat sinks directly associated with the photovoltaic cells or integrated Peltier elements for active cooling - F05B 2240/941: which is a land vehicle - F24S 2025/012: {Foldable support elements} - Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking - Y02E 10/52: PV systems with concentrators - Y02E 10/72: Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction - Y02E 10/728: Onshore wind turbines - 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 - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - F05B: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract Solar power and other renewable energy systems are useful for generating electrical energy with no environmental effects. Example embodiments of the present invention provide for mobile transport of power generation systems, such as a solar power energy collection system, that can be transported via a mobile system, such as a truck, trailer, or railway transport system, and positioned anywhere the mobile transport system can travel to provide temporary or permanent energy producing capacity. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-10. (canceled) ### Claim 11 A mobile power system, comprising: a mobile transport system; a power generation system including a power generation assembly, the power generation system configured to be transported by the mobile transport system in a retracted state and configured to convert energy to available power in an operational state; and a telescoping lift system configured to enable the power generation assembly to rotate about an azimuth axis and to enable the power generation assembly to rotate about an elevation axis, the elevation axis being other than at an edge of the power generation assembly, the telescoping lift system further configured to vertically translate the power generation assembly above a chassis of the mobile transport system and raise and lower the power generation assembly for the operational and retracted states, respectively. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11 wherein the power generation system is a solar power system or a wind turbine system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11 wherein the power generation system includes power assemblies configured to be foldable along any axis. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11 wherein the lift system is further configured to rotate the power generation assembly about the azimuth and the elevation axes to be directed at the source of energy collection in a manner capable of tracking the position of the energy source, the azimuth and the elevation axes being further configured to intersect at a center of inertia of the power generation assembly. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11 wherein the power generation system is a solar power system assembled to operate with mirrored components in a manner enabling direct or indirect collection of energy. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11 wherein the mobile transport system further includes a stabilizing system, optionally including extendable arms, to enhance stability of the mobile transport system and the power generation system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11 wherein the mobile transport system further includes an energy assembly having an inverter to convert collected power into useable energy. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The mobile power system of claim 11, wherein the telescoping lift system includes a rotatable turntable mounted to the mobile transport system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The mobile power system of claim 18, wherein the telescoping lift system further includes two or more telescoping lift members mounted on the rotatable turntable to vertically translate the power generation assembly. ### Claim 20 A method of transporting a power system, the method comprising: maintaining a mobile transport system configured to carry a power generation system including a power generation assembly; configuring the power generation system to be transported by the mobile transport system in a retracted state and convert energy to available power in an operational state; and configuring a telescoping lift system to vertically translate the power generation assembly above a chassis of the mobile transport system and rotate the power generation assembly about an azimuth axis and an elevation axis, the elevation axis being other than at an edge of the power generation assembly, and further configuring the telescoping lift system to raise and lower the power generation assembly for the operational and retracted states, respectively. ### Claim 21 A mobile power system, comprising: means for transporting a power generation system including a power generation assembly; means for configuring the power generation system to be transported by the mobile power system in a retracted state and convert energy to available power in an operational state; and telescoping means for vertically translating the power generation assembly above a chassis of the mobile power system and rotating the power generation assembly about an azimuth axis and an elevation axis, the elevation axis being other than at an edge of the power generation assembly, said telescoping means for vertically translating the power generation assembly further being configured for raising and lowering the power generation assembly for the operational and retracted states, respectively.