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US 2017/0288604 A1Published application
Solar panel design assembly
OwnerPatrick Kenneth Powellinventor
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Abstract
A solar panel assembly according to an example of the present disclosure includes a light-permeable panel, an opaque or solid region on the panel that at least partially blocks light from penetration through the panel, at least one solar array adjacent the panel, and at least one mirror situated such that at least some light permeating through the panel reflects off of the at least one mirror and onto the at least one solar array.
Claims20
A solar panel assembly comprising:
- a light-permeable panel;
- an opaque or solid region on the panel that at least partially blocks light from penetration through the panel;
- at least one solar array adjacent the panel;
- and
- at least one mirror situated such that at least some light permeating through the panel reflects off of the at least one mirror and onto the at least one solar array.
2 more elements
A solar energy collecting system comprising:
- a solar panel assembly, the solar panel assembly including a light-permeable panel, an opaque or solid region on the panel that at least partially blocks light from penetration through the panel, at least one solar array adjacent the panel, and at least one mirror situated such that at least some light permeating through the light-permeable panel impinges off of the mirror and reflects onto the solar array;
- and
- a control system configured to control the solar panel assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.