# US 2025/0096718 A1 · Aerial structure using photovoltaic panels with methods to optimize operational energy consumption, optimize renewable energy collection and reduce structural damage.

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- Number: US 2025/0096718 A1
- Document ID: US20250096718A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/369,980
- Filed: 2023-09-19
- Published: 2025-03-20
- Earliest claimed: 2023-09-19
- Inventors: Nasr Preston Abdul-Mujeeb
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250096718A1

## CPC

- H02S 10/40: Mobile PV generator systems
- B64C 39/024: {of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV}
- B64D 27/24: using steam or spring force (jet aircraft B64D27/16)
- B64U 10/30: Lighter-than-air aircraft, e.g. aerostatic aircraft
- B64U 50/31: generated by photovoltaics
- G01S 17/933: of aircraft or spacecraft
- G01S 17/95: for meteorological use
- 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)
- B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES

## Abstract

An aerial structure with photovoltaic (PV) panels using attached sensors, such as electronic gyroscopes, accelerometers, barometers connected to a programmable central processing unit (PCPU) programmed to maintain a pre-determined, static position and orientation using a plurality of connected motion enabling and motion stopping devices, such as multiple airfoil rotors, electric winch connected tethers, lighter-than-air filled enclosure, electric gas pumps and electric heating elements. The structure may have sensors such as LiDar, Radar, Sonar, and video sensors to detect adverse external conditions such as high winds, lightening, and heavy rains that may cause the structure to increase operational energy consumption, reduce the renewable energy collected, and cause structural damage. The sensors will be connected to the PCPU, which will activate the motion enabling devices to move the structure away from these adverse external conditions. The structure will use sensors such as ambient light sensors and photoelectric sensors to detect a reduction in light contacting the photovoltaic collectors caused by clouds or other light blocking objects. These sensors, in conjunction with the other sensor information, will signal the PCPU to activate the motion enabling devices to move the structure to a position where the light is not being blocked which will increase the renewable energy collected. The optimization of operational energy consumption and renewable energy collected, and the reduction of structural damage makes the aerial structure feasible and useful.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An aerial structure that can become airborne by a plurality of means comprising: an array of photo-voltaic (PV) panels, on at least one exterior surface of the structure, used to turn sunlight into electrical energy; a plurality of sensors, such as, but not limited to, LiDar, radar, sonar, airborne wind sensors and video sensors, used to detect and measure adverse external conditions, such as, but not limited to, high winds, lightening, and heavy rains, that could cause the operational energy consumption, that is necessary to maintain the structure in a static condition, to increase, the collection of renewable energy to decrease and structural damage; a programmable central processing unit (PCPU) which receives signals from the above mentioned sensors to determine where the structure should move to avoid the adverse external conditions and to optimize both operational energy consumption and renewable energy collection, and reduce possible structural damage; a plurality of motion enabling and motion stopping devices such as, but not limited to, multiple airfoil rotors, winch connected tethers, and enclosures filled with lighter-than-air gas, gas pumps and electric heating elements, which are controlled by the above mentioned PCPU and activated to cause the structure to move to avoid the adverse external conditions in order to optimize both operational energy consumption and renewable energy collection and reduce structural damage.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The aerial structure of claim 1 further comprising: a plurality of sensors such as, but not limited to, ambient light sensor and photoelectric sensors used to detect a change in the amount of light contacting the PV panels of claim 1 and sends a signal to the PCPU of claim 1. If that signal indicates a reduction in the amount of light contacting the photo-voltaic panels, which will indicate a reduction in the amount of renewable energy collected, the PCPU, using information from the sensors of claim 1, will then activate the motion enabling devices to move the structure to increase the amount of light contacting the photo-voltaic panels which can optimize renewable energy collection.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A method to optimize the operational energy consumption required to maintain the aerial structure of claim 1, in a static condition, optimize renewable energy collection of the structure and reduce possible structural damage by detecting and avoiding adverse external conditions, a method comprising: detecting with sensors adverse external conditions, once adverse external conditions are detected, a signal is sent to the PCPU and/or a human operator, which then activates the motion enabling devices. The motion enabling devices then move the aerial structure to avoid contact with the adverse external condition.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A method to optimize renewable energy collection of the aerial structure of claim 1, by detecting a change in light contacting the PV panels, a method comprising: detecting with sensors, a change in the light contacting the PV panels, a signal is sent to the PCPU and/or a human operator and if the signal indicates a reduction in the light contacting the PV panels, the PCPU and/or a human operator, using information from the sensors of claim 1, will activate the motion enabling devices to move the structure to increase the light contacting the PV panels and optimize renewable energy collection.