Solar charging system for watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuta MIYAGI
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Abstract
A solar charging system for a watercraft includes a solar panel, a battery, an electric charger, a switch, and a battery monitor. The solar panel is attached to the watercraft. The electric charger is connected to the battery. The switch is separate from the electric charger. The switch is connected to the electric charger and the solar panel. The switch is configured to switch between whether or not to electrically charge the battery in accordance with a status of the battery. The battery monitor is configured to monitor the status of the battery and control the switch in accordance with the status of the battery.
Claims9
A solar charging system for a watercraft, the solar charging system comprising:
- a solar panel attached to the watercraft;
- a battery;
- an electric charger connected to the battery;
- a switch separate from the electric charger, connected to the electric charger and the solar panel, and configured to switch between whether or not to electrically charge the battery in accordance with a status of the battery;
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- a battery monitor configured to monitor the status of the battery and control the switch in accordance with the status of the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.