Photovoltaic panel system
OwnerBenjamin Ramos-Negroninventor
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Abstract
[Purpose] A display device that eliminates the use of commercial power, enabling savings in equipment costs and electrical energy. [Configuration] The display board (11) is made of a colored, transparent plate material that has been mixed with a fluorescent material and is structured so that light absorbed from the outside by this fluorescent material can be emitted from the periphery of the display board (11), and solar cells (15) that charge a charger (16) are arranged around the periphery of the display board (11). During the day, the display board (11) absorbs natural light to display and the charger (16) is charged by the solar cells (15), and at night, the display board (11) emits light using power from the charger (16).
Claims20
A photovoltaic panel system comprising:
- a bifacial photovoltaic panel having a front side and a back side, wherein each of the front side and the back side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel has a photovoltaic structure that generates electricity from light shining thereon;
- a solar lamp positioned adjacent to the back side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel;
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- a controller for activating the solar lamp during nighttime hours,
- wherein the solar lamp, when activated, illuminates the back side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel to enable electricity generation from the bifacial photovoltaic panel during nighttime hours.
A method of generating electricity using a photovoltaic panel system, the method comprising:
- providing a bifacial photovoltaic panel having a front side and a back side, each of the front side and the back side having a photovoltaic structure that generates electricity from light shining thereon;
- positioning a solar lamp adjacent to the back side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel;
- generating electricity from sunlight on the front side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel during daytime hours;
- activating the solar lamp during nighttime hours;
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- generating electricity from the light emitted by the solar lamp and incident on the back side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel during nighttime hours.
A photovoltaic panel system comprising:
- a bifacial photovoltaic panel having a front side and a back side, each of the front side and the back side having a photovoltaic structure that generates electricity from light shining thereon;
- a light source positioned to illuminate the back side of the bifacial photovoltaic panel;
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- a control unit configured to:
- operate the bifacial photovoltaic panel to generate electricity from ambient light during daytime hours;
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- activate the light source during nighttime hours to enable the bifacial photovoltaic panel to generate electricity from light emitted by the light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.