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US 5,969,501 AGranted
Portable solar power system
OwnerSteven C. Glidden, Guerin G. Alkerinventors
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Abstract
A trailer mounted, self contained solar power system having a plurality of solar panel sections that are arranged to fold about the sides and top of the trailer. The panel sections unfold and lock together through slide rams that are contained within a rack structure supporting the panel sections to form a planar array that is easily deployable at a desired angle to the horizontal. The planar array pivots about a hinge along one side of the trailer top, and the panel sections are asymmetrically arranged so that positioning of the planar array can be easily accomplished.
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A portable, solar power system comprising:
- a trailer including a rectangular box-like compartment with a generally flat roof and vertical sides, the longitudinal axis thereof extending from the front to the rear of said compartment, said trailer adapted for towing by a powered vehicle;
- a rack structure attached to said trailer through pivot means, said rack having a plurality of rail segments extending perpendicularly to said longitudinal axis across the trailer top and along the trailer sides, said pivot means disposed along one side of said compartment roof;
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- a plurality of solar panel sections mounted on said rack structure, each of said solar panel sections including a plurality of individual solar cells arranged in columns and rows, a first of said panel sections sized to rest on the top of said compartment roof, a second of said panel sections hinged through said rack structure to said first panel section on the first panel side opposite said pivot means, and a third of said panel sections hinged through said rack structure to said first panel section on the first panel side adjacent said pivot means, the width of said third panel section being greater that of said second panel section.
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