Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solar carport module
-
Application No.: US15692493Application Date: 2017-08-31
-
Publication No.: US10554167B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Mohannad Bayoumi
- Applicant: King Abdulaziz University
- Applicant Address: SA Jeddah
- Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
- Current Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
- Current Assignee Address: SA Jeddah
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H02S20/32
- IPC: H02S20/32 ; H02S40/38 ; H02S30/10 ; E04H6/04 ; E04H6/02 ; H02S40/10 ; H02S20/10 ; H02S20/23 ; F24S25/10 ; H02S20/30 ; E04C3/02

Abstract:
A solar carport module including a support structure to provide shelter to a vehicle, the support structure having a pair of trusses rotatably affixed to a ground surface on which vehicle is parked, a plurality of photovoltaic panels mounted between the pair of trusses to provide solar electricity, a battery assembly that electrically connects the plurality of photovoltaic panel to receive, regulate, and store the solar electricity, an articulation system that rotates the pair of trusses between a shelter position and a service position, and an electrical control unit configured to detect a maximum sunlight exposure position and to operate the articulation system to place the plurality of photovoltaic panels in the maximum sunlight exposure position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190068111A1 SOLAR CARPORT MODULE Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
Information query