1305 results about "Solar module" patented technology

A foldable solar panel including at least two solar modules mounted to a substrate. The foldable solar panel includes hook and loop tape to secure the foldable solar panel in the folded configuration. The foldable solar panel includes at least two straps and at least two horizontal rows of webbing operable to attach the foldable solar panel to a load-bearing platform.

A method for manufacturing a continuous torque tube of a solar tracking system on site includes the steps of: placing raw material at a rolling apparatus on site; shaping the raw material into torque tube components at the rolling apparatus on site; joining the shaped torque tube components output from the rolling apparatus on site to create a continuous torque tube; and placing solar modules at the continuous torque tube to create a continuous solar tracker row.

This disclosure discusses devices, systems, and methods for attaching solar modules to roofs. The devices allow for pre-assembly of clamping devices to the solar modules on the ground and subsequent installation on the roof. End clamps may be preinstalled on the trailing-edge of modules. Module hook brackets may be preinstalled to the leading edge of non-first row modules. The system uses edge splices and loop splices to secure modules together within a row. Subsequent rows are installed by rotationally engaging the loop splices with module hook brackets. The system may use separate devices for roof attachment and inter-module attachment. This separation between roof-securing devices and inter-module securing devices allow the present system to assemble quickly and allows for greater flexibility in design, span, and module placement.

Devices, systems, and methods for attaching solar modules to roofs. The devices may include a module hook clamp with a clamp body with clamp body arms extending upward from a clamp body base. The clamp body arms may include downward-facing hooks that engage a portion of the solar module's return flange and the outward-facing surface of the solar module. A spacer may optionally be positioned between the clamp body arms. The spacer may seat the solar module. A hook arm with a generally curve-shaped seating surface may extend below the clamp body base. The devices may further include a module attachment bracket that secures a second solar module in a similar manner as the module hook clamp. The module attachment bracket may include a platform that seats the hook arm of the module hook clamp, and a hook arm receiver that receives and secures the open end of the hook arm.

A washer clip device includes a first clip arm, a second clip arm, at least one grounding element at the first clip arm and / or the second clip arm, and a fastening aperture extending through the first clip arm. The first and second clip arms are joined together at a first end of the washer clip device to define a first internal clip area adjacent the first end, and the first and second clip arms are spaced apart from one another at a second end of the washer clip device to define a receiving gap between the first and second clip arms and adjacent to the second end. This washer clip device is movable between a coupling configuration and a receiving configuration, with the receiving gap being larger when in the receiving configuration than when in the coupling configuration.

A twist-lock clamp to attach a solar module to a rail system includes a spring between a top clamp and a t-nut, with features on the spring and top clamp to restrict rotation relative to each other. The t-nut includes features allowing rotation of about 90 degrees when the t-nut is inserted in a rail, but restrict rotation beyond about 90 degrees. The spring serves to hold the top clamp and t-nut apart while allowing the twist-lock clamp to resist sliding in the rail during installation.

The present application relates to a water sprinkler, including a housing, a solar module, a battery module, a water inlet / outlet pipe, and a control module, where the water inlet / outlet pipe and the control module are arranged in the housing, the solar module is arranged outside the housing and rotatably connected to the housing, the water inlet / outlet pipe is provided with at least one control valve, the control module is in communication connection with the control valve and controls the opening and closing of the control valve, and the solar module, the control module and the control valve are each electrically connected to the battery module.

The embodiment of the utility model relates to a solar cell and a solar module. The solar cell comprises a cell substrate, a first grid line, a second grid line, a first end bonding pad, a second end bonding pad and a lapping line, wherein the first grid line and the second grid line are opposite in polarity. The battery substrate includes a first edge and a second edge opposite in a first direction and a third edge and a fourth edge opposite in a second direction. At least part of the first grid lines and at least part of the second grid lines are alternately distributed in the second direction. The first end portion bonding pad is the bonding pad closest to the third edge among all the bonding pads adjacent to the first edge. And the second end part bonding pad is the bonding pad closest to the third edge in all the bonding pads adjacent to the second edge. And the lapping wire is lapped with the adjacent first grid line after being connected with the first end bonding pad, and forms an accommodating area with the adjacent first grid line on the surface of the battery substrate. The second grid line adjacent to the adjacent first grid line comprises a bending section which is bent into the accommodating area. The first gate line between the second end pad and the third edge extends only in the first direction.

The invention relates to the field of photovoltaic technology, and discloses a photovoltaic solar module capable of preventing dust deposition, which comprises a mounting frame, a plurality of photovoltaic panels are arranged on the surface of the mounting frame, vertical columns are arranged at four corners of the lower part of the mounting frame, a rainwater collecting mechanism is arranged on the rear side of the mounting frame, Z-shaped fixing plates are arranged on two sides of the mounting frame, and the Z-shaped fixing plates are arranged on the mounting frame. The upper side of the Z-shaped fixing plate is provided with a first sliding rail, the length of the Z-shaped fixing plate is larger than that of the mounting frame, the upper side of the first sliding rail is provided with a first electric sliding block, a cleaning mechanism is arranged between the first electric sliding blocks, and the lower side of the mounting frame is connected with a sewage collecting assembly through a buckle assembly. The cleaning part is driven by the electric sliding block to efficiently clean the photovoltaic panel, and the power generation efficiency is guaranteed; the rainwater collecting mechanism reasonably utilizes rainwater, and the cleaning cost is reduced; the sewage collecting assembly prevents pollution of dirt to the ground, is stable in assembly connection, convenient to operate and maintain, capable of prolonging the service life and integrally efficient and practical.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for supplying power to at least one power consuming device using a solar panel. The solar panel includes at least two solar modules, an output connector, and a cable. The at least two solar modules are connected via a first electrical harness in a first combination of parallel and / or series to provide a first output voltage and via a second electrical harness in a second combination of parallel and / or series to provide a second output voltage. The at least one power consuming device is preferably a rechargeable battery.

A method for installing one or more solar module A-frame supports includes: creating a bore extending a depth below a ground surface, placing a temporary support jig adjacent the bore, inserting a leg of a solar module A-frame support into the bore such that a portion of the leg of the solar module A-frame support is within the bore and a portion of the leg of the solar module A-frame support contacts the temporary support jig, when the portion of the leg of the solar module A-frame support is within the bore and the portion of the leg of the solar module A-frame support contacts the temporary support jig, pouring concrete into the bore, and, after pouring concrete into the bore, removing the temporary support jig from contact with the leg of the solar module A-frame support.

The invention provides an adsorption type air water taking system and method based on solar energy driving, and relates to the technical field of water vapor separation. The system comprises a solar module; a storage battery; an adsorption bed; the electric heater is electrically connected with the storage battery and is used for heating the adsorption bed to obtain water vapor; the condensation chamber comprises a gas inlet end and is used for condensing the water vapor so as to convert the water vapor into liquid water; the semiconductor refrigerator is electrically connected with the storage battery and used for condensing air in the condensation chamber to obtain liquid water; a water collector; the humidity sensor is arranged on the conveying pipeline between the adsorption bed and the condenser and is used for detecting the humidity of gas in the conveying pipeline; and when the humidity of the gas in the conveying pipeline is smaller than a preset humidity threshold value, the storage battery stops supplying power to the electric heater. According to the technical scheme, the efficiency and stability of the adsorption type air water taking process based on solar energy driving can be improved.

The invention provides a wind-solar complementary zero-carbon seawater desalination device. The device comprises a solar module, a wind turbine generator, an energy storage electric box, a heat storage water tank, a refrigerating circuit and a seawater desalination tank, the solar assembly is used for providing heat energy for the heat storage water tank. The solar assembly and the wind turbine generator set are used for providing electric energy for the energy storage electric box. The refrigerating circuit is used for freezing seawater in the seawater desalination box by utilizing electric energy in the energy storage electric box; the heat storage water tank is connected with the seawater desalination tank through a heat supply pipeline, and the heat supply pipeline conveys heat energy in the heat storage water tank to the seawater desalination tank to melt frozen seawater in the seawater desalination tank; cold energy and heat energy are obtained by converting solar energy and wind energy, and the long-term cost advantage is achieved; and heat energy in the energy storage water tank and cold energy in the refrigerating circuit can be quickly started and stably run, so that the operation flexibility is improved.

This disclosure discusses railless devices for attaching solar modules to roofs. The devices are designed to snap into detented solar module frames. The devices include end clamps and mid clamps with roof-attachment brackets and module-attachment clamps. The roof-attachment bracket includes a riser extending upward from a base. A threaded aperture extends downward into the riser through the riser-top. The module-attachment clamp is secured over the riser-top by a threaded fastener. The threaded fastener extends through the module-attachment clamp and into the threaded aperture. The module-attachment clamp snaps on to detents in the frame of the solar module. End clamps and mid clamps may be pre-attached to the solar modules at the jobsite to form solar module assemblies that can later be secured to the roof. The structure of the mounting components allows subsequent rows of solar module assemblies to simply snap into previous rows of solar module assemblies.

The utility model provides grinding type solar module recovery equipment. A grinding cutter and a negative pressure collector are arranged above a solar placement area of a platform; wherein the grinding cutter and the negative pressure suction head are fixed in the same shell; a solar module is fixed to the solar energy containing area of the platform, the grinding cutter is controlled to make contact with the surface of the solar module, grinding is carried out layer by layer, and powder ground out of different layers of the solar module is rapidly recycled through negative pressure suction heads of the negative pressure collector; therefore, the grinding type solar module recovery equipment disclosed by the utility model does not generate secondary pollutants, and the powdery recovery material is high in purity and convenient for subsequent utilization.

A solar module (19) and a solar collector (37) constructed using a plurality of solar modules are described. The solar module comprises: a plurality of 3TT solar cells (11) interconnected to form at least one string (21); and at least two current input connections (27) at the solar module current input and / or at least two current output connections (29) at the solar module current output. Each 3TT solar cell has a stack with a top cell (3) and a bottom cell (5) arranged thereunder. Each 3TT solar cell comprises, as terminal contacts, a top contact (13), a bottom contact (15) and a center tap contact (17). A first current input connection (27 ') of the current input connections (27) is connected to at least one terminal contact of a first 3TT solar cell (11') closest to the current input, and a second current input connection (27 '') of the current input connections (27) is connected to at least one terminal contact of a second 3TT solar cell adjacent to the first 3TT solar cell, and / or a first current output connection (29 '') of the current output connections is connected to at least one terminal contact of the last 3TT solar cell (11'') closest to the current output, and a second current output connection (29 '') of the current output connections is connected to at least one terminal contact of the penultimate 3TT solar cell adjacent to the last 3TT solar cell. The wiring described in particular greatly prevents string end loss and also allows for advantageous integration of bypass diodes (33, 35).

A method may include positioning one or more PV module mounting devices along a length of a structural component. The method may include specifying one or more parameters related to fastening the PV module mounting devices to the structural component, the one or more parameters indicating a spacing between the PV module mounting devices. The method may include fastening, by an automated attachment equipment, the PV module mounting devices to the structural component based on the specified parameters and moving the PV module mounting devices fastened to the structural component to an assembly platform.

Embodiments employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to collect and analyze data associated with material input to a solar module recycling system, including e.g., AI model(s) and / or the recycling and recapture of the component materials. Recycling hardware for various functional areas (e.g., junction box / frame / glass removal; chemical / mechanical / physical separation; testing; sorting; cleaning; others) may be integrated to a central engine for processing and / or storage (e.g., in a database). Analysis of module recycling using the AI techniques may consider one or more of the following: module model; module manufacturer; module type (e.g., c-Si versus CdTe); power rating; module history; module label information; predicted / actual market prices; others. An outcome of AI analysis can offer estimates of resultant effect(s) upon speed and efficiency, by which materials travel through the recycling system. One possible benefit is the ability to rapidly optimize system parameters, providing high solar module throughput in the recycling system over time.

A solar module support and foundation system includes a first concrete foundation, a second concrete foundation, and a solar module A-frame support. The first concrete foundation is within a first bore and includes a first concrete foundation stem portion and a first concrete foundation reamed bulb portion. The second foundation is within a second bore and includes a second concrete foundation stem portion and a second concrete foundation reamed bulb portion. A first leg distal end of the A-frame support is nested within the first concrete foundation at each of the first concrete foundation stem and reamed bulb portions, and a second leg distal end of the A-frame support is nested within the second concrete foundation at each of the second concrete foundation stem and reamed bulb portions.

A solar pool lamp includes a solar module and an illumination module. The solar module includes a solar module housing, a solar panel, and a first contact member. The solar panel is disposed on the solar module housing, the first contact member is disposed in the solar module housing, and the first contact member is electrically connected to the solar panel. The illumination module includes an illumination module housing and an illumination lamp assembly. The illumination lamp assembly is mounted in the illumination module housing, a second contact member is provided at the top end of the illumination module housing, and the second contact member is electrically connected to the illumination lamp assembly. The illumination module housing and the solar module housing are detachably connected, and when connected, the first contact member and the second contact member abut against each other to form an electrical connection.

The invention discloses an arid and semi-arid region well and canal double-irrigation rotation irrigation wind-solar complementary intelligent water-saving salt-control irrigation device and method. The device comprises a sensor monitoring module used for acquiring environment data and water level information of well water and canal water in real time; the energy supply module comprises a solar assembly and a wind power generation assembly, the solar assembly is used for converting solar energy into electric energy, the wind power generation assembly is used for converting wind energy into electric energy, and the energy supply control module is connected with the sensor monitoring module and the energy supply module. The calculation module is used for calculating irrigation water quantity according to the environment data and the water level information; and the irrigation module is connected with the control module and is used for controlling the output water quantity according to the calculated irrigation water quantity. Water resource shortage in arid and semi-arid areas can be relieved, and water resource waste in the irrigation process is avoided.

The present invention relates to the field of wall-mounted lamps, and provides a solar wall-mounted lamp. The solar wall-mounted lamp includes a lamp holder, a connection pipe connected to the lamp holder, a lampshade connected to the connection pipe, and a lamp source arranged in the lampshade, where a solar assembly is arranged on the lamp holder and / or the connection pipe. The solar assembly is not arranged on the lampshade, which the weight of the lampshade is reduced, a fixing effect for the whole solar wall-mounted lamp is improved, higher aesthetic property as a whole is achieved, and the technical problem of influence on the aesthetic property is solved due to that a solar assembly of a wall-mounted lamp is installed on a lampshade and the wall-mounted lamp is prone to deformation or falling-off because of a large weight of a front end.

An alignment bracket suitable for facilitating the connection of solar components in a PV system may include a first surface, a second surface, and an attachment member. The first surface may be configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a solar component of the PV system. The second surface may be configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a support column. The attachment member may include an engagement surface configured to engage with a part of the support column to facilitate a position of the second surface relative to the corresponding surface of the support column.

A solar panel system includes a solar module. The solar module includes a housing, a solar panel, and a reflector. The solar panel is supported by the housing. The solar panel is configured to receive incident light and convert a first portion of the incident light to electricity. The reflector is positioned to reflect a second portion of the incident light that was not converted to electricity by the solar panel back at the solar panel.

A coupling system for solar trackers is disclosed. The coupling system can reduce the number of fasteners and labor required for securing solar modules to torque tubes. The system includes a support rail, a strap assembly, and a fastening assembly. The support rail features an upper surface for receiving solar modules and a lower surface with spaced protuberances forming a gap to accommodate a torque tube. Inner surfaces of the protuberances can inhibit rotation of the torque tube relative to the support rail. The fastening assembly includes retaining bolts with adjustable gaps to secure solar modules of varying thicknesses. Spring arms and biasing elements enhance module retention and alignment. The strap assembly clamps the support rail to the torque tube which can ensure stability.

The invention discloses a solar power generation voltage regulation circuit, which relates to the technical field of solar power generation and comprises a solar module used for photoelectric conversion, voltage regulation and output of first electric energy; the solar control module is used for sampling voltage and comparing the voltage with a first low-voltage threshold value, a second low-voltage threshold value and a charging threshold value which are set; the charging and discharging control module is used for controlling transmission of electric energy and charging and discharging of the energy storage control module; the energy storage control module is used for storing energy and boosting and discharging; the power supply control module is used for electric energy superposition control; the output module is used for receiving the electric energy and supplying power to connected electronic equipment; the output detection module is used for low-voltage detection; and the intelligent control module is used for signal receiving and module control. The solar power generation voltage regulation circuit can maintain power supply requirements in different power supply states, improve the utilization rate of solar energy and avoid energy waste.

A method for coupling a solar module frame to a torque tube of a solar tracker using a hooked flange solar module frame coupling apparatus includes: positioning a hook portion the of frame component relative to a frame receiving receptacle at a rail; moving the hook portion of the frame from a biased, coupling configuration to a receptacle entry configuration via contact between the hook portion and the rail; and moving the hook portion from the receptacle entry configuration to the biased, coupling configuration to couple the frame to the rail.

Provided in the present application are a solar cell, a solar module and a preparation method for the solar cell. The solar cell comprises: a substrate having a front substrate face and a back substrate face which are opposite each other; a first polycrystalline silicon layer located on one side of the front substrate face, the first polycrystalline silicon layer being provided with recesses, which penetrate the first polycrystalline silicon layer and are arranged at intervals; first passivation layers, which are adjacent to the side of the first polycrystalline silicon layer away from the front substrate face and which at least cover areas in the first polycrystalline silicon layer that are provided with the recesses, first areas and second areas sequentially arranged at intervals being provided on the side of the first polycrystalline silicon layer away from the front substrate face, wherein the first areas are covered by the first passivation layers, and the second areas are not covered by the first passivation layers; and a transparent electrically conductive composite layer, which is adjacent to the sides of the first passivation layers away from the first polycrystalline silicon layer, and which is in direct contact with the first polycrystalline silicon layer by means of the second areas. The solar cell provided in the present application can optimize a composite layer of the cell, thus improving the cell efficiency of the solar cell.

Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting a failure of a solar module. The method includes obtaining real-time power generation data of each of a plurality of solar modules included in at least one solar array, setting a reference value using at least one of past power generation data of the plurality of solar modules and specifications of the plurality of solar modules, determining each of the plurality of solar modules to be either a normal solar module or an abnormal solar module by comparing the reference value with a power generation amount of each of the plurality of solar modules, which is calculated using the real-time power generation data, and providing an interface displaying a solar module determined to be the abnormal solar module.

The invention relates to the technical field of solar lighting, and discloses an LED outdoor landscape lamp control system based on solar power supply. The system comprises a solar power supply management module, an energy storage scheduling and state management module, an intelligent sensing and environment identification module, a light control decision module and a self-adaptive feedback and system optimization module. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring voltage, current and irradiance data of a solar module, and combining a maximum power point tracking algorithm to generate power supply data; outputting scheduling parameters based on the dynamic scheduling model, acquiring environment data by using a multi-modal sensor and an image recognition technology, and calculating an illumination control factor; fusing the scheduling parameter, the illumination factor and the time factor, and calculating a target control matrix; and monitoring an execution feedback signal, and iteratively optimizing the control model based on historical control effect data to realize closed-loop optimization control. According to the invention, multi-source data fusion and adaptive control are realized, and the energy efficiency and intelligent level of the LED landscape lamp in a complex environment are improved.