Building-Integrated Solar Panel Frame With Battery and Inverter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solar power systems are not integrated into building structures, lack aesthetic consideration, and require cumbersome equipment with separate components like batteries and inverters, complicating wiring and not serving as structural elements.
Innovation Solution
A solar power unit and system that integrates solar panels with a frame and power components, including an inverter and battery, designed to be mounted on building blocks, providing a structural and aesthetic solution for generating and storing solar energy, with features like angled panels for optimal sunlight capture and overcharge protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If solar panels are mounted separately on building structures, then solar energy can be harvested, but the system becomes complex and requires separate components like batteries and inverters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines solar panels, batteries, and inverters into a single integrated solar power unit. The solar panel is mounted on a frame that structurally incorporates the battery and inverter components, eliminating the need for separate mounting and wiring configurations. This integration directly resolves the technical contradiction by maintaining solar energy harvesting capability while significantly reducing system complexity.
2Use of energy by moving object
If traditional solar panels are applied to building façades or roofs, then solar energy can be captured, but they are not structural and require mounting on top of structural materials
Solution Approach 1:
The solar power unit frame serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for the solar panel, acts as the mounting structure itself, and houses the battery and inverter components. This multi-functionality allows the solar system to be both structural and aesthetic, eliminating the need for separate mounting structures while maintaining solar energy capture capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If solar components are integrated into building structures, then structural and aesthetic benefits are achieved, but wiring configurations become complicated
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the battery and inverter within the same frame structure as the solar panel, the patent minimizes wiring requirements. The electrical connections are contained within the integrated unit, and the frame itself provides the mounting structure, thereby achieving building integration while reducing wiring complexity compared to traditional separate-component systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively harvests and utilizes solar energy, providing a structural and aesthetic solution for building integration, reducing complexity and enhancing energy efficiency by integrating solar panels, inverters, and batteries within the building structure.
Implementation Method 1
a solar panel, the solar panel for generating a power signal
Data Source
AI summary
One aspect of the present invention relates to a solar power unit comprising a frame, configured to be integrated into a building structure, for supporting a solar panel, the solar panel for generating a power signal, and a front cover for securing the solar panel to the frame.