CN1249559C

CN1249559C - Solar notebook computer

Info

Publication number: CN1249559C
Application number: CNB2004100299791A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李海彬
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-04-08
Filing date: 2004-04-08
Publication date: 2006-04-05
Anticipated expiration: 2024-04-08
Also published as: CN1564103A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a solar notebook computer. A solar cell is added on the existing notebook computer, wherein an output end of the solar cell is connected to two pole of the original storage battery in a computer host machine, a charge power supply of the storage battery is formed and can directly drive the computer, a unilateral diode which is arranged on the output end can prevent the solar cell from being reversely charged by an external AC power supply, the solar cell is composed of a plurality of solar panels which can be folded on a main body of the computer and/or directly compounded on the outer surface of the main body of the computer, switching elements of the solar cell can be a plurality of single-crystal silicon or multi-crystal silicon solar cell pieces which are encapsulated on the surface of a basal body, and epoxy resin and polycarbonate are optimised as the material for encapsulation. The present invention can convert solar energy into direct current so as to charge the storage battery and even directly drive the computer to work, so that the restriction from the AC power toward the application places of the notebook computer is eliminated, and the application range of the notebook computer is greatly widened.

Description

Solar notebook computer

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of notebook computer that can use sun power.

Background technology

The body of existing notebook computer is made of main frame that is coupled to each other and display, be provided with the accumulator that is used as power supply, and be provided with the power supply adaptor socket that is used to connect AC power, by power supply adaptor alternating current is converted into direct current of voltage regulation and also can directly drives computer work to charge in batteries, when moving use, can utilize accumulator to power to computer, under the prior art condition, its display adopts LCD more.Because the energy of battery stores is very limited, can't support that computer works long hours, therefore seriously restricted the use that notebook computer waits the occasion that does not have AC power in the open air.

Summary of the invention

For overcoming the above-mentioned defective of prior art, the invention provides a kind of solar notebook computer, this computer can use sun power work, has thoroughly solved the restriction notebook computer and has moved the power issue of use, provides condition for realizing the unlimited wireless use of notebook computer.

The present invention realizes that the technical scheme of above-mentioned purpose is: a kind of solar notebook computer, comprise computer body and solar cell, described body is made of main frame that is coupled to each other and display, and be provided with the accumulator that is used as power supply, described solar cell is electrically connected with described accumulator, forms the charge power supply of described accumulator.

Because the present invention is provided with solar cell, sun power can be converted to direct current charges a battery, even can also directly drive computer, and eliminated the restriction of AC power to the notebook computer field of employment, greatly expanded the usable range of notebook computer.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the structural representation of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the structural representation of a kind of solar cell of the present invention.

Embodiment

Referring to Fig. 1-3, solar notebook computer provided by the invention, comprise computer body and solar cell, described computer body is made of main frame 1 that is coupled to each other and display 2, and be provided with the accumulator that is used as power supply, described solar cell is electrically connected with described accumulator, forms the charge power supply of described accumulator.

Because what solar cell produced is direct current, its output terminal directly can be connected with accumulator anode and cathode by flexible cord, so not only can charge a battery, also can directly drive computer work.

The output terminal of described solar cell also can be provided with and the supporting plug of host power supply adaptor spigot, and plug is plugged on the described power supply adaptor socket, realizes the electrical connection with described accumulator thus.

The output terminal of described solar cell can be provided with diode, and current limit can only can not oppositely be imported by the output of solar cell forward, can guarantee that so described solar cell is consumed power not when adopting external AC power supply to charge to charging accumulator.

The output voltage of described solar cell should adapt with described accumulator, under the prior art background, the voltage of described solar cell can be between 6V-220V, charging current can be between 50mA-20A, thus, promptly can satisfy normal charge needs, can guarantee that again solar cell is can be too complicated, guarantee the convenience in the structural simple and use at accumulator.

Described solar cell can be made of plurality of solar battery panels, the edge of each solar panel adopts collapsible mode to connect with the edge of adjacent solar panel, form a folding integral body, the edge of one of them solar panel adopts collapsible mode to connect with an edge on face of described computer body or adopts the slip rotation mode to connect with this face, when using solar cell, with each solar cell plate development, to accept illumination, when not using solar cell, each solar panel is folded up, stacked with described computer body.

Described collapsible connected mode refers to that all can be with the plate object planar development that is connected, the movable connection method that also it can be stacked, this collapsible connected mode has many kinds under the prior art, be used widely in practice, for example adopt this class mode to connect between the main frame of notebook computer and the display, various portable clocks also adopt this class connected mode that clock and watch main body and lid are coupled together.The revolute pair or the axle that can adopt axle and axle sleeve to constitute are realized this connection with the revolute pair of boss formation or spherical pair of two line spread or the like, in addition, because solar panel is thinner, also can directly connect, realize this collapsible connection by the foldability of soft material by soft material (for example sheet rubber, glue are moulded sheet or other suitable compound substances).Be understandable that under this connected mode, sunlight was accepted in the front of each solar panel when the installation direction of each solar panel pros and cons should guarantee to launch.

Described slip rotation mode connection is meant can slide arbitrarily and counterrotating connected mode relatively, can adopt the existing combination realization mutually that is slidingly connected and is rotatably connected of any suitable, make the rotation axis computer body slip relatively of movable solar panel.For example fixedly install an axle (this constitutes the rotation axis of this solar panel) at the connection edge of described solar panel, left and right sides edge at the joint face (for example display top surface) of described computer body respectively is provided with a chute, each hinged one at the two ends of described axle be stuck in the corresponding chute and with the slide block of this chute clearance fit, like this, utilize the slip of slide block in chute, just can realize relative slip between the two, utilize axle with the rotation between the slide block, just can realize relative rotation between the two.Adopt this connected mode, can regulate the position and the angle of described solar panel easily.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, described solar cell is by two solar panels 4.1,4.2 form, wherein the front edge of first solar panel 4.1 adopts collapsible mode to connect with described display 2 top front edges or adopts the slip rotation mode to connect with this display end face, the front edge of second solar panel 4.2 adopts collapsible mode to connect with the back edge of described first solar panel 4.1, after raising display 2, face upward first solar panel 4.1 tilting, second solar panel 4.2 tiles on the table, and such two solar panels can be exposed to sunlight.Also can adopt identical connected mode and folding mode if be provided with plural a plurality of cell panel.

When described solar cell is made of two solar cells, the front edge of first solar panel also can adopt collapsible mode to connect with described main frame bottom back edge, or with the connection of main frame bottom surface employing slip rotation mode, the front edge of second solar panel adopts collapsible mode to connect with the back edge of described first solar panel, these two solar panels are launched backward, it is all tiled on the table, two solar panels are all exposed to sunlight, and also can use when display is not opened.

For guaranteeing that each solar panel can not scatter after folding, can on described computer body and each solar panel, supporting snap device be set, described snap device can adopt various suitable prior aries, for example various forms of elasticity folders, or be similar to the fixing snap device that has notebook host and display now.

Referring to Fig. 2, described solar cell also can be arranged on the outside surface of described computer body in mode such as compound, bonding or fixing, like this, as long as computer is placed on and just can makes solar cell accept illumination under the light, do not need artificial intervention, do not need to take additional space yet.Described solar cell can be provided with the outside surface at described display top, also can be arranged on the outside surface of mainframe box, even can also be arranged on mouse, keyboard or other any exposed surfaces.In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the described solar cell 3 that is arranged on the computer body surface is compounded on the outer surface of cupular part of described display, just can accept illumination like this when computer is normally placed.

In the practice, described solar cell can be taked the combination of above-mentioned any-mode.Among the embodiment for example shown in Figure 3, described solar cell comprises two parts, wherein a part is for being compounded in the solar cell 3 of display top surface, constitute first solar cell, another part is a solar panel 4, its front edge adopts collapsible mode to connect with main frame bottom back edge, constitute second solar cell, two solar cells are parallel with one another, can be for accumulator provide different strength of current, and can select use-pattern flexibly with condition according to actual needs.

Referring to Fig. 4, described solar cell can comprise matrix 5, encapsulated layer 6 and several solar 7, described solar battery sheet 7 can adopt polycrystal silicon cell sheet or monocrystalline silicon battery sheet, each solar battery sheet 7 is distributed on the outside surface of described matrix 5, be electrically connected by connecting lead 8, described encapsulated layer 6 is compounded on the outer surface of matrix that is provided with described solar battery sheet.When described solar cell adopts the form of solar panel independently, described matrix is tabular, usually can adopt with the computer body and overlook close shape of area and area, so that be folded in the top or the bottom of computer body, when described solar cell is compounded in described external surface, then can directly adopt the shell of described body to be used as described matrix.

Described polycrystal silicon cell sheet or monocrystalline silicon battery sheet can adopt standardized approved product, produce and maintenance with convenient.

Described each solar battery sheet 7 can evenly distribute in length and breadth, according to the requirement of solar cell output voltage and electric current, connects respectively and/or in parallel the electrical connection, and for example elder generation's series connection forms required voltage output, the electric current output that formation in parallel again is required.

Described encapsulated layer 6 can adopt glass, epoxy resin, polycarbonate, epoxy plate and other materials that adapts to arbitrarily, requires to have good light transmittance.

Described encapsulated layer 6 preferred epoxy and polycarbonate are material, can adopt coating method that encapsulated layer is compounded in matrix 5 surfaces that are provided with solar battery sheet, can simplify production technology like this, reduce encapsulated layer thickness, reduce material consumption, improve transmittance.

Described solar cell also can adopt the non-crystal silicon solar cell plate, and described non-crystal silicon solar cell plate can adopt approved product, or adopts prior art or other possible technology manufacturings.

Described solar cell can also adopt thin film silicon/crystalline silicon, thin film silicon/crystalline silicon directly is bonded on the outside surface of described body, just forms the described solar panel that is bonded in this external surface, and it is bonded on the substrate, just forms described solar panel.

Under the prior art background, described solar cell can be solar cells such as amorphous silicon, monocrystalline silicon, polysilicon, thin film silicon/crystalline silicon, hull cell, cadmium telluride or copper indium diselenide, along with development of technologies, can also constantly there be suitable solar cell to occur, and be adapted to the present invention.Above-mentioned solar cell can be placed on the outside surface of main bodys such as laptop computer displays outside surface or main frame cage, or the exposed surface of the keyboard of notebook computer or mouse object correlation.

Claims

1. solar notebook computer, comprise the computer body, described computer body is made of main frame that is coupled to each other and display, and be provided with the accumulator that is used as power supply, it is characterized in that also comprising solar cell, described solar cell is electrically connected with described accumulator, form the charge power supply of described accumulator, solar cell is made of plurality of solar battery panels, the edge of each solar panel adopts collapsible mode to connect with the edge of adjacent solar panel, form a folding integral body, the edge of one of them solar panel adopts collapsible mode to connect with an edge on face of described computer body or adopts the slip rotation mode to connect with this joint face, on described computer body and each solar panel supporting snap device is set.

2. solar notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that described solar cell is made up of two solar panels, wherein the front edge of second solar panel adopts folding mode to connect with the back edge of described first solar panel, the front edge of first solar panel adopts collapsible mode with described display top front edge, or connect with display end face slip rotation mode, or back edge adopts collapsible mode to connect bottom described main frame, or adopt the slip rotation mode to connect with the main frame bottom surface.

3. solar notebook computer as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that the revolute pair that described collapsible connected mode adopts axle and axle sleeve to constitute, or the revolute pair of axle and boss formation, or the spherical pair of two line spread, or the direct-connected mode of soft material realizes, described solar panel is to fixedly install an axle at the connection edge of described solar panel with the concrete mechanism structure of the slip rotation mode between the computer body, edge respectively is provided with a chute in the joint face left and right sides of described computer body, each hinged one at the two ends of described axle be stuck in the corresponding chute and with the slide block of described chute clearance fit.

4. solar notebook computer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described solar cell adopts compound, bonding or fixed form is arranged on the outside surface of described computer body.

5. solar notebook computer as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that described solar cell comprises two parts, wherein a part is for being compounded in the solar cell of display top surface, constitute first solar cell, another part is a solar panel, its front edge adopts collapsible mode or slip rotation mode to connect with main frame bottom back edge or adopts the slip rotation mode to connect with the main frame bottom surface, constitutes second solar cell, and two solar cells are parallel with one another.

6. as the arbitrary described solar notebook computer of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that the output terminal of described solar cell is provided with diode, current limit can only can not oppositely be imported by the output of solar cell forward.

7. as the arbitrary described solar notebook computer of claim 1 to 5, the output voltage that it is characterized in that described solar cell is between 6V-220V, charging current is between 50mA-20A, its output terminal inserts in the main frame by flexible cord, connect with the accumulator anode and cathode in the main frame, perhaps be provided with and the supporting plug of host power supply adaptor spigot.

8. as the arbitrary described solar notebook computer of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that described solar cell comprises matrix, encapsulated layer and several solar, described solar battery sheet adopts polycrystal silicon cell sheet or monocrystalline silicon battery sheet, each solar battery sheet is distributed on the outside surface of described matrix, described encapsulated layer adopts glass, epoxy resin, polycarbonate or epoxy plate material, be compounded on the outer surface of matrix that is provided with described solar battery sheet, when described solar cell adopts the form of solar panel, described matrix is tabular, and employing and computer body are overlooked close shape of area and area, when described solar cell is compounded in described this external surface of computer, directly adopt body housing to be used as described matrix.

9. as the arbitrary described solar notebook computer of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that described solar cell is amorphous silicon, monocrystalline silicon, polysilicon, thin film silicon/crystalline silicon, hull cell, cadmium telluride or copper indium diselenide solar cell, described solar cell is placed on part or all in laptop computer displays outside surface, main frame cage outside surface, computor-keyboard, the computer mouse exposed surface.