EP2847848A4 - A portable, waterproof solar powered charger - Google Patents

A portable, waterproof solar powered charger

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Publication number
EP2847848A4
EP2847848A4 EP13787015.0A EP13787015A EP2847848A4 EP 2847848 A4 EP2847848 A4 EP 2847848A4 EP 13787015 A EP13787015 A EP 13787015A EP 2847848 A4 EP2847848 A4 EP 2847848A4
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Prior art keywords
portable
solar powered
waterproof solar
powered charger
charger
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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EP13787015.0A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2847848A1 (en
Inventor
John A Anderson
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SUNSTREAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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World Panel Inc
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Priority claimed from US13/832,040 external-priority patent/US20140261636A1/en
Priority claimed from US13/832,025 external-priority patent/US9088169B2/en
Application filed by World Panel Inc filed Critical World Panel Inc
Publication of EP2847848A1 publication Critical patent/EP2847848A1/en
Publication of EP2847848A4 publication Critical patent/EP2847848A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • H01L31/02Details
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    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02Details
    • H01L31/02002Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations
    • H01L31/02005Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations for device characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/02008Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations for device characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells or solar cell modules
    • H01L31/0201Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations for device characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells or solar cell modules comprising specially adapted module bus-bar structures
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02Details
    • H01L31/02002Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations
    • H01L31/02005Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations for device characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/02008Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations for device characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells or solar cell modules
    • H01L31/02013Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the device in operations for device characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells or solar cell modules comprising output lead wires elements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/048Encapsulation of modules
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/007Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • H02S10/40Mobile PV generator systems
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S30/00Structural details of PV modules other than those related to light conversion
    • H02S30/10Frame structures
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S40/00Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
    • H02S40/30Electrical components
    • H02S40/34Electrical components comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
EP13787015.0A 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 A portable, waterproof solar powered charger Withdrawn EP2847848A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201261644432P 2012-05-09 2012-05-09
US13/832,040 US20140261636A1 (en) 2013-03-15 2013-03-15 Stand-Alone Solar Power Charger Directly Coupling to Portable Electronic Devices
US13/832,025 US9088169B2 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-03-15 Power-conditioned solar charger for directly coupling to portable electronic devices
PCT/US2013/040225 WO2013169959A1 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 A portable, waterproof solar powered charger

Publications (2)

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EP2847848A1 EP2847848A1 (en) 2015-03-18
EP2847848A4 true EP2847848A4 (en) 2016-01-06

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EP17202603.1A Withdrawn EP3301782A1 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 A directly coupled power-conditioned solar charger
EP13787015.0A Withdrawn EP2847848A4 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 A portable, waterproof solar powered charger
EP13787784.1A Not-in-force EP2847846B1 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 Method of power conditioning a directly coupled solar charger

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EP17202603.1A Withdrawn EP3301782A1 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 A directly coupled power-conditioned solar charger

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EP13787784.1A Not-in-force EP2847846B1 (en) 2012-05-09 2013-05-08 Method of power conditioning a directly coupled solar charger

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CN (3) CN205212521U (en)
IN (2) IN2014DN09396A (en)
LT (1) LT2847846T (en)
WO (2) WO2013169958A1 (en)

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EP2847846A1 (en) 2015-03-18
CN105186668B (en) 2017-04-12
EP3301782A1 (en) 2018-04-04
EP2847846B1 (en) 2018-01-31
EP2847848A1 (en) 2015-03-18
WO2013169959A1 (en) 2013-11-14
CN104782016A (en) 2015-07-15
EP2847846A4 (en) 2015-12-30
WO2013169958A1 (en) 2013-11-14
IN2014DN09396A (en) 2015-07-17
LT2847846T (en) 2018-04-25
IN2014DN09397A (en) 2015-07-17
CN205212521U (en) 2016-05-04
CN105186668A (en) 2015-12-23
CN104782016B (en) 2018-08-10

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