KR101764542B1 - Floating solar photovoltaic module support apparatus and floating solar photovoltaic power generation apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a floating solar module support apparatus which can significantly reduce the weight of a support supporting a solar module, and a floating solar power generation apparatus. The floating solar power generation apparatus comprises: the solar module; the support coupled to the solar module, supporting the solar module, and floating on the surface of water; and a water receptor coupled to a lower part of the support, and floating on the surface of water by filling an inner part with water to enable the support to stably float on the surface of water.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a solar photovoltaic module supporting device, and a water photovoltaic power generating device including the solar photovoltaic module supporting device and a water photovoltaic power generating device including the solar photovoltaic module supporting device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a solar photovoltaic technology for producing electricity using solar light in an aquarium.

Recently, with the depletion of petroleum and coal, environmental pollution caused by the use of such fuels has become very serious, and attention is focused on the development of alternative energy such as wind power generation, hydro power generation and solar power generation.

Among these alternative energy sources, especially solar power generation, solar and / or solar heat are used. Therefore, research and development on the environment have been progressing rapidly because of being environment friendly and having no resource exhaustion.

However, since such a photovoltaic device has a low energy density, there is a problem that a wide installation area must be secured in order to install it.

As a place for installing the solar power generation device, there has been proposed a technique of installing a solar power generation device on a water surface of a river, a lake, or the sea, which is a place where the solar power is abundant, .

1 is a view showing a conventional water photovoltaic generation apparatus. As shown in FIG. 1, the electricity generated by the photovoltaic apparatus located in the water can be transferred to the electric room E through the underwater cable C. And this electricity is supplied to the required place by the electric wire.

The solar module (S) can be supported by the structure (T). Such a structure T mainly includes a heavy steel (STEEL) frame. Such a structure T can float on the surface of the water by the buoyancy body F. [ Since the structure (T) is mainly heavy and large, the buoyancy body (F) for supporting it and floating it on the water is also large in scale.

The anchor K may be connected to the structure T or the buoyancy body F to fix the buoyancy body F at a predetermined position. An additional weight A is added to the anchor K to prevent the buoyant body F from being shaken or moved by an external force such as water flow or wind.

In order to install the photovoltaic device on the water surface, various structures such as a structure including a heavy steel frame, a huge buoyant body for supporting it, and an anchor and a weight for fixing the buoyant body are required.

The inventor of the present invention has studied for a long time to solve such a problem, has developed through trial and error, and finally completed the present invention.

Related technology is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2015-0117224 (published on October 20, 2015), a method of connecting a floating structure and a structure between a water-state photovoltaic power generation apparatus and a floating structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide an aquaplaning module supporting apparatus capable of drastically reducing the weight of a support for supporting a solar module.

An object of the present invention is to provide a water solar module supporting apparatus capable of stably lifting a support on a water surface by using a water receiver instead of a large buoyant body for floating the support body, an anchor for fixing the buoyant body, .

On the other hand, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be further considered within the scope of the following detailed description and easily deduced from the effects thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a solar module,

A support coupled to the solar module to support the solar module and float on the surface; And

And a water receiver which is coupled to a lower portion of the support and floats in the water filled with water so that the support can stably float on the water surface.

Thereby providing a photovoltaic power generating device.

At this time,

The inside can be filled with air and floated on the water surface.

In addition,

The structure can be maintained by the pressure of the air filled inside.

The water-

The structure can be maintained by the pressure of the water filled inside.

In order to adjust an incident angle of sunlight incident on the solar module according to latitude,

The position where the support and the water receiver are coupled can be changed.

Wherein the support comprises:

And is floated with a part of the side surface contacting with the water surface,

The solar module may be coupled to the remaining part of the side surface.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar module comprising: a support which is coupled with a solar module to support the solar module and floats on the surface; And

And a water receiver which is coupled to a lower portion of the support and floats in the water filled with water so that the support can stably float on the water surface.

An award winning solar module support apparatus is provided.

Wherein the support comprises:

The inside can be filled with air and floated on the water surface.

Wherein the support comprises:

The structure can be maintained by the pressure of the air filled inside.

The water-

The structure can be maintained by the pressure of the water filled inside.

In order to adjust the incident angle of the sunlight incident on the solar module according to the latitude,

The position where the support and the water receiver are coupled can be changed.

By using the present invention as described above, it is possible to support the solar module by using only a minimum amount of equipment, and the cost of the solar power generation facility can be drastically reduced.

In addition, the support is filled with air to float on the water surface, and the water receiver supporting the water receiver is filled with water, so that it can be stably supported with the water in the water in which the solar power generation facility is located.

On the other hand, even if the effects are not explicitly mentioned here, the effect described in the following specification, which is expected by the technical features of the present invention, and its potential effects are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a conventional water solar power generation facility.
2 is a view showing an example of an inventive thinking process for deriving the present invention.
3 is a view showing an aquarium photovoltaic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing an aquarium photovoltaic apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating various embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, an embodiment of an aquarium photovoltaic module supporting apparatus and an aquarium photovoltaic module generating apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, The same reference numerals are assigned to the same elements and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Since it became possible to fabricate flexible flexible solar modules using new materials such as graphene, it became possible to print and use solar modules on flexible materials such as vinyl. If the solar module is printed on an airtight material such as synthetic fiber of polyester and nylon or PVC, it is possible to greatly reduce the total weight of the photovoltaic power generation facility.

Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has endlessly researched and endeavored to apply such a lightly-fabricable solar module to water.

FIG. 2 shows the thinking process of the inventor while considering a ground-breaking solar module 100 support 200 for aquatic solar power generation facility.

As shown in FIG. 2, the flexible solar module 100 can be manufactured as a huge tube of a cylindrical shape. At this time, considering the fact that a large cylindrical tube is installed in the water column, the structure of the tube can be maintained by the pressure of the air filled therein.

The photovoltaic module 100 may be printed on a part of a cylindrical tube or separately fabricated and coupled. The solar module 100, which is flexibly coupled along the sides of the cylindrically shaped tube, may be adapted to the altitude of the sun varying with time.

The cylindrical tube to which the solar module 100 is coupled can float on the water surface. For this purpose, the cylindrical tube supporting the solar module 100 can be made of a material having a density lower than that of water. A light and flexible airtight material such as a plastic film can be preferably used.

At this time, the center of gravity (c.g) of the cylindrical tube is deflected due to the coupling of the solar module 100. Due to the biasing of the center of gravity, the cylindrical tube generates a rotational moment T due to the gravity G, which makes it possible to rotate the cylinder.

Accordingly, the water photovoltaic device according to the present invention moves the center of gravity as far as possible downward. Preferably, the center of gravity is located in the water so that the structure can be stably maintained even by wind or external force.

3, an aquarium photovoltaic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a solar cell module 100, a support 200, And a water receptor 300.

In the technology related to the photovoltaic module, it is possible to manufacture a flexible solar module having excellent transparency, flexibility and strength by using a new material such as graphene. These flexible solar modules can be fabricated with very thin films, resulting in an innovative reduction in weight.

The support 200 supporting the thin flexible photovoltaic module 100 also needs to be lightened accordingly.

The support 200 according to the present invention may be formed as a tube having a long cylindrical shape. And the interior of the tube is filled with air to facilitate suspension of the support 200 on the surface of the water. And the shape of the structure can be maintained by the pressure of the air filled inside. The support 200 may be made of a thin and light material so that its shape can be deformed by the pressure of the air. Further, the support 200 may be formed of synthetic resin having a density lower than that of water.

The supporting member 200 is made of an airtight material such as a very thin and thin plastic film and is filled with air so that the solar cell module 100 and the supporting member 200 The structure can float easily on the surface of the water.

As described above, the support structure 200 of the cylindrical shape having the solar module 100 coupled thereto can be easily rotated or moved by an external force because its outer surface is round and light in weight.

Therefore, the water receiver 300 capable of moving the center of gravity of the entire structure downward is coupled to the lower portion of the support 200.

The water receiver 300 is coupled to the lower portion of the support 200 and helps the support 200 to stably float on the surface of the water. The water receptacle 300 is filled with water so that the center of gravity of the entire structure can be placed in the water in which the aquarius photovoltaic device is located. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the support 200 from rotating due to external force such as wind or the like. The water receiver 300 also acts as a weight of FIG. 1A to allow the power plant to stably behave on water.

At this time, the structure of the water receiver 300 can be maintained by the pressure of the water filled therein. That is, the material constituting the water receiver 300 may be made of a material constituting the support body 200 and a thin and light synthetic resin such as vinyl. The boundary between the inside and the outside of the water receiver 300 can be minimized through the structure of the thin and light water receiver 300. That is, the center of gravity of the entire structure is moved into the water through the structure in which the water receptor 300 is immersed in water, and the support 200 coupled to the water receptor 300 and the water receptor 300 through the structure So that it floats stably in water.

4 is a view showing an aquarium photovoltaic apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3, the water receptor 300 is coupled to the outside of the support 200, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention in which the water receiver 300 is coupled to the inside of the support 200 to stably float the entire structure including the support 200 and the water receiver 300 in the water phase .

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the structure of the support 200 and the water receiver 300 is depicted as a cylindrical tube, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Various types of supports 200 and water receptors 300, such as cylinders, triangular columns, square columns, etc., may be formed. The important point of the present invention is that the support body 200 is filled with air and the structure is maintained by the pressure of the filled air. The water receiver 300 is filled with water to move the center of gravity downward, and the structure is maintained by the pressure of the water filled in the water receiver 300.

That is, the supporting body 200 supporting the solar module is formed of a tube made of an airtight material such as a plastic film filled with air, and can be easily shaken by an external force, which can be caused by a light weight, Is covered by the water receptacle 300 coupled to the lower portion of the support. Accordingly, it is the scope of the present invention to claim the technical idea of all inventions including such a configuration. It is again stated that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the form of the structure of the support 200 and the water receiver 300.

FIG. 5 illustrates a solar module 100 coupled to a support 200 and various supports 200. The support 200 supporting the solar module 100 may be formed in the shape of a triangular prism, a general triangular column, a semi-circular cylinder, or the like.

The angle of incidence of the sun varies with latitude. The efficiency of the solar module 100 depends on the angle of incidence of the sun.

Accordingly, the solar module 100 can be coupled to the support 200 at various angles, corresponding to the latitude of the location where the aquaporized photovoltaic device is installed. The higher the latitude, the more the solar module 100 should be placed perpendicular to the horizon. Since Fig. 5 (a) shows a more inclined angle than (b) and (c), this structure can be applied to high latitude regions.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the combination of the support 200 and the water receiver 300 according to various latitudes. That is, FIG. 6 (a) is an example of a low-latitude region, (b) is a mid-latitude region, and (c) is a high-

That is, it is possible to adjust the incidence angle of the sun while changing the coupling position of the support 200 and the water receiver 300 according to the latitude, and to improve the power generation efficiency of the solar photovoltaic apparatus accordingly.

The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the description and the expression of the embodiments explicitly described in the foregoing. It is again to be understood that the scope of protection of the present invention can not be limited by obvious alterations or permutations of the present invention.

100: Solar module
200: Support
300: water receptor

Claims (11)

Lightweight flexible flexible solar module;
A support, coupled to the solar module, for supporting the solar module, floating on the water surface and made of a light and flexible airtight material comprising a plastic film; And
And a water receiver which is coupled to a lower portion of the support and floats in the water filled with water so that the support can stably float on the water surface,
Wherein the support comprises:
The structure is retained by the pressure of the air filled therein, floating on the water surface,
The water-
Characterized in that it is made of a thin and light synthetic resin containing vinyl and the structure is maintained by the pressure of the water filled therein.
Awarded photovoltaic devices. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
In order to adjust the incident angle of sunlight incident on the solar module according to the latitude,
And the position of engagement between the support and the water receiver can be changed.
Awarded photovoltaic devices. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the support comprises:
And is floated with a part of the side surface contacting with the water surface,
And the solar module is coupled to the remaining part of the side surface.
Awarded photovoltaic devices. A support made of a light and flexible airtight material which is combined with a light and flexible flexible solar module to support the solar module, floats on the surface and comprises a plastic film; And
And a water receiver which is coupled to a lower portion of the support and floats in the water filled with water so that the support can stably float on the water surface,
Wherein the support comprises:
The structure is retained by the pressure of the air filled therein, floating on the water surface,
The water-
Characterized in that it is made of a thin and light synthetic resin containing vinyl and the structure is maintained by the pressure of the water filled therein.
Solar module supporting device. delete delete delete 8. The method of claim 7,
In order to adjust the incident angle of sunlight incident on the solar module according to the latitude,
And the position of engagement between the support and the water receiver can be changed.
Solar module supporting device.

Images