KR102194855B1 - Solar power generation system using artificial intelligence - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence. The solar power generation system comprises: a frame unit in which a control unit, a sensor unit, and a battery unit are embedded; a window frame unit which is installed at the frame unit and has a solar cell module part built therein; and a window part. According to the present invention, building installation and management can be easily performed, and power generation efficiency is high.

Description

Solar power generation system using artificial intelligence}

The present invention relates to a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence.

Today, solar power generation systems are used in technologies such as solar power plants in specific areas with good sunlight and solar power generation in buildings.

The solar power generation technology of a building incorporates the existing photovoltaic power generation technology into a building, and the solar cell module itself is used as a building exterior material. The solar power generation technology of such buildings refers to a multifunctional complex system that generates electricity while replacing the finishing materials of existing buildings, and is applied to windows, roofs, and exterior walls of buildings.

The solar cell module used in the conventional building-integrated photovoltaic power generation technology is a module structure considering the installation of the roof or exterior wall of a building. Since the solar cell module structure is made of an opaque material, it is unsuitable for use in windows and doors of buildings, such as through which sunlight is not transmitted.

In addition, since the solar cell is disposed in front of the window, it is difficult to secure a view from the interior space of the building to the outside, and there is a problem that the aesthetics of the window and the door are hindered.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence that allows users to generate power using sunlight incident on the windows without impairing the aesthetics of the windows, and is easy to install and manage buildings and has high power generation efficiency. Is to provide.

Further, it is to provide a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence that can operate a smart window using the stored electricity and efficiently operate a solar cell module and a smart window using artificial intelligence.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In an embodiment for solving the above problem, a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence includes a frame unit having a control unit, a sensor unit, and a battery unit built-in, and a window frame unit installed in the frame unit, and a solar cell module unit A window portion is formed corresponding to the shape of the window frame portion to form a window, and the frame portion includes a plurality of circular first openings corresponding to an area in which the sensor portion is embedded, and the diameter of the first opening Is 0.1mm to 0.3mm, and the window frame part includes a plurality of second openings in a circular shape corresponding to an area in which the solar cell module part is embedded, and the diameter of the second opening is 0.2mm to 0.4mm, and the The window frame portion further includes a cover made of a transparent plastic material having a circular shape covering each of the plurality of second openings, and the diameter of the cover made of the transparent plastic is 0.45 mm to 0.6 mm, and the window portion and the window portion in the window frame portion The fastened surface is made of a transparent material capable of passing sunlight, and the window portion includes a refraction portion and a smart window portion, and the smart window portion includes first to seventh layers sequentially stacked in a first direction. The first layer and the seventh layer are made of a glass material, the second layer and the sixth layer are made of ITO (Indium Titanium Oxide), and the third layer and the fifth layer are made of electrical It consists of a color-changing layer, the fourth layer is made of an electrolyte layer, the thickness of the smart window portion in the first direction is 1 cm to 3.5 cm, the first direction of each of the first layer and the seventh layer The thickness of the furnace may be 0.1cm to 0.35cm, the thickness of each of the second layer and the sixth layer in the first direction may be 0.05cm to 0.2cm, and each of the third and fifth layers The thickness in the first direction may be 0.2cm to 0.7cm, and the thickness of the fourth layer in the first direction may be 0.3cm to 1 cm.

The solar cell module part SP may include a flexible Cu-In-Ga-Se (CIGS) cell of a thin film including copper (Cu), indium (In), gallium (Ga), and selenium (Se). .

The refractive portion includes a base layer having a first refractive index and a plurality of refractive patterns having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, and each of the plurality of refractive patterns has a rectangular shape extending in a first direction, wherein the The length of the plurality of refractive patterns extending in the first direction may become shorter as the distance from the center point of the refractive portion increases.

The refraction unit includes an optical fiber bundle and a resin layer supporting the optical fiber bundle, and sunlight incident on the refraction unit is incident on the input terminal of the optical fiber bundle and is totally reflected inside the optical fiber bundle to the output terminal of the optical fiber bundle. It is output, but the output end of the optical fiber bundle may have a constant slope so that light is output to the solar cell module unit.

The sensor unit includes a weather sensor that detects the intensity of sunlight, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature, and an illuminance sensor that detects brightness, and the sensor unit includes the weather sensor, the temperature sensor, and the illuminance detection Transfers the first data sensed by the unit to the control unit, the control unit, based on the first data, to operate the amount of electricity that can be produced from the solar cell module unit, the electric capacity that can be charged to the battery unit, and the smart window unit It may be configured to operate the solar cell module unit, the battery unit, and the smart window unit by calculating a required amount of electricity.

Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the solar power generation system using artificial intelligence in one embodiment, the user can generate power by using sunlight incident on the windows without impairing the aesthetics of the windows, and it is possible to increase power generation efficiency while facilitating installation and management of buildings. have.

In addition, it is possible to operate the smart window using the stored electricity, and at the same time, the solar cell module and the smart window can be efficiently operated using artificial intelligence.

Effects according to the embodiments are not limited by the contents illustrated above, and more various effects are included in the present specification.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a photovoltaic power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a cross section taken along line II-II of FIG. 1.
3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which sunlight is incident on a solar cell module in a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a smart window unit of a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an embodiment.
5 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an embodiment.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms different from each other, and only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have it, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

When elements or layers are referred to as “on” of another element or layer, it includes all cases where another layer or other element is interposed directly on or in the middle of another element. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

Although the first, second, and the like are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical idea of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a photovoltaic power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a cross section taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment A diagram schematically showing a state in which sunlight is incident to a solar cell module in a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an example, and FIG. 4 is a configuration of a smart window part of a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an embodiment FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an exemplary embodiment.

1 to 5, a solar power generation system using artificial intelligence according to an embodiment includes a frame unit FP installed in an opening for a window of a building, and a movable installation in the frame unit FP. The window frame unit WFP, the window unit WP that forms a window by being combined in correspondence with the shape of the window frame unit WFP, the control unit CP and the sensor unit SSP built into the frame unit FP ) And a battery part BP, and a solar cell module part SP built into the window frame part.

In some embodiments, the frame portion FP may have a rectangular frame shape, and a window frame portion WFP may be disposed inside the rectangular frame shape. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may have various frame shapes in which the window frame unit WFP may be disposed inside the frame unit FP.

In some embodiments, an accommodation space in which the control unit CP, the sensor unit SSP, and the battery unit BP may be embedded may be formed inside the frame unit FP. In addition, in some embodiments, an opening may be formed in a region in which the sensor unit SSP is accommodated in the frame unit FP. For example, a plurality of fine openings may be disposed in a region of the frame part FP in which the sensor part SSP is accommodated for precise detection of the sensor part SSP. In some embodiments, the diameter of the opening may be 0.1mm to 0.3mm, and the planar shape of the opening may be a circular shape.

In some embodiments, the window frame unit WFP may be fitted into the frame unit FP, but may be movable in a direction opposite to the first direction (X-axis direction) and the first direction (X-axis direction). In FIG. 1, two window frame units WFP are shown to be disposed inside the frame unit FP, but this is an example and is not limited thereto.

Each of the window frame units WFP may have a rectangular frame shape, and a window unit WP may be disposed inside the rectangular frame shape. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may have various frame shapes in which the window unit WP may be disposed inside each of the window frame units WFP.

In some embodiments, an accommodation space in which the solar cell module unit SP may be embedded may be formed inside the window frame unit WFP. Also, in some embodiments, an opening may be formed in a region in which the solar cell module part SP is accommodated in the window frame part WFP. For example, a plurality of fine openings may be disposed in a region of the window frame unit WFP in which the solar cell module unit SP is accommodated for the incidence of sunlight. In some embodiments, the diameter of the opening may be 0.2mm to 0.4mm, and the planar shape of the opening may be a circular shape. In some embodiments, a cover made of a transparent plastic material may be positioned in a plurality of minute openings disposed in a region in which the solar cell module part SP is accommodated in the window frame part WFP. The transparent plastic cover may cover each of the plurality of fine openings. The planar shape of the cover made of transparent plastic may have a circular shape, and the diameter of the cover made of transparent plastic may be 0.45mm to 0.6mm.

In some embodiments, a bar-shaped opening extending in a first direction (X-axis direction) may be formed in a region in which the solar cell module part SP is accommodated in the window frame part WFP. Here, the width of the bar-shaped opening in the second direction (Y-axis direction) may be 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm. In some embodiments, a cover made of a transparent plastic material may be positioned in a bar-shaped opening disposed in a region in which the solar cell module part SP is accommodated in the window frame part WFP.

In some embodiments, the shape of the solar cell module unit SP disposed on the window frame unit WFP may be formed to correspond to the shape of the window frame unit WFP. For example, when the shape of the window frame unit WFP is a rectangular rim shape, the shape of the solar cell module unit SP may also have a rectangular rim shape. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the shape of the solar cell module unit SP may be different from the shape of the window frame unit WFP. In addition, a plurality of solar cell module units SP may be disposed on the window frame unit WFP.

In some embodiments, a solar path through which sunlight can pass may be formed on a surface of the window frame unit WFP that is fastened to the window unit WP. The solar path may be formed in the form of a plurality of fine openings, and may be made of a transparent material through which sunlight can pass. For example, poly-methl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyether sulfone (PES), polypropylene (PP), methacrylate It may be styrene (methacrylate styrene: MS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), acrylic (acryl), silica (silica), glass (glass).

In some embodiments, the window unit WP may include a refractive unit RP and a smart window unit SWP.

The refracting part RP may include a base layer BL and a plurality of refracting patterns RPt. The base layer BL and the plurality of refractive patterns RPt may have different refractive indices. For example, the refractive index of the plurality of refractive patterns RPt may be greater than the refractive index of the base layer BL.

In some embodiments, each of the plurality of refraction patterns RPt may have a rectangular shape extending in a third direction (Z-axis direction). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and each of the plurality of refraction patterns RPt may have various shapes such as a semicircular shape and a triangular shape.

In some embodiments, the length of the plurality of refraction patterns RPt may be shorter in the third direction (Z-axis direction) as the distance from the center point CEP of the refraction portion RP is reduced. For example, a plurality of refraction patterns (RPt) is the length in the third direction (Z-axis direction) toward the second direction (Y-axis direction) and in the opposite direction to the second direction (Y-axis direction) based on the center point (CEP) of the bend part (RP). Can be shortened. For example, the second direction (Y-axis direction) and the second direction (Y-axis direction) are opposite to the length of the refractive pattern RPt disposed at the center point CEP in the third direction (Z-axis direction). As the direction goes, the length of the refraction pattern RPt in the third direction (Z-axis direction) may decrease by 10%. In this way, the refraction pattern RPt of the refraction part RP is in the third direction (Z-axis direction) toward the second direction (Y-axis direction) and the second direction (Y-axis direction) from the center point (CEP). Direction), the first sunlight SL1 output from the sun S as shown in FIG. 3 is refracted by the second sunlight SL2 while passing through the refraction pattern RPt It can be effectively transmitted to the module unit (SP).

In some embodiments, the base layer BL and the refractive pattern RPt may be made of a material having light transmittance. For example, poly-methl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyether sulfone (PES), polypropulene (PP), methacrylate It may be styrene (methacrylate styrene: MS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), acrylic (acryl), silica (silica), glass (glass).

In some embodiments, the refractive portion RP may include an optical fiber. For example, an optical fiber bundle capable of guiding incident sunlight to the solar cell module unit SP and a resin layer supporting the optical fiber bundle may be included. In this case, sunlight incident on the refraction unit RP is incident on the input end of the optical fiber bundle, continues total reflection inside the optical fiber bundle, and may be output to the output terminal of the optical fiber bundle. In this case, the output end of the optical fiber bundle may have a certain slope so that light is output to the solar cell module unit SP.

The solar cell module part (SP) is a flexible CIGS (Cu-In-Ga-Se) thin film manufactured using four compounds of copper (Cu), indium (In), gallium (Ga), and selenium (Se). As a cell, it may be made of a thin-film solar cell formed by being modularized on a flexible stainless steel substrate. CIGS (Cu-In-Ga-Se) solar cell is a solar cell that is less environmentally affected than a crystalline solar cell, which is a normal solar cell in terms of power generation, and has the characteristic of providing the same output with 120 Watts of power generation in four seasons. And, there is an advantage that the power generation efficiency does not decrease due to little change in thermal output. For example, when the surface temperature is 80℃, a crystalline solar cell causes a 25-30% decrease in efficiency, but CIGS solar cells only cause a decrease in power generation efficiency within 10%, so power generation is good even on cloudy days. There is a characteristic to be. Accordingly, a crystalline solar cell can generate electricity only for 3.5-3.8 hours, whereas a CIGS solar cell can generate electricity for 5.0-5.5 hours, so the efficiency is very high. In particular, because it is flexible and flexible, it is easy to place inside the window frame unit (WFP), and it is light weight 6-8 times lighter than conventional solar cells, so that the influence on the movement of the window frame unit (WFP) can be minimized. do.

Referring to FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the smart window unit SWP may include first to seventh layers 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The first to seventh layers 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 may be sequentially stacked in the third direction (Z-axis direction). The thickness of the smart window unit SWP is 1cm to 3.5. For example, the first layer 11 and the seventh layer 17 may be 0.1cm to 0.35cm, and the second layer 12 and the sixth layer 16 may be 0.05cm to It may be 0.2cm, the third layer 13 and the fifth layer 15 may be 0.2cm to 0.7cm, and the fourth layer 14 may be 0.3cm to 1cm.

The first layer 11 and the seventh layer 17 may be made of a glass material. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first layer 11 and the seventh layer 17 are polyester, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyphenylenesulfide (PPS), and polystyrene. (polystyrene), polyamide, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethyleneaph thalate (PEN), polyethylene (PE), and polypropylene ( As one or more materials selected from polypropylene (PP), it has a thickness of between 80 and 300 micrometers and may have a permeability of 85% or more to air.

The second layer 12 and the sixth layer 16 are transparent electrode body layers, have battery conductivity, and may have transmittance to light. For example, the second layer 12 and the sixth layer 16 may be made of ITO (Indium Titanium Oxide). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in some embodiments, the second layer 12 and the sixth layer 16 may be formed of a silver nanowire layer having electrical conductivity.

The third layer 13 and the fifth layer 15 are electrochromic layers and may be discolored according to the movement of electrons. Here, the movement of electrons means electrochemically including oxidation and reduction reactions. However, it is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the third layer 13 and the fifth layer 15 may be formed of an organic color change material or an inorganic color change material.

The fourth layer 14 may be formed of an electrolyte layer (Electrolyte). For example, it may be made of an ion gel comprising a polymer polymer and an ionic liquid. Here, the polymer polymer included in the electrolyte layer is any of polyvinylidene fluoride-co hexafluoropropylene (PDVF), poly(styrene-block-ethyleneoxide-block styrene), triblock copolymer, and poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) block copolymer. It is preferable to be one.

In addition, the ionic liquid contained in the electrolyte layer is any one of EMBI (1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazoliumbis trifluoromethylsulfonylimide), 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphoate, and 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate. It is desirable.

The smart window unit SWP having such a structure may change color by receiving electricity from the battery unit BP, and accordingly, the transmittance or reflectivity of light may be freely adjusted.

Referring to FIG. 5, the sensor unit SSP may include a weather detection unit 21, a temperature detection unit 23, and an illuminance detection unit 25. In some embodiments, the weather sensing unit 21 may detect the intensity of sunlight through sunny and cloudy weather, and the temperature sensing unit 23 may detect high and low temperatures, and the illuminance sensing unit ( 25) can detect high and low brightness. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the sensor unit SSP may further include various sensing units.

The first data sensed by the sensor unit SSP may be transmitted to the control unit CP. The control unit CP calculates the amount of electricity that can be produced from the solar cell module unit SP by using the first data transmitted from the sensor unit SSP, and the electric capacity that can be charged to the battery unit BP , It is possible to control to operate the solar cell module unit (SP), the battery unit (BP) and the smart window unit (SWP) by calculating the amount of electricity required to operate the smart window unit. For example, the control unit CP may recognize the amount of charge in the battery unit BP, and if insufficient, may charge electricity in the battery unit BP using the solar cell module unit SP. In addition, when the charging of the battery unit BP is completed, the control unit CP may stop the operation of the solar cell module unit SP.

In some embodiments, the controller CP may learn a user's life pattern and, when the intensity of sunlight is strong, operate the smart window unit SWP to reduce indoor blocking of sunlight. For example, the control unit CP can learn data on the intensity of sunlight when the user operates the smart window unit SWP to reduce the indoor blocking of sunlight, and the sun detected by the sensor unit SSP. When the first data on the intensity of light approaches or exceeds the data on the intensity of the corresponding sunlight, the smart window unit SWP may be operated to reduce indoor blocking of sunlight. In addition, the control unit CP can check the charging amount of the battery unit BP to operate the smart window unit SWP, and when the charging amount of the battery unit BP is insufficient, the battery unit (BP) can be charged.

In some embodiments, when a plurality of solar cell module units SP are configured, the control unit CP may operate some of the plurality of solar cell module units SP by calculating the amount of electricity required for charging.

Embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. You can understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting.

SPS: Solar power generation system using artificial intelligence
FP: frame part
WFP: Window frame part
WP: Window part
SP: Solar cell module part
BP: battery part
CP: control unit
SSP: sensor part
RP: bend
SWP: Smart Window
RPT: refraction pattern
BL: base layer

Claims (5)

A frame unit including a control unit, a sensor unit and a battery unit;
A window frame unit installed in the frame unit and in which a solar cell module unit is embedded; And
It includes a window portion to form a window by being coupled to correspond to the shape of the window frame portion,
The frame portion includes a plurality of first openings in a circular shape corresponding to an area in which the sensor portion is embedded, and the diameter of the first opening is 0.1mm to 0.3mm.
The window frame part includes a plurality of second openings in a circular shape corresponding to the area in which the solar cell module part is embedded, and the diameter of the second opening is 0.2mm to 0.4mm,
The window frame portion further includes a cover made of a circular transparent plastic material covering each of the plurality of second openings, the diameter of the cover made of the transparent plastic material is 0.45mm to 0.6mm,
A surface of the window frame portion that is fastened to the window portion is made of a transparent material capable of passing sunlight,
The window part includes a bend part and a smart window part,
The smart window unit consists of first to seventh layers sequentially stacked in a first direction, the first layer and the seventh layer are made of a glass material, and the second layer and the sixth layer are ITO (Indium Titanium Oxide), the third layer and the fifth layer are made of an electrochromic layer, the fourth layer is made of an electrolyte layer,
The thickness of the smart window part in the first direction is 1cm to 3.5cm, the thickness of each of the first layer and the seventh layer in the first direction is 0.1cm to 0.35cm, and the second layer and the A thickness of each of the sixth layers in the first direction may be 0.05cm to 0.2cm, and a thickness of each of the third and fifth layers in the first direction may be 0.2cm to 0.7cm, The thickness of the fourth layer in the first direction is 0.3cm to 1cm,
The solar cell module unit includes a flexible CIGS (Cu-In-Ga-Se) cell of a thin film containing copper (Cu), indium (In), gallium (Ga), and selenium (Se),
The refractive portion includes a base layer having a first refractive index and a plurality of refractive patterns having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, and each of the plurality of refractive patterns has a rectangular shape extending in the first direction, The solar power generation system using artificial intelligence in which the length of the plurality of refraction patterns extends in the first direction becomes shorter as the distance from the center point of the refraction part becomes shorter.
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The sensor unit includes a weather sensor that detects the intensity of sunlight, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature, and an illuminance sensor that detects brightness,
The sensor unit transmits the first data sensed by the weather detection unit, the temperature detection unit, and the illuminance detection unit to a control unit,
The control unit calculates an amount of electricity that can be produced from the solar cell module unit, an amount of electricity that can be charged to the battery unit, and an amount of electricity required to operate the smart window unit based on the first data, and the solar cell module unit and the battery Solar power generation system using artificial intelligence configured to operate the unit and the smart window unit.

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