Patent Application
20190363670
This application claims a priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201820791630.9 filed on May 25, 2018, the disclosures of which are incorporated in their entirety by reference herein.
The present disclosure relates to the field of photovoltaic power generation technology, in particular to a tarpaulin solar energy generation system.
At present, solar vehicles are equipped on roofs thereof with solar components which can replenish electricity for an energy storage system of the vehicle in case of illumination. The mounting of the solar components on the roof is usually done by mounting a fixed holder on the roof and then mounting the solar components on the fixed holder. However, this solar energy generation system not only has a troublesome mounting process, but also increases the weight of the vehicle body and affects driving safety. It can be expected that the solar vehicle sometimes cannot reach a scheduled place where people do field or outdoor activities, and lack of electricity will bring a lot of inconvenience to people's activities. Furthermore, if there is bad weather, such as a heavy rain or a blazing sun, the lack of electricity not only affects people's normal activities, but also even brings harm to people's health.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a tarpaulin solar energy generation system applied to one or more loads inside a vehicle or one or more outdoor devices, the tarpaulin solar energy generation system including a tarpaulin, one or more solar components, a controller and an energy storage battery; the one or more solar components are secured to the tarpaulin and adapted to receive light energy; and the controller is connected to each of the energy storage battery and the solar components and adapted to convert electrical energy generated by the solar components and to store the converted electrical energy in the energy storage battery.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more mounting holes for securing the tarpaulin to the vehicle or the one or more outdoor devices are provided on one or more sides of a plurality of sides of the tarpaulin.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the one or more mounting holes is provided with a metal ring fixed therein.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal ring is a ring made of aluminum.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the solar component is a flexible solar component.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible solar component includes a flexible thin film solar cell.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible thin film solar cell includes a solar cell made of copper indium gallium selenide.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more locking hooks for securing the tarpaulin to the vehicle or the one or more outdoor devices are further provided on one or more sides of a plurality of sides of the tarpaulin.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one cable outlet for connecting the one or more loads is further provided on the tarpaulin.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the tarpaulin is a polyvinyl chloride coated fabric.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a solar tent that includes a tarpaulin solar energy generation system applied to one or more loads inside a vehicle or one or more outdoor devices, the tarpaulin solar energy generation system including a tarpaulin, one or more solar components, a controller and an energy storage battery; wherein the one or more solar components are secured to the tarpaulin and adapted to receive light energy; the controller is connected to each of the energy storage battery and the solar components and adapted to convert electrical energy generated by the solar components and to store the converted electrical energy in the energy storage battery; and the solar tent is formed by opening the tarpaulin of the tarpaulin solar energy generation system and fixing the tarpaulin on which the one or more solar components are secured to a support.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more mounting holes for securing the tarpaulin to the vehicle or the one or more outdoor devices are provided on one or more sides of a plurality of sides of the tarpaulin.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the one or more mounting holes is provided with a metal ring fixed therein.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal ring is a ring made of aluminum.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the solar component is a flexible solar component.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible solar component includes a flexible thin film solar cell.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible thin film solar cell includes a solar cell made of copper indium gallium selenide.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more locking hooks for securing the tarpaulin to the vehicle or the outdoor device are further provided on one or more sides of a plurality of sides of the tarpaulin.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one cable outlet for connecting the one or more loads is further provided on the tarpaulin.
According to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the tarpaulin is a polyvinyl chloride coated fabric.
The accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of the present disclosure, are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and description thereof are intended to explain the present disclosure, rather than to form inappropriate limitations thereof. In the drawings:
1—tarpaulin; 2—solar component; 3—controller; 4—energy storage battery; 5—mounting hole; 6—support; 7—load; 8—vehicle body; 9—metal ring; 10—locking hook; 11—cable outlet; 12—solar tent
To make the above objects, features and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure more readily appreciated, the present disclosure will be further described hereinafter in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the following specific embodiments.
It should be noted that terms “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear”, “head” or “tail” used in the embodiments of the present disclosure refer to the left side, the right side, the front side, the rear side, the head or the tail of the vehicle relative to its forward direction. However, it can be understood by a person skilled in the art that such terms “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear”, “head” or “tail” may also appropriately refer to sides relative to other directions of the vehicle, as desired, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to those as illustrated and described herein.
The present disclosure will be explained hereinafter in detail with reference to the drawings and in conjunction with the specific embodiments.
This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a tarpaulin solar energy generation system applied to one or more loads inside a vehicle or one or more outdoor devices. The tarpaulin solar energy generation system includes a tarpaulin, one or more solar components, a controller and an energy storage battery. The one or more solar components are secured to the tarpaulin and adapted to receive light energy. The controller is connected to each of the energy storage battery and the solar components and adapted to convert electrical energy generated by the solar components and to store the converted electrical energy in the energy storage battery.
In this way, the tarpaulin solar energy generation system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure has at least the following advantages.
According to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the tarpaulin in the tarpaulin solar energy generation system is lightweight, flexible and easy to fold. The tarpaulin to which the solar components are secured can thus be conveniently mounted to the vehicle or the outdoor devices. Moreover, the tarpaulin solar energy generation system is simple in its overall structure, relatively light, and easy to store and carry, and also ready to assemble or disassemble. In addition, the tarpaulin can be flexibly made depending on different sizes of vehicles and requirements of outdoor devices so that the tarpaulin solar energy generation system can be widely applied to a variety of applications.
Reference is made to
Specifically, the solar components can be fixed to the tarpaulin by means of an adhesive or by printing. Naturally, other fixing methods are also possible, as long as the solar components can be fixed to the tarpaulin without damaging the solar components. The fixing manner is not particularly defined in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
As shown in
The tarpaulin solar energy generation system according to this embodiment of the present disclosure is simple in its overall structure, relatively light, and easy to store and carry, and also ready to assemble or disassemble. In addition, the tarpaulin 1 can be flexibly made depending on different sizes of vehicles and requirements of outdoor devices so that the tarpaulin solar energy generation system can be widely applied to a variety of applications.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more mounting holes for securing the tarpaulin to the vehicle or the one or more outdoor devices are provided on one or more sides of a plurality of sides of the tarpaulin. Specifically, as shown in
Optionally, as shown in
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the solar component may be a flexible solar component, for example. The flexible solar component includes, for example, a flexible thin film solar cell. The flexible thin film solar cell may be made of copper indium gallium selenide, for example. Due to the light weight and the foldability of the flexible photovoltaic power generation unit, when the solar component 2 is a flexible solar component in a practical application, it is possible to result in not only a lighter weight of the whole vehicle, but also even plentiful construction designs of the solar component 2, so as to increase the overall aesthetics of the vehicle.
Optionally, as shown in
Furthermore, optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in
Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the tarpaulin is a polyvinyl chloride coated fabric. In case of the polyvinyl chloride coated fabric, some auxiliary materials such as plasticizer and anti-aging agent are added during its manufacturing process to enhance its heat resistance, toughness, ductility, etc. while also imparting weather resistance, water resistance and durability. Therefore, the tarpaulin solar energy generation system can be used for a long time. In order to prolong the service life, the tarpaulin solar energy generation system can be folded and stored in a storage box when not in use, and this will also make it convenient to carry.
This embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a solar tent 12 that includes the tarpaulin solar energy generation system as described above. As shown in
To sum up, according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure, when the solar vehicle cannot reach a place where people do field or outdoor activities, the solar tent can solve the technical problem that the lack of electricity causes a lot of inconvenience. Moreover, when encountering bad weather such as a heavy rain or a blazing sun, people can use the solar tent to provide a more comfortable place to prevent the bad weather from bringing harm to people's health.
Finally, it should be also noted that in this context, relational terms such as first and second are used merely to distinguish one from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between entities or actions. Furthermore, the terms “comprising”, “including” or any other variants thereof are intended to be not exclusive such that the a process, method, article or terminal device including a series of elements not only includes the elements stated, but also other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to the process, method, article or terminal device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phase “comprising a . . . ” does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or terminal device that includes the element.
The tarpaulin solar energy generation system and the solar tent provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above, and specific examples are provided herein to explain the principle of the embodiments and implementations. However, the above embodiments are merely used for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the method of the embodiments and core idea thereof. Meanwhile, in light of the technical idea of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there can be a change in the specific embodiments and the scope of application for a person skilled in the art. To sum up, the contents of the present description should not be construed as any adverse limitations to the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201820791630.9 | May 2018 | CN | national |
