A solar redirect system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system may include a light collection assembly disposed on an external surface of the vehicle and configured to receive light. The system also includes a solar panel module comprising a plurality of photovoltaic panels configured to convert the light into electrical energy for charging a battery of the vehicle. The system also includes an optical waveguide configured to direct the light from the light collection assembly to the solar panel module.
SOLAR REDIRECT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
2023-11-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / F21V FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF , Funktionsmerkmale oder Einzelheiten von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystemen / H01L Halbleiterbauelemente , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |
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