Vehicle-mounted solar arrays movable between a stowed position (for when the vehicle is in operation) having a smaller available surface area and a deployed position (for when the vehicle is parked) having a larger available surface area are disclosed. Electrical power may be generated in either the stowed or deployed positions, but when in the deployed position the disclosed solar arrays may have a total surface area greater than the surface area of the vehicle to which they are mounted. Generated power may be used to power the vehicle and its systems, auxiliary devices, or stored for later use.


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    Title :

    VEHICULAR-MOUNTED DEPLOYABLE SOLAR ARRAYS


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    Publication date :

    2024-12-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    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 / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR




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