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WO2013080014A2
WO2013080014A2 PCT/IB2012/002495 IB2012002495W WO2013080014A2 WO 2013080014 A2 WO2013080014 A2 WO 2013080014A2 IB 2012002495 W IB2012002495 W IB 2012002495W WO 2013080014 A2 WO2013080014 A2 WO 2013080014A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L8/00—Electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60L8/003—Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/60—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • H02S10/40—Mobile PV generator systems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

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  • Integral solar panel system for an electric, vehicle is an integral solar panel system for an electric, vehicle.
  • This invention relates to the technical field of automobile manufacture. More
  • the present invention relates to the manufacturing of an electric vehicle with an integral solar battery charger.
  • the current state of the art is to recharge the traction storage device from an external power source, located in a specific space, which is connected to the vehicle via an electrical cord or through other means such as inductive coupling.
  • the current state of the art for recharging the traction storage device for electric vehicles utilizes an energy source for recharging that is located in a fixed position, such as an electrical power receptacle for the vehicle's onboard charger, an external charger connected to an energy source such as a solar array, a wind generator, or an electrical power distribution grid.
  • the present invention is in the technical field of electric vehicle energy storage device recharging technology. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of collecting and converting energy from the sun, and/or other ambient sources, for the purpose of recharging the traction storage device. Those familiar with the art will recognize the advantage in driving range improvement, remote recharging capabilities, and battery life extension provided by the present invention.
  • this invention serves as an integral function during the entire life of the vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is connected to an external source of energy, through a power cord, or an inductive coupling device.
  • the chemical reaction involving the free exchange of ions is particularly susceptible to short-term and long-term damage due to lack of available free ions during various states of discharge. More particularly, the chemistry may form insoluble or irreversible products during this state of discharge due to the unavailability of free ions.
  • the integration of this invention supplies a continuous, positive quantity of free ions to the overall traction storage device, such as a rechargeable Lithium chemistry battery, which experimental data has shown to have a preventive effect on the formation of insoluble and irreversible products during states of discharge for that device.
  • the overall traction storage device such as a rechargeable Lithium chemistry battery
  • the unique and novel aspect of the current invention provides a continuous positive flow of ions to the chemistry during the hours from sunrise to a few hours after sunset that the current state of the art does not receive, thus adding value to the proposition of electric vehicle ownership by preserving the relatively large investment in the traction storage device for a longer period of time than the current state of the art.
  • the present invention is in the technical field of electric vehicle energy storage device recharging technology. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of collecting and converting energy from the sun, and/or other ambient frequency sources, for the purpose of recharging the traction storage device.
  • Those familiar with the art will recognize the advantage in driving range improvement, remote recharging capabilities, and battery life extension provided by the present invention.
  • Those familiar with the art will recognize the unique and novel improvement of the current invention for collecting, converting, and supplying traction storage device recharging energy from sunlight, and other wavelengths of ambient energy, as an integral function the entire life of a commercially available highway-ready vehicle, whether or not the electric vehicle is recharged via an external source of energy through a power cord or inductive coupling device.
  • Fig.1 is a depiction of the solar panel in a thin-profile design with a shatterproof lamination subassembly.
  • Fig. 2 is a depiction of the molded rubber extrusion profile that contains the solar panel, prevents the edges of the solar panel from being exposed to moisture, and mounts the solar panel to the slightly curved rooftop of a compact pickup truck.
  • Fig. 3 depicts an integral solar panel mounted to the roof section of the electric truck cab.
  • Fig. 4 is a depiction of a tonneau cover to the compact pickup truck bed that is fitted with solar panels
  • Fig. 5 is a depiction of a box van truck bed fitted with solar panels.
  • Fig. 6 depicts a Battery management System (BMS) device that converts the voltage of the solar panel output to the voltage of the traction storage device as a direct input through an isolation relay and control circuitry common to the electric vehicle industry.
  • BMS Battery management System
  • Fig. 1 shows a solar panel is mounted via a flexible extruded rubber molding, shown in Fig. 2, to the roof of an electric compact pickup truck (Fig. 3). This is aerodynamic to prevent drag on the vehicle while it is moving.
  • the attachment is through an adhesive between the molding (Fig. 2) and the roof area (Fig. 3), or to a tonneau cover (Fig. 4), or to the box van (Fig. 5).
  • a poly-crystalline solar panel may be utilized as a power source to recharge the main traction storage device.
  • the current state of the art of this type of recharging is to collect energy from the sun in a stationary collection station, and then to distribute this stored energy as a charging station to the electric vehicle via a power cord or inductive connection process.
  • Those familiar with the art will recognize that the ability to carry the solar charging ability as an integral part of the vehicle is an improvement over the current state of the art.
  • the current invention mounts the solar panel onto the roof of the vehicle in an aerodynamic manner, using a smooth, flexible extruded profile shown in Fig. 2.
  • the Windshield line in Fig. 4 (1) is utilized in a manner to guide the wind up and over the solar panel to minimize the wind resistance.
  • the extruded molding in Fig. 2 forms a secure shelf for the solar panel to be mounted into a slot in the molding capable of fitting the solar panel.
  • top of a cargo box as shown in Fig. 5, or the pickup truck tonneau cover as shown in Fig. 4, are fitted with solar panels so as to provide a net positive energy supply without detracting from the forward motion of the vehicle throw wind resistance or excessive weight.
  • the current invention may utilize other ambient energies beside those energies commonly available from the sun in an integral device, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • an integral device as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the application of integral devices to collect and convert the energy through a circuitry, as depicted in Fig. 6, so as to isolate the sensitive collection device from the high wattage of the traction storage device, such as a battery system, is unique and novel.
  • Rl is the control relay that disconnects or energizes the main onboard battery charger.
  • R2 is the isolation relay that disconnects the solar panel from the traction storage device.
  • a feature of the present invention is that the solar panels are not covered with glass, so they are very lightweight, thus producing more energy for the traction storage device that that energy required to transport the weight of the solar device itself.
  • Another feature of the current invention is the light weight and the high efficiency, greater than 12%, of the solar collection device.
  • the ability to supply energy to the traction storage device, such as a Lithium chemistry battery, the entire time the sun is shining is a notable advantage over the current state of the art, which is an electric vehicle that can only recharge when it is connected to the electrical power grid or another stationary source of energy.
  • Another feature of the current invention is to extend the useful life of a traction storage device, such as a Lithium battery, by supplying an integral and continuous flow of ions to the chemical reaction so that insoluble and irreversible products detrimental to the life of the battery are not formed. Only a small net positive flow of electrical energy is required to provide this chemical benefit.
  • the current invention may provide enough energy to accomplish this benefit, which is a marked improvement over the current art.
  • Another feature of the current invention is to extend the range that a high-speed electric vehicle can travel between charging sessions at a plugin station. More particularly, those familiar with the art will recognize that golf carts, or other low-speed vehicles usually operate on relatively low voltage, such as 12, 24, 36, 48, or 72 volts using low-cost batteries such as AGM lead acid batteries. These voltages may be available directly from a solar panel, but it requires an efficient conversion between the output voltage of the solar panel and the charging voltage accepted by the batteries. Those familiar with this art will recognize that an efficient and isolated conversion for a traction storage device, such as Lithium chemistry batteries, parallel to the onboard or outboard powered charging system so as to supplement the range performance of a highway-speed electric vehicle.
  • a traction storage device such as Lithium chemistry batteries

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L'invention concerne un panneau solaire intégré pour véhicule électrique, destiné à recharger le bloc-batterie de traction. L'invention concerne en particulier un réseau de panneaux solaires électroniques installé de manière intégrée, lequel étant apte à complètement recharger une automobile grâce à l'énergie obtenue de la lumière solaire ou d'autres longueurs d'onde d'énergie ambiante. Un tel panneau collecteur d'énergie est modulaire et peut être retiré ou remplacé avec des outils courants. De plus, un tel panneau collecteur n'est pas composé de verre, ne vole pas en éclats et ne présente pas de reflet éblouissant. Egalement, un tel panneau solaire est conçu pour fournir une source isolée d'énergie destinée à recharger directement le dispositif de stockage de traction principal, tel qu'une batterie ou un condensateur.
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