Solar power generating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10116253-B2
Application number	US-201415028630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2014
Priority date	Oct 10, 2013
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

The solar power generating device according to the present invention comprises: solar cell modules disposed in a plurality of rows and columns; and an inclination control member for controlling the inclination angle of all the solar cell modules at a time, wherein the inclination control member comprises: a support part for supporting the solar cell modules; a control part, disposed on the support part, for controlling the inclination angle of the solar cell modules; and a driving part for driving the control part. In the solar power generating device according to an embodiment, the solar cell modules connected to the support unit can be vertically moved at one time by the inclination control member. In other words, the inclination control member can vertically control the plurality of solar cell modules, which are connected to the inclination control member, at a time according to the altitude of the sun so as to optimize the incident light.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A solar power generating device comprising:
solar cell modules arrange as a plurality of rows and columns; and
an inclination control member to control inclination angles of the solar cell modules at a time,
wherein the inclination control member comprises:
a support unit to support the solar cell modules;
a control unit disposed on the support unit to control the inclination angles of the solar cell modules; and
a driving unit to operate the control unit,
wherein the solar cell module includes a silicon-based solar cell,
wherein the support unit includes a rail,
one end of the control unit is coupled to the support unit and an opposite end of the control unit is coupled to the solar cell module, and
one end of the solar cell module is coupled to the support unit and an opposite end of the solar cell module is coupled to the control unit,
wherein the control unit includes a first rotational unit coupled to the support unit, and
the solar cell module includes a second rotational unit coupled to the support unit,
the solar power generating device further comprising a third rotational unit to connect the solar cell module to the control unit.

2. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second rotational units include curved surfaces.

3. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit moves the first and second rotational units.

4. The solar power generating device of claim 3 , wherein the first and second rotational unit move in mutually opposite directions.

5. The solar power generating device of claim 3 , wherein the driving unit moves the first and second rotational units according to a solar altitude.

6. The solar power generating device of claim 3 , wherein the second rotational unit moves the solar cell module up and down.

7. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the solar cell modules are connected to each other in rows or columns by the inclination control member.

8. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the support unit and the solar cell module simultaneously move.

9. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second rotational units are movably connected to the support unit.

10. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit and the solar cell module move in mutually opposite directions.

11. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the solar cell module includes a support substrate and a solar cell on the support substrate, and
wherein the solar cell includes:
a back electrode layer on the support substrate;
a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer;
a buffer layer on the light absorbing layer; and
a front electrode layer on the buffer layer.

12. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second rotational units have a circular shape.

13. The solar power generating device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit and the solar cell module simultaneously move.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Kyung Eun

Classifications

• F24S2030/134

  in the form of gearings or rack-and-pinion transmissions · CPC title

• Y02E10/47

  Mountings or tracking · CPC title

• F24S30/42

  with only one rotation axis · CPC title

• F24S25/30

  using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors (extending in directions away from the supporting surface F24S25/10; peripheral frames for modules F24S25/20) · CPC title

• H02S20/32 Primary

  specially adapted for solar tracking · CPC title