Patent · US Expired

Solar energy recharger

US4209346A · kind A · utility

22Cited by
5References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1979
Grant dateJun 24, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 8, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S136/291
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable power supply including a rechargeable battery, an array of solar cells, a heat sink thermally engaging the cells and the batteries for transmission from the former to the latter, and a cover pivotal between a first position in which it protects the solar cells and a second position in which it supports the unit with the cells in optimum orientation for insulation.

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