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Solar battery systems for vehicles

US5233227A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1991
Grant dateAug 3, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/88
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A solar battery system for a vehicle comprises a solar battery mounted on a body of the vehicle, a load connector for connecting selectively at least one of electric equipments provided in the vehicle with the solar battery so as to apply an output of the solar battery to the electric equipment connected thereby with the solar battery, a battery output checker for detecting the magnitude of the output of the solar battery, and a controller operative to select in response to the magnitude of the output of the solar battery detected by the battery output checker one or more of the electric equipments provided in the vehicle, which operate with power consumption corresponding appropriately to the output of the solar battery, as one or more electric equipments to be connected by the load connector with the solar battery.

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