Solar panel driven air purging apparatus for motor vehicles
This patent describes improvement in a motor vehicle having an enclosable cabin an internal combustion engine, a battery, an ignition switch having an on position for enabling the internal combustion engine and an off position, an electric motor coupled in driving relationship with an air circulating fan for circulating air through the cabin. The improvement comprises: a solar panel mounted upon the vehicle having a panel output exhibiting variable voltage levels including a peak voltage level and substantially constant current; a power transfer regulator for transferring power form the panel to the motor when enabled, including: energy storage means connectable across the panel output and chargeable by the current to variable charge levels; solid-state switch means connected in energy transfer relationship with the energy storage means and actuable between conducting and non-conducting states when the power transfer regulator is enabled; inductor means connected with the solid-state switch means and connectable with the electric motor for conveying current thereto from the panel and the energy storage means when the solid-state switch means is in the conducting state.
- Assignee:
- Bobier Electronics, Inc., Parkersburg, WV (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- A; US 5089764
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-471537
- OSTI ID:
- 5337086
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140000 -- Solar Energy
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
AIR FLOW
CLEANING
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
PANELS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
VEHICLES