Self-charging solar battery

Patent · Tue Mar 03 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6731054

Curiel, R F

This patent describes a flashlight employing a self-charging solar battery assembly comprising: a flashlight housing formed at least partially of a transparent material, an open-ended cylindrical battery housing formed at least partially of a transparent material, a rechargeable battery cell means mounted in the battery housing with its transparent material positioned adjacent the transparent material of the flashlight housing and comprising positive and negative terminals, one at each end thereof, a solar electric panel comprising photo-voltaic cell means having positive and negative terminals, the panel being mounted within the battery housing with the photo-voltaic cell means juxtapositioned to the transparent material of the battery housing such that solar rays may pass through the transparent material of the flashlight housing and the battery housing and excite the photo-voltaic cell means, a first means for connecting the positive terminal of the photo-voltaic cell means to the positive terminal of the battery cell means, and a second means for connecting the negative terminal of the battery cell means to the negative terminal of the photo-voltaic cell means.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-050643; EDB-87-063094
• Patent Number(s): US 4648013
• OSTI ID: 6731054
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
BATTERY CHARGING
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
CONNECTORS
CURRENTS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
OPACITY
OPERATION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POSITIONING
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT