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Jason Allen Oliver, Arcadia, IN
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Correspondence Address:
Bruce J- BOWIIlaIl
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(76) Inventor:
(2006-01)
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ABSTRACT
A device, system and method for generating alternating cur
rent (a/c) electricity directly from photovoltaic cells utilize an
array of photovoltaic cell pairs that are each connected in
anti-parallel to form an a/c junction. The system, device and
12/566,327
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sep_ 24 2009
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connected solar cells ofeach solar cell pair causes the ampli
tude and polarity of the electricity at the a/c junction to gradu
ally rise and fall to produce alternating current electricity. The
gradual, alternating exposure and shading of the tWo anti
parallel solar cells is accomplished by mechanically covering
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priate scaling the solar cell a/c electricity generator and/or the
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and/or con?guration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN
EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
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removed;
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ated that While the solar cells 20 are shoWn as rectangles, the
siZe and shape of the solar cells 20 may be otherWise, such as
nately expose and cover adjacent solar cells 20. The faster that
the solar cells 20 are exposed and covered (rotation speed of
the disc 15), the higher the frequency of a/c electricity pro
covered (rotation speed of the disc 15), the loWer the fre
light When the cutout 16 is positioned over the solar cell 20.
The cutouts 16 are situated and spaced on the disc 15 so as to
duced. The sloWer that the solar cells 20 are exposed and
quency of the a/c electricity produced. Since the solar cells are
Wired in anti-parallel, an alternating current is generated
betWeen the a/c junction of the solar cell pairs as the solar cell
area, the other solar cell of the solar cell pair undergoes
12 and over the solar cell array 21, the cutouts 16 and cover
ings 18 expose 1/2 of the total solar cell array area and cover 1/2
of the total solar cell array area. As the disc 15 rotates over the
terminals A01 and Bout of the solar cell pair, at its peak nega
tive amplitude. In FIG. 8A, solar cell 20B of a solar cell pair
is 100% exposed (0% covered) While solar cell 20A is 0%
exposed (100% covered). Particularly, a cutout 16 is fully
over the solar cell 20B thus fully exposing solar cell 20B,
While at the same time, a covering 18 is fully over the solar
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ofsolar cells 20A and 20B is shown. As can be seen, the solar
junction (i.e. two a/c output terminals A01 and Bout). Particu
larly, the positive terminal of the solar cell 20B is connected
to the negative terminal of the solar cell 20A, while the
positive terminal of the solar cell 20A is connected to the
negative terminal of the solar cell 20B. It should be appreci
ated that FIG. 6 is illustrative of the manner in which solar cell
pairs 66 are connected and form an a/c junction. Other con
is fully over the solar cell 20B thus fully shading (covering or
blocking) the solar cell 20B. A peak positive current is thus
provided at output terminals A01 and Bout which is shown on
the graph of FIG. 8A as current point isc. Again, it should be
appreciated that the rotational movement of the disc 15 from
point shown in FIG. 8B to that shown in FIG. 8C gradually
and Bout.
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exposing only 1/2 (and/or covering 1/2) of the area of the solar
cell 20A, while the covering 18 that was totally shading the
solar cell 20B is now covering only 1/2 (and/ or exposing 1/2) of
the area of the solar cell 20B. While opposite to that of FIG.
8B, this results in a Zero (0) current at the output terminals
A01 and Bout as shown on the graph of FIG. 8D as current
[0053]
moved fully over solar cell 20B such that solar cell 20B is
ing) the solar cell 20A. A peak negative current is thus again
provided at output terminals A01 and Bout which is shown on
the graph of FIG. 8E as current point iSE. Again, it should be
[0055]
includes three (3) photo or opto transistors 30, 32, and 34 that
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a base;
electricity.
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ring.
disc.
a base,
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ment has been shoWn and described and that all changes and
desired to be protected.