ADAPTABLE RECHARGING AND LIGHTING STATION AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention includes self-contained, rechargeable power systems for areas having unreliable electrical grids or no electrical grid at all, and methods related thereto. The system may include one or more solar panels of various sizes to provide an off-grid power generation source, battery receivers for receiving batteries of various chemistries, and a control circuitry that is operable to detect the voltage and/or current output of the batteries that are installed in the system to determine their specific battery chemistry and then adjust the charge algorithm of the batteries to optimize both the charge capacity and the cycle life of the batteries. The control circuitry may also be operable to switch configurations of the solar panels and/or the batteries to optimize performance of the system. The system may be operable to power one or more light emitters and/or external electronic devices connected through the system by a charge port.

主权项

1. A rechargeable, self-contained power system, comprising:
a. a power source controller unit for receiving power from a plurality of power generation devices, wherein said power source controller unit includes power generation device control circuitry operable to change an electrical configuration of said power generation devices between parallel and series configurations; b. a battery receiver for receiving a plurality of batteries, said battery compartment including battery control circuitry that electrically connects said batteries, wherein said battery control circuitry is operable to change an electrical configuration of said plurality of batteries between parallel and series configurations; c. a processor operable to measure voltages of said plurality of batteries and direct said battery control circuitry to switch between said parallel and series connections based upon at least one of voltages produced by said plurality of batteries, voltage provided by said plurality of power generation devices to said power source controller unit, and one or more load voltages required to power one or more devices connected to said power system.