| 摘要 |
A system and method for generating electricity using networked traffic bearing solar panels. A plurality of networked solar roadway panels, each formed of an upper surface layer, medial electronics layer and lower base, are sufficiently strong to support vehicular and pedestrian traffic directly thereon. Each panel carries plural photovoltaic cells, plural light emitting diodes, a heating element, a controller and related circuitry, and communicates with an energy storage device. The plurality of solar roadway panels operatively communicate with an external electrical grid and with a communication grid. The trafficable panels generate power, self-heat, provide communication links and channel storm water run-off to a storm water collection system. This system provides a self-healing, decentralized smart grid intelligent traffic bearing system. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system of pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels for collecting solar energy, transforming the solar energy to electric energy, storing the electric energy, and providing the electric energy for use, comprising in combination:
a plurality of electrically interconnected pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels installed on a supportive surface so that each of the plurality of pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels has at least one edge portion immediately adjacent at least one edge portion of an immediately adjacent pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panel to form a continuous planar surface for pedestrian and automobile traffic travel thereover, each pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panel having;
at least one controller for communicating with neighboring pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels, anda transparent upper pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing surface, an electronics layer and a base layer all interconnected together to form the pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panel, wherein the electronics layer comprises electronic components and is sandwiched between the transparent upper pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing surface and the base layer, wherein
the transparent upper pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing surface comprises a first upper glass panel and a second lower glass panel and has a plurality of spacedly arrayed photovoltaic cells, a plurality of spacedly arrayed illumination devices, a heating element, and electronic circuitry therebetween,the electronic circuitry communicating with the plurality of illumination devices, the plurality of photovoltaic cells, the heating element, an electrical storage apparatus, the at least one controller and controllers within neighboring pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels for communication therebetween; andthe base layer has means for mechanically interconnecting the pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panel to the supporting surface for formation of a continuous planar pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing planar surface; the at least one controller communicating with the electronic circuitry so that the at least one controller responsive to a signal received from the controller of a neighboring pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panel or a remote central control station will direct electrical energy to select illumination devices of the plurality of illumination devices to cause illumination thereof, to the heating element, and to an inverter to convert direct current electricity from the photovoltaic cells to alternating current electricity for supply to an external electric power grid; the external electric power grid communicates with each pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panel to receive electrical energy from the plurality of interconnected pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels and to provide electrical energy to the plurality of interconnected pedestrian and automobile traffic bearing solar panels and; the remote central control station communicates with the at least one controller by receiving signals from the at least one controller and providing signals to the at least one controller. |
