Patent ID: 9324893
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F24S,H01L,H02J,H02S,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A portable solar power system, comprising: a foldable plate including a non-foldable portion and at least one foldable portion with respective to the non-foldable portion, both of which have respective surfaces on which solar cells of a solar cell array are mounted and respective opposite surfaces; a rotating mechanism for rotating the foldable plate in at least one plane; a mast for supporting at least a part of the rotating mechanism and the foldable plate, the mast including a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion, wherein the first portion of the mast includes a first member which is hollow and of a column-like shape and a parallel second member which is hollow and of a cylinder-like shape, wherein the second portion of the mast includes a third member which is partly fitted in the first member and a fourth member which is partly fitted in the second member, and wherein the third member and the fourth member each are coupled to the opposite surface of the non-foldable portions at different locations with hinges so as to control a tilt angle of the foldable plate; and a support and transport platform for supporting the foldable plate, the rotating mechanism and the mast, and for motion of the portable solar power system, wherein the rotating mechanism includes: a stationary first portion coupled to the support and transport platform, a rotatable second portion operatively coupled to the stationary first portion and capable of being rotated about a rotating axis, the rotatable second portion being coupled to the first portion of the mast, and an actuator for actuating the rotatable second portion to rotate.