Patent ID: 9444397
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H01L,H02J,H02S,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A solar panel, comprising: a solar power collector configured to collect solar energy from a solar source and to convert the solar energy into direct current (DC) power: a current amplifier configured to amplify the DC power; a battery bank configured to store the amplified DC power; an alternating current (AC) inlet receptacle configured to receive input AC power generated from an AC power source external to the solar panel; a power signal sensor configured to detect when the input AC power is coupled to the AC inlet receptacle; a controller configured to automatically generate parallel output AC power for the solar panel when the input AC power is coupled to the AC inlet receptacle, wherein the parallel output AC power is generated from the input AC power and the DC power stored in the battery bank that is converted to AC power so that the converted AC power is in parallel to the input AC power; and an AC outlet receptacle configured to provide the parallel output AC power to systems external to the solar panel.