Patent ID: 8212142
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H01M,H02J,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A deployable power supply system comprising: a housing including a primary casing and a moveable panel hingedly connected to said primary casing to enable rotation of said moveable panel between an open position and a closed position that covers a portion of said primary casing, said each of said primary casing and said moveable panel including a first side section, a second side section, a front side, and a rear side, said moveable panel having a top panel forming a top portion of said housing; at least one battery retained within said primary casing; at least one photovoltaic structure contained within said moveable panel in said closed position of said moveable panel and said at least one photovoltaic structure being exposed to the environment in said open position of said moveable panel, said first side section of at least one of said primary casing and said moveable panel including a first upper portion and said second side section of at least one of said primary casing and said moveable panel including a second upper portion, said first upper portion and said second upper portion extending beyond said top portion of said housing to form a cavity therebetween, said top panel disposed within said cavity; and at least one electrical coupling to couple said at least one photovoltaic structure to said at least one battery.