Patent ID: 8907202
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: E01C,E01F,H01L,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
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; 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.