TECHNICAL FIELD
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The present disclosure relates generally to renewable energy and, more particularly to, a solar panel arrangement.
BACKGROUND
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Conventionally, for centuries non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels have been a primary source of energy to meet the energy requirements of humans. However, such non-renewable energy sources are unable to meet an ever increasing demand of energy, and thus are depleting at unprecedented rates. With advancements in energy technologies, renewable energy sources have emerged as a promising alternative. For example, with developments in the photovoltaic technologies, solar energy has evolved as one primary source of renewable energy. Typically, solar photovoltaic panels or solar panels are used to convert the solar power into electrical energy.
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Generally, solar panel arrangements are being used or implemented as flat installations, i.e. roof top solar panel arrangements, ground solar panel arrangements, water solar panel arrangements, and so forth. Another possible arrangement of the solar panels may be achieved in the form of a solar panel tree arrangement or a solar panel flower arrangement, which include multiple branches spreading along multiple directions. However, such conventional solar panel arrangements suffer from various problems. Typically, such solar panel arrangements need a large horizontal footprint (or space or area) for the setup thereof. Therefore, such setup of the solar panel arrangements requires vast expanse of land to commercially generate electrical energy. Further, the setup (or installation) of such solar panel arrangements may take days or months. Furthermore, due to the large setup space the process of inspecting, cleaning and replacing individual solar panels becomes very cumbersome and time consuming. Moreover, the solar panel arrangements are mostly fixed, i.e. not designed or configured to be mobile or portable. Additionally, the solar panel arrangements are not very aesthetic; and not very suitable for temporary applications like disaster relief and so forth. Also, the solar panel arrangements typically require experience professional for the maintenance thereof. Finally, the conventional solar panel arrangements are not configured or designed to harness full potential of solar power received based on geographical attributes of a place where the solar panel arrangements are setup or installed.
[4]
In light of the foregoing discussion, there exists a need to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of conventional solar panel arrangements.
SUMMARY
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Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide solar panel arrangements.
[6]
In an embodiment, a solar panel arrangement is disclosed. The solar panel arrangement comprises a plurality of solar panels operable to be stacked vertically. Each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels is vertically spaced apart from each adjacent solar panel by a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance is based on a solar elevation angle to be incident on the plurality of solar panels and lengths of the each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels. The solar panel arrangement further comprises a coupling mechanism operable to support the plurality of solar panels in a vertically stacked position.
[7]
Other aspects and example embodiments are provided in the drawings and the detailed description that follows.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
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For a more complete understanding of example embodiments of the present technology, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting implementation of a solar panel arrangements, in accordance with an example embodiment; FIGs. 2 , 3 and 4 are schematic views representing solar elevation angle measurement with respect to a particular geographical location, in accordance with an example embodiment, FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a solar panel arrangement, in accordance with an example embodiment; FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of solar panels of the solar panel arrangement of FIG. 5 depicting measurement of a predetermined distance between each adjacent solar panels, in accordance with an example embodiment; FIGs. 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 are schematic views of solar panel arrangements, in accordance with various example embodiments; and FIGs. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 are schematic views of solar panel arrangements in utilized states, in accordance with various example embodiments.
[9]
The drawings referred to in this description are not to be understood as being drawn to scale except if specifically noted, and such drawings are only exemplary in nature.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present disclosure can be practiced without these specific details.
[11]
Reference in this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. The appearance of the phrase "in an embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Moreover, various features are described which may be exhibited by some embodiments and not by others. Similarly, various requirements are described which may be requirements for some embodiments but not for other embodiments.
[12]
Moreover, although the following description contains many specifics for the purposes of illustration, anyone skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and/or alterations to said details are within the scope of the present disclosure. Similarly, although many of the features of the present disclosure are described in terms of each other, or in conjunction with each other, one skilled in the art will appreciate that many of these features can be provided independently of other features. Accordingly, this description of the present disclosure is set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon, the present disclosure.
[13]
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting implementation of a solar panel arrangement 100, in accordance with an example embodiment. The solar panel arrangement 100 includes a plurality of solar panels 102. The solar panel arrangement 100 may further include an electrical energy storage device 104 electrically connected to the plurality of solar panels 102 for storing electrical energy generated by the plurality of solar panels 102. In an example, the electrical energy storage device 104 includes at least one bat…
