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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Solarlego Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
David Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen S. Coates, San Francisco, CA (US);
SolarLego Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for connecting a plurality of solar rechargeable batteries in a planar arrangement or vertical arrangement are disclosed, wherein the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries are electrically connected, wherein each of the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries includes an integrated solar cell and a plurality of interconnections for electrically connecting with the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries in series and in parallel, and wherein the plurality of interconnections include a combination of male and female connectors that allow for electrically connecting the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries in series and in parallel; determining whether the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries are connected in series or in parallel; balancing the load of the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries so that each of the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries is equally charged; and wherein each of the plurality of solar rechargeable batteries can be connected standalone to an electrically powered device to power the electrically powered device.