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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Goal Zero Llc, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Fred Lillywhite, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Norman L. Krantz, Draper, UT (US);
Henry J. Howell, Herriman, UT (US);
Keyvan Vasefi, Payson, UT (US);
Walker Ford, Holladay, UT (US);
Ryan M. Weese, Lehi, UT (US);
Richard Evans, Hyrum, UT (US);
GOAL ZERO LLC, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Abstract
A solar panel assembly includes a solar panel and a module releasably coupled to the solar panel. The solar panel includes a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of solar cells provided along the front surface. The plurality of solar cells are configured to absorb light energy from a light source to generate electrical power. The module includes a support that is selectively repositionable between a first orientation and a second orientation and a load device attached to the support and electrically coupled to the plurality of solar cells such that the module stores electrical energy produced by the plurality of solar cells.