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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2024
Systems and methods for reorienting solar panel array on in-motion vehicles using energy comparisons
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
John Deramos, Garden City, MI (US);
Amanda Christiana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A reconfigurable solar panel array system and methods of use are provided. The reconfigurable solar panel array system may comprise a reconfigurable solar panel array, a bending mechanism, and a computing device, comprising a processor and a memory. The system may be configured to, when a vehicle is in motion, determine whether an amount of sunlight is above a threshold, calculate one or more trip segments of a navigation route of the vehicle, and, for a trip segment, of the one or more trip segments, calculate an optimal position of the reconfigurable solar panel array relative to a direction of sunlight, determine whether a current position of the reconfigurable solar panel array is different from the optimal position, determine whether an estimated trip segment energy is greater than an adjustment energy, and, adjust the position of the reconfigurable solar panel array to the optimal position.
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