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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Lance P Haines, Wilmington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Lance P Haines, Wilmington, MA (US);
Assignee:
American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02N 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solar powered apparatus that includes a battery, at least one photovoltaic cell (which may be part of a solar module comprising multiple photovoltaic cells), and a DC-capable AC appliance, such as a compact fluorescent light. The solar powered apparatus may also include a first DC to DC converter that receives a first electrical signal from the at least one photovoltaic cell and provides a charging signal to the battery, and a second DC to DC converter that receives a second electrical signal from the battery and provides a DC power signal to the DC-capable AC appliance.