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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2013
Steven F. Naud, Lynn Haven, FL (US);
Robert C. Woodall, Jr., Panama City, FL (US);
David H. Wilbanks, Panama City Beach, FL (US);
Amy N. Satterlee, Lynn Haven, FL (US);
Steven F. Naud, Lynn Haven, FL (US);
Robert C. Woodall, Jr., Panama City, FL (US);
David H. Wilbanks, Panama City Beach, FL (US);
Amy N. Satterlee, Lynn Haven, FL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A folding deployment system for solar panels provides a portable solar collecting power station that can be easily packaged and deployed for use in diverse environments. A solar array frame extends and contracts in accordion fashion. Solar panels mounted on the solar array frame are pivotally moveable from an upright position in a stowed position inside a container to a substantially horizontal position outside the container in a deployed position.