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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Zinniatek Limited, Rosedale, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Andrew Leo Haynes, Red Beach, NZ;
Ashton Cyril Partridge, Stanmore Bay, NZ;
David J. Bates, Brookline, MA (US);
Pengcheng Liu, Auckland, NZ;
Seng Oon Toh, Berkeley, CA (US);
Sing Kiong Nguang, Royal Oak, NZ;
Sorin Spanoche, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zinnatek Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.01); F24J 2/52 (2006.01); F28F 3/04 (2006.01); F24J 2/00 (2014.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.12); F24J 2/5245 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.12); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H02S 40/36 (2014.12); F24J 2002/0061 (2013.01); F24J 2002/4672 (2013.01); F28F 3/044 (2013.01); F28F 3/048 (2013.01); Y02B 10/12 (2013.01); Y02B 10/14 (2013.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a roofing panel for interconnection with one or more additional roofing panels. The roofing panel comprises a PV cell coupled to an inverter, and wireless (or optionally wired) power transfer circuitry for transmitting power to another roofing panel and/or the AC grid and/or to an AC inverter, and/or for receiving power from another roofing panel.