Patents Assigned to Solar Alliance
  • Publication number: 20210344299
    Abstract: A solar powered robotic mower power shed and related methods of use are disclosed. One example robotic mower power shed comprises a housing structure containing one or more compartments. The charging station further includes a roof structure equipped with one or more photovoltaic (PV) cell elements, wherein the one or more PV cell elements are configured to generate electrical energy from captured solar energy. The charging station also includes a charge control unit configured to receive electrical energy via a connection to the one or more PV cell elements and to provide the electrical energy to at least a robotic mower device docked in the housing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Solar Alliance
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Layne, Harvey Abouelata, Jonathan B. Hamilton