Triangular spherical element solar cell, panel, and array

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of a triangular spherical element solar cell, panel, and array showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a front and right side perspective view of that shown in FIG. 4. The front and left side perspective view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 7 is a front and right side perspective view of that shown in FIG. 6. The front and left side perspective view being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a front and right side perspective view of that shown in FIG. 8. The front and left side perspective view being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 11 is a front and right perspective view of that shown in FIG. 10. The front and left side perspective view being a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 13 is a front and right perspective view of that shown in FIG. 12. The front and left side perspective view being a mirror image;

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view of a second embodiment of a triangular spherical element solar cell, panel, and array showing my new design;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view of a triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 17 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 18 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration;

FIG. 19 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration; and,

FIG. 20 is a front elevation view of another triangular spherical element solar cell panel shown separated for ease of illustration.

The triangular spherical element solar cell, panel, and array composes a hemispherical (half-spherical) solar array in which rounded triangular shaped solar cells are interconnected into rounded triangular solar panels. A triangular spherical element solar array is a an array used to shape the interconnection of triangular spherical element solar cells and panels into a hemispherical shaped (half-sphere) solar array as shown by FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a triangular spherical element solar cell, panel, and array, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D727252
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 2012
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2015
Inventor: Jim Aronson Hoover (Bettendorf, IA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Application Number: 29/395,505
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)