US 12,407,293 B1
Marine-based solar electrical generating system
Shafiqur Rehman Hafez Waliullah, Dhahran (SA); Kashif Irshad, Dhahran (SA); Mohamed A. Mohandes, Dhahran (SA); and Ali Ahmad Al-Shaikhi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on May 14, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/207,449.
Application 19/207,449 is a continuation of application No. 19/028,138, filed on Jan. 17, 2025, granted, now 12,323,091.
Claims priority of application No. 1020250260 (SA), filed on Jan. 14, 2025.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02S 20/30 (2014.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01); H02S 40/42 (2014.01); H02S 50/00 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 20/30 (2014.12) [B63B 35/44 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); H02S 40/425 (2014.12); H02S 50/00 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4453 (2013.01); H02J 2300/26 (2020.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine based solar electrical generating system, comprising:
a photovoltaic electrical energy generating assembly;
a battery; and
an underwater cable;
wherein the photovoltaic electrical energy generating assembly comprises:
a rectangular float having a divided top platform and a first wall, a second wall opposite the first wall, a third wall connected to a first end of the first wall and to a first end of the second wall, and a fourth wall opposite the third wall;
a cross-shaped support configured to fit between the four walls of the rectangular float;
a set of four pontoons, wherein the cross-shaped support is configured to hold each one of the four pontoons within openings formed by the cross-shape of the cross-shaped support;
a bi-facial solar photovoltaic panel configured to generate electrical power from solar radiation;
a control panel cabinet connected to the cross-shaped support;
a first triangular brace connected to a first side of the divided top platform; and
a second triangular brace connected to a second side of the divided top platform, wherein each triangular brace is equipped with mounting hardware configured to secure the bi-facial solar photovoltaic panel upon the respective triangular brace;
wherein the bi-facial solar photovoltaic panel is electrically connected to the battery and the battery is electrically connected to the underwater cable.