Solar panel and recreational vehicle arrangement

Abstract

An arrangement including a recreational vehicle with living space therein, a roof and a battery; an air conditioning unit proving conditioned air to the living space; a protective shroud enclosing the air conditioning unit and a solar panel for providing energy output for charging the battery wherein the solar panel is mounted on an outer surface of the protective shroud or on the air conditioning unit.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An arrangement, comprising: 
 a recreational vehicle comprising living space therein, a roof and a battery;    an air conditioning unit proving conditioned air to said living space;    a protective shroud enclosing the air conditioning unit 
 wherein the protective shroud comprises an outer surface;  
   a solar panel for providing energy output for charging the battery;    wherein the solar panel is mounted on the outer surface of the protective shroud.    
     
     
         2 . The arrangement of  claim 1  further comprising one or more wires to couple said solar panel to said battery wherein the wires exit the solar panel and pass through the protective shroud.  
     
     
         3 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the protective shroud is aerodynamically designed.  
     
     
         4 . The arrangement of  claim 3  wherein the protective shroud has at least one air vent to provide air flow to the air conditioning unit.  
     
     
         5 . The arrangement of  claim 4  wherein the solar panel is mounted on the protective shroud so as not to interfere with the at least one air vent.  
     
     
         6 . The arrangement of  claim 1  further comprising control means that prevents the solar panel from providing energy output to the battery when the recreational vehicle is in operation and allows the solar panel to provide energy output to the battery when the recreational vehicle is not in operation.  
     
     
         7 . An arrangement, comprising: 
 a recreational vehicle comprising living space therein, a roof and a battery;    an air conditioning assembly proving conditioned air to said living space;    a solar panel for providing energy output for charging the battery;    wherein the solar panel is mounted on the air conditioning unit.