A regional building group structure improves overall regional convenience and economics while also imparting a cityscape scenery that has warmth based on specific themes in past human creations including urban architecture, art and thought. Three or more characterized buildings that share a specific theme are arranged in a region. Each of the characterized buildings is provided with lower floors having unity in basic design and structural form pertaining to appearance and decoration and upper floors located there-above. The lower floors of the characterized buildings arranged in one region are also imparted with unity in the basic design and structural form pertaining to appearance and decoration. The upper floors thereof have unity in structural form and basic design so as achieve a simple appearance with emphasis on functionality and durability. The appearance of the lower floors will be captured in the ordinary line of sight of people walking down the street, thereby allowing the people to relish the experience of living in a fascinating and highly artistic city.

The present disclosure is directed to energy storage and supply management system. The system may include one or more of a control unit, which is in communication with the power grid, and an energy storage unit that stores power for use at a later time. The system may be used with traditional utility provided power as well as locally generated solar, wind, and any other types of power generation technology. In some embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are housed in the same chassis. In other embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are separate. In another embodiment, the energy storage unit is integrated into the chassis of an appliance itself.

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle maintenance equipment, in particular, to a stacked vehicle ramp. The vehicle ramp includes a base frame. One end of the base frame is fixedly connected with a sloping plate, and both sides of the base frame are fixedly provided with a side plate. The other end of the base frame is fixedly connected with a rear plate, and a higher end of the sloping plate is fixedly connected with a top plate that is horizontally arranged. The sloping plate, the top plate and the rear plate are all fixedly connected between the two side plates, and one end of the top plate away from the sloping plate is fixedly connected to the rear plate. A first left groove and a first right groove are provided on the sloping plate, and the top plate is provided with a second left groove and a second right groove. The first left groove and the second left groove are both formed with left arc-shaped depressions, and both positions of the first right groove and the second right groove corresponding to the left arc-shaped depressions are formed with right arc-shaped depressions. The two side plates are provided with a plurality of arc-shaped grooves. The application has the effect that the support strength of the vehicle ramp can be greatly enhanced, and the vehicle ramp can also support the vehicle even by using lightweight materials

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, particularly as photovoltaic modules having the appearance of a plurality of roofing tiles that each have photovoltaic cells. Each photovoltaic module may include a metal backer, photovoltaic cells, and light transmissive top sheets adhered to both the metal backer and the photovoltaic cells. BIPV systems can also include non-photovoltaic modules that appear similar to photovoltaic modules, but do not collect solar energy.

Distributed maximum power point tracking systems, structures, and processes are provided for power generation structures, such as for but not limited to a solar panel arrays. In an exemplary solar panel string structure, distributed maximum power point tracking (DMPPT) modules are provided, such as integrated into or retrofitted for each solar panel. The DMPPT modules provide panel level control for startup, operation, monitoring, and shutdown, and further provide flexible design and operation for strings of multiple panels. The strings are typically linked in parallel to a combiner box, and then toward and enhanced inverter module, which is typically connected to a power grid. Enhanced inverters are controllable either locally or remotely, wherein system status is readily determined, and operation of one or more sections of the system are readily controlled. The system provides increased operation time, and increased power production and efficiency, over a wide range of operating conditions.

An Urban Intermodal Freight System is capable of transporting large volumes and tonnage of freight by containerized or other means on a mass transit rail system. It captures excess capacity in the existing mass transit rail infrastructure to move packages, parcels, and freight by using miniaturized intermodal cargo containers that are designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing transit infrastructure, while displacing delivery trucks from increasingly crowded city streets. By enabling inbound trucks to transfer their cargo to the Urban Intermodal Freight System at a city's outskirts, freight is delivered without trucks entering congested downtown areas, greatly alleviating traffic congestion, delays, greenhouse gas emissions and other negative environmental impacts. The Linear Loading Dock and Conveyor System may have other useful applications, for example to access a facility, building or vehicle, or in other circumstances where off street truck parking or loading docks are not available.

A floor drain system for installation in a tile floor over a subfloor includes at least one drain module. The drain module has a drain body defining an inlet and installable in the subfloor. The drain body is configured for attachment to a drain pipe below the subfloor. A drain trim assembly defines a linear drain channel sloping along a length of the drain trim assembly that is intercepted by an outlet positionable over the drain body. The drain trim assembly is configured for installation with the tile floor entirely above the subfloor and without physically interfacing with an opening of the drain body.

Various embodiments for a pad that may be combined with other similar pads to form a padding layer of an athletic field, or other surface, are disclosed. The pad includes a top surface and a bottom surface. Bottom-side projections are positioned on the bottom surface of the pad. Water channels are positioned on the bottom surface of the pad defined as a recessed area between individual ones of the bottom-side projections. A drainage hole is positioned in at least one of the bottom-side projections such that the drainage hole does not connect with any of the water channels on the bottom surface. The drainage hole may be at least partially coupled to projection channels on the bottom-side projections, where the projection channels act as a water vacuum to facilitate air circulation and vertical water evacuation relative to the drainage hole.

The subject matter described herein includes a paving system having a backing matrix, a plurality of untreated black locust wood pavers arranged in a defined pattern relative to one another on the backing matrix, the defined pattern creating regular void spaces therebetween, a permeable medium disposed between the wood pavers and filling the void spaces, at least one solar cell embedded within at least one wood paver, one or more layers of underlayment beneath the matrix, the one or more layers of underlayment having graduated sizes or porosities, and a flexible coating displaced around the perimeter of the backing matrix.

Disclosed is a trash collector for drainage channels. The trash collector includes a main frame provided with engaged parts engaged with engaging protrusions of an inlet of a drainage channel and a penetration part having one side vertically penetrated, an opening and closing plate mounted in the penetration part so as to selectively open and close the penetration part depending on a load of water introduced through the inlet of the drainage channel, and a hinge shaft interposed between the main frame and the opening and closing plate so as to axially rotate the opening and closing plate. A base plate of the main frame and the opening and closing plate have a designated height so that fallen leaves and road trash accumulated and gathered on the base plate and the opening and closing plate may be sufficiently suctioned by suction force of a street cleaning vehicle.