STRUCTURALLY EMBEDDED AND INHOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES HAVING AUTONOMOUS ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES

    公开(公告)号:US20180323363A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US16024905

    申请日:2018-07-01

    CPC classification number: H01L35/34 H01L25/04 H01L25/50 H01L35/02

    Abstract: A method is provided for producing an electrically-powered device and/or component that is embeddable in a solid structural component, and a system, a produced device and/or a produced component is provided. The produced electrically powered device includes an attached autonomous electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly structure configured to transform thermal energy at any temperature above absolute zero to an electric potential without any external stimulus including physical movement or deformation energy. The autonomous electrical power source component provides a mechanism for generating renewable energy as primary power for the electrically-powered device and/or component once an integrated structure including the device and/or component is deployed in an environment that restricts future access to the electrical power source for servicing, recharge, replacement, replenishment or the like.

    IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM WITH WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE ENERGY SCATTERING LAYER

    公开(公告)号:US20210088701A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17114440

    申请日:2020-12-07

    Abstract: A particularly-formed multi-layer micron-sized particle is provided that is substantially transparent, yet that exhibits selectable coloration based on its physical properties. The disclosed physical properties of the particle are controllably selectable refractive indices to provide an opaque-appearing energy transmissive material when pluralities of the particles are suspended in a substantially transparent matrix material. Multiply-layered (up to 30+ constituent layers) particles result in an overall particle diameter of less than 5 microns. The material suspensions render the particles deliverable as aspirated or aerosol compositions onto substrates to form layers that selectively scatter specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy while allowing remaining wavelengths of the incident energy to pass. The disclosed particles and material compositions uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques in energy (or light) transmissive layers that appear selectively opaque, while allowing 80+% of the energy impinging on the light incident side to pass through the layers.

    ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS ELECTRICAL POWER TO MOBILE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20180212553A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-26

    申请号:US15416384

    申请日:2017-01-26

    Abstract: A system is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in a mobile device in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the mobile device body structure or casing to provide electrical power to the mobile device, and/or to individually electrically-powered components in the mobile device. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

    ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS ELECTRICAL POWER TO BUILDING STRUCTURES AND ELECTRICALLY-POWERED DEVICES IN THE BUILDING STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20210126575A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US17141205

    申请日:2021-01-04

    Abstract: A method is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in buildings in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the building to provide electrical power to the building, and/or to electrically-powered devices in the building. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques to make the layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

    ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS ELECTRICAL POWER TO BUILDING STRUCTURES AND ELECTRICALLY-POWERED DEVICES IN THE BUILDING STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20210126143A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US17141195

    申请日:2021-01-04

    Abstract: A system is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in buildings in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the building to provide electrical power to the building, and/or to electrically-powered devices in the building. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques to make the layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

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