US 11,860,596 B2
Photovoltaic smart window
Miles C. Barr, Redwood City, CA (US); Ian Millard, Palo Alto, CA (US); Rachel Molaro, Redwood City, CA (US); Susan Stone, Redwood City, CA (US); Veeral Hardev, Redwood City, CA (US); Christopher Traverse, Redwood City, CA (US); Anthony Sagneri, Redwood City, CA (US); David Maikowski, Redwood City, CA (US); Edwin Hathaway, Redwood City, CA (US); and Bradley J. Gleeson, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Ubiquitous Energy, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Ubiquitous Energy, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/512,465.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/106,857, filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128959 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.01)
CPC G05B 19/042 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.12); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2476 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2628 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37283 (2013.01); G08C 2201/10 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A photovoltaic window comprising:
a glass unit including:
an interior glass; and
an exterior glass;
a photovoltaic disposed between the interior glass and the exterior glass of the glass unit, the photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, wherein the photovoltaic substantially covers a visible portion of the photovoltaic window, and wherein the photovoltaic window has an average visible transmittance (AVT) of at least 30%;
an electronics package coupled with the glass unit, the electronics package configured to receive, store, and distribute the electrical power, wherein the electronics package is disposed partially above the glass unit and partially within the glass unit such that a first portion of the electronics package is disposed above the glass unit and a second portion of the electronics package is disposed between the interior glass and the exterior glass; and
at least one electrical load configured to receive the electrical power from the electronics package and consume the electrical power.