Patent ID: 11874711
Assignee: GARMIN SWITZERLAND GMBH
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A photovoltaic power system for a portable electronic device, the photovoltaic power system comprising:
a display;
a first photovoltaic cell and a second photovoltaic cell disposed on a face of the electronic device above the display, each of the first photovoltaic cell and the second photovoltaic cell comprising:
a first layer comprising a first transparent conductive electrode;
a second layer electrically connected to the first layer and configured to generate electrical current when exposed to electromagnetic radiation; and
a third layer comprising a second conductive electrode; and

a third photovoltaic cell and a fourth photovoltaic cell disposed on a bezel encircling the face, the third photovoltaic cell positioned on a first half of the bezel and the fourth photovoltaic cell positioned on a second half of the bezel,
wherein substantially equal parts of each of the first photovoltaic cell and the second photovoltaic cell are distributed across a first half and a second half of the face, and
wherein layers of the first photovoltaic cell are disposed between layers of the second photovoltaic cell as alternating continuous strips across the face of the electronic device and above the display, the alternating continuous strips arranged at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to a vertical axis of the face of the electronic device.