Patent ID: 11927472
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A storage system comprising:
a computer system;
a platform having an upper surface for accommodating items thereon;
a photovoltaic power source mounted to a front edge of the platform, wherein the photovoltaic power source comprises:
a housing; and
a plurality of photovoltaic cells disposed in an upper surface of the housing; and

a plurality of load sensors disposed between a lower surface of the platform and an upper surface of an inventory location, wherein each of the plurality of load sensors comprises:
a battery electrically coupled to the photovoltaic power source;
a load cell configured to generate load signals corresponding to a load supplied to the load cell; and
a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the load signals to the computer system.