Patent ID: 11935978
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electromagnetic (EM) energy converter for converting electromagnetic (EM) energy to electricity, the electromagnetic (EM) energy converter comprising:
a body of transparent insulating material; and
a plurality of identical electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells disposed at least partially within the body of transparent insulating material, each of the plurality of electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells is at least partially stacked relative to others of the plurality of electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells, the plurality of electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells configured to convert the electromagnetic (EM) energy to electricity; and
a heat transfer system,
wherein the body of transparent insulating material is an integral single-piece encapsulating the plurality of electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells,
wherein the body of transparent insulating material is configured to separate the plurality of identical electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells and to direct or manipulate electromagnetic (EM) energy toward the plurality of electromagnetic (EM) energy converting cells.