Patent ID: 11860596
Assignee: UBIQUITOUS ENERGY, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  E  H  Y | IPC E  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method of operating a photovoltaic window, the method comprising:
generating electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window using a photovoltaic disposed between an interior glass and an exterior glass of a glass unit of 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%;
sending the electrical power from the photovoltaic to an electronics package of the photovoltaic window coupled with the glass unit, 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;
storing the electrical power at the electronics package;
distributing the electrical power from the electronics package to at least one electrical load of the photovoltaic window; and
consuming the electrical power at the at least one electrical load.