Patent ID: 11870390
Assignee: nan
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A free-space optical power beaming device configured to receive a light beam from an external source, the device comprising:
a plurality of photovoltaic elements configured to convert light to electrical energy;
a plurality of electrical charge storage elements, each electrical charge storage element coupled with at least one of the plurality of photovoltaic elements and configured to store electrical energy output from the at least one of the plurality of photovoltaic elements; and
a light reflector element configured to reflect a light beam toward one or more of the plurality of photovoltaic elements,
wherein a set of the plurality of photovoltaic elements is configured in a tilted manner in which each of the set of the plurality of photovoltaic elements fan in or out from the light reflector element, and
wherein a vector normal to a light receiving surface of each photovoltaic element of the set of the plurality of photovoltaic elements is substantially not directed toward the symmetry axis of the light reflector element.