Patent ID: 11917506
Assignee: nan
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for integrating an energy harvesting system in a self-powered sensor device, comprising:
providing an energy harvesting element;
providing a sensor device, the sensor device being powered by electrical energy generated by the energy harvesting element and configured to generate an output signal according to a sensed parameter measured by the sensor device;
electrically connecting the sensor device and the energy harvesting element such that the sensor device and the energy harvesting element are in electrical communication; and
arranging an energy transmissive layer over the energy harvesting element, the energy transmissive layer having an energy-incident side,
the energy-incident side presenting a consistent opaque appearance when viewed from substantially any aspect, and
the energy transmissive layer passing 50% or more of light energy impinging on the energy transmissive layer through the energy transmissive layer to activate the energy harvesting element.