Patent ID: 9219181
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H01L,H02J,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for generating electricity and providing electricity to an electrical circuit configured to be coupled with an electrical grid, the electricity generated using a light source and an optical fiber coupled with the light source, the apparatus comprising: a light modulator configured to generate additional light that accompanies light produced by the light source to a photovoltaic module; a photovoltaic module configured to generate the electricity from the light produced by the light source and the additional light generated by the light modulator, wherein the electricity is generated from the light produced by the light source and the additional light that is absorbed by the photovoltaic module; an enclosure that includes a plurality of reflective surfaces and having a first input coupled by the optical fiber cable with the light source and the light modulator and configured to: and an electrical output cable coupled with the photovoltaic module and the electrical circuit and configured to transmit the electricity generated by the photovoltaic module to the electrical circuit.