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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Austin Carlson, Provo, UT (US);
Jerome Miles, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Kevin Rees, Herriman, UT (US);
Emily Brimhall, Alpine, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Jedediah Knight, Provo, UT (US);
Joseph Duncan, Provo, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Austin Carlson, Provo, UT (US);
Jerome Miles, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Kevin Rees, Herriman, UT (US);
Emily Brimhall, Alpine, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Jedediah Knight, Provo, UT (US);
Joseph Duncan, Provo, UT (US);
Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
The system includes a headrail, which includes a motor, a gearbox, and one or more tiltable slats. At least one slat includes sliding tracks. The system further includes one or more PV cells movably disposed within the sliding tracks. The PV cells slide in move along the tracks with regard to an amount of sunlight incident on the cells. Methods of operating a solar powered window covering are also disclosed. The methods generally include detecting a tilt of at least one window covering slat. The slat includes one or more PV cells disposed in sliding tracks in the slat, and the tilt indicates an amount of sunlight incident on the cells. The methods also include sliding the PV cells in the tracks with regard to the amount of sunlight incident on the cells.