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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Russell Calvarese, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Mark W. Duron, Mastic, NY (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A system includes: an edge computing device disposed in an indoor facility having at least one light source; an energy storage subsystem configured to generate electrical power from light emitted by the at least one light source, and to supply the electrical power to the edge computing device, the energy storage subsystem including: a collector; an auxiliary energy storage device configured to receive energy collected by the collector, the auxiliary energy storage device having a first storage capacity; a main energy storage device having a second storage capacity greater than the first storage capacity; a controller configured to supply energy from the main energy storage device to the edge computing device; and a selector configured to selectively discharge energy from the auxiliary energy storage device to the main energy storage device.