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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Aerovironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Nader Michael Lotfy, Pasadena, CA (US);
Eric James Aagaard, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
AeroVironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.12);
Abstract
In one implementation, a method for a solar cell array is provided, the method includes emitting a communication message from the solar cell array by reverse biasing the solar cell array so as to cause at least a portion of the solar array to emit a detectable amount of radiation corresponding to the communication message.