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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Walter Daniel Leon-Salas, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H04B 10/54 (2013.01); H10F 10/144 (2025.01); H02J 101/24 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/541 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H10F 10/144 (2025.01); H02J 2101/24 (2026.01);
Abstract
A system may include a solar cell and a modulator connected to an output of the solar cell. The system may receive a signal. When the signal being in a first state corresponding to modulation, the modulator may modulate voltage output of the solar cell and cause the solar cell to perform optical transmission. When the signal is in a second state corresponding to energy harvesting, the modulator to cease modulation of the output of the solar cell.