IP Library Granted Patent US 10,008,855
Granted Patent B2
US 10,008,855 · App. 14/438,037 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

Method for wireless energy transmission in closed spaces

Inventors: Johannes Sebald (Bremen, DE); Hendra Kesuma (Bremen, DE)
Assignee: Airbus DS GmbH
H02J3/383H02J5/005H02J17/00H02J50/30H02J50/40H02S40/22Y02E10/52
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Patent No.
US 10,008,855
App. No.
14/438,037
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for the wireless transmission, in closed spaces, of energy emitted by at least one light source. The energy emitted by the light source is received by at least one solar cell module in the closed space and is converted into electricity. The method includes the steps of reflecting at least a part of the light energy emitted by the light source at a reflective surface inside the space, receiving the reflected light energy in the at least one solar cell module, and converting the reflected light energy into electricity. The device includes at least one solar cell module inside the closed space, configured to receive the light energy and convert the light energy into electricity. At least a portion of the space comprises a reflective inner surface comprising a multilayer insulation surface, at which the energy emitted by at least one light source is reflected.

Claims (9)

1. A device for wirelessly transmitting, in a closed space, the energy emitted by at least one light source which is switchable on/off, the device configured for use in a space mission and comprising:

the at least one light source being switchable on/off;

at least one solar cell module arranged inside the closed space, and

a multilayer insulation MLI surface providing a reflective inner surface of at least a portion of the space, at which surface the light energy emitted by the at least one light source is reflected,

wherein the at least one solar cell is configured to receive the reflected light energy and to convert it into electricity.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one light source comprises a plurality of light sources.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the light sources have different wavelengths.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reflective inner surface comprises a plurality of differently reflecting surfaces.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one solar cell module comprises a plurality of solar cell modules having different compositions.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jan 10, 2019
From: AIRBUS DS GMBH
To: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Reel/Frame 048043/0373 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2015
From: SEBALD, JOHANNES; KESUMA, HENDRA
To: AIRBUS DS GMBH
Reel/Frame 036329/0674 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 021 585 · Oct 23, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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