Energy harvesting device with prefabricated thin film energy absorption sheets and roll-to-sheet and roll-to-roll fabrication thereof

US10170655B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Hans-Juergen Eickelmann · Mainz, DE
• Ruediger Kellman · Mainz, DE
• Hartmut Kuehl · Gau-Bischofsheim, DE
• Markus Schmidt · Seibersbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 8, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Oct 8, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/50

Abstract

An energy harvesting device includes prefabricated thin film energy absorption sheets that are each tuned to absorb electromagnetic energy of a corresponding wavelength. The energy harvesting device can include a prefabricated thin film converter sheet to convert the electromagnetic energy into electrical power. The energy harvesting device can include a prefabricated thin film battery sheet to store the electrical power. Each thin film energy absorption sheet can be fabricated using a roll-to-roll process. The energy harvesting device can be fabricated using a roll-to-sheet process from rolls of the thin film energy absorption sheets.