Apparatus, system, and method for stepping up high voltages within small form factors via optical couplings including an array of photovoltaic cells optically coupled to parallelly connected light emitting devices via a transfer medium
US11972895B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K50/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high-voltage optical transformer may include (1) an array of light-emitting devices that are connected in parallel with one another and are electrically coupled to an electrical input, (2) a transfer medium, and (3) an array of photovoltaic cells that (A) are optically coupled to the array of light-emitting devices via the transfer medium, (B) are connected in series with one another, and (C) produce an electrical output whose voltage is higher than the electrical input. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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