# US 12,009,780 B2 · Photovoltaic renewable energy system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,780 B2 - Document ID: US12009780B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/321,247 - Filed: 2023-05-22 - Published: 2023-09-28 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-11 - Applicants: Abron Arrington - Inventors: Abron Arrington - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009780B2 ## CPC - H02S 40/22: Light-reflecting or light-concentrating means (directly associated with the PV cell or integrated with the PV cell H10F77/42) - H10F 77/42: directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means - F21K 9/68: Details of reflectors forming part of the light source - F21L 4/027: {the light sources being a LED} - F21L 4/085: {Pocket lamps} - H02S 40/38: Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - H02N 11/008: {Alleged electric or magnetic perpetua mobilia} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02E 10/52: PV systems with concentrators - Y02E 70/30: Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21L: LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED - H02N: ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A photovoltaic renewable energy system utilizes a light source and one or more reflectors to produce power via photovoltaic cells. An exemplary photovoltaic renewable energy system utilizes a light source, such as Light Emitting Diodes (LED), to provide light to photovoltaic cells that therein produce electrical power. The photovoltaic cells may be arranged in a photovoltaic array to ensure maximum power conversion from the incident light. A reflector, such as a prism may be used to direct light from the light source onto the photovoltaic cells. A cell reflector, which may also be a prism, may be configured proximal to the photovoltaic cell surfaces to reflect light onto the photovoltaic surface to increase power conversion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A photovoltaic renewable energy system comprising: a) a light source that produces light; b) an energy converter comprising; i) a pair of planar photovoltaic cells configured at a diverging angle to each other to produce a light inlet and a tapering light channel between the pair of planar photovoltaic cells, wherein the pair of planar photovoltaic cells are configured to receive the light from the light source to produce electricity; ii) a battery configured to receive said electricity from the photovoltaic cells to charge said battery; c) an inlet prism configured between the light source and the light inlet to the pair of planar photovoltaic cells, wherein the inlet prism directs light from the light source into the light inlet; wherein the inlet prism is triangular in cross-sectional shape having a base that spans over the inlet; wherein the base of the inlet prism is a planar surface extending over the light inlet and wherein the light emitted from the base is directed into the tapering light channel; and d) a cell prism that is triangular in cross-sectional shape having three planar surfaces and tapering within the tapering light channel, wherein the cell prism is configured between the two planar photovoltaic cells and configured to receive light from the inlet prism and direct light into the planar photovoltaic cells; wherein one of the planar surfaces of the cell prism extends along the light inlet and is configured to receive light directed out from the planar surface of the base of the inlet prism; and wherein the cell prism is configured to direct light at an orthogonal angle to the planar photovoltaic cells. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises light emitting diodes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 1, comprising a plurality of pairs of planar photovoltaic cells, each pair of planar photovoltaic cells configured at a diverging angle to each other to produce a light inlet, and each comprising an inlet prism configured over the light inlet of each pair of planar photovoltaic cells and each pair of planar photovoltaic cells comprising a cell prism. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 3, further comprising a housing forming an enclosure around the energy converter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 4, wherein the housing has reflective interior surfaces for reflecting light back into the energy converter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 5, wherein the housing has light emitting apertures for emitting light from the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 1, further comprising a controller that controls the lumens produced by the light source. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 7, wherein the controller controls when the light source is turned on. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 1, further comprising a housing forming an enclosure around the energy converter. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 9, wherein the housing has reflective interior surfaces for reflecting light back into the energy converter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 10, wherein the housing has light emitting apertures for emitting light from the housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 1, further comprising a housing configured around the photovoltaic cells, and wherein the housing has light emitting apertures for emitting light from the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The photovoltaic renewable energy system of claim 1, wherein the photovoltaic renewable energy system has no dimension of more than 25 mm and is a mini photovoltaic renewable energy system.