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US 2019/0199922 A1Published application
Camera module power supply
AssigneeTRW Automotive U.S. LLC
InventorsNagender Reddy Kasarla, Karteek Kesavamatham
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Abstract
A camera module for a vehicle includes a camera unit and a thermo-electric converter for converting heat generated by the camera unit into electricity. An electric converter electrically connected to the thermo-electric converter selectively routes electricity generated by the thermo-electric converter to the camera unit.
Claims20
A camera module for a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera unit;
- a thermo-electric converter for converting heat generated by the camera unit into electricity;
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- an electric converter electrically connected to the thermo-electric converter for selectively routing electricity generated by the thermo-electric converter to the camera unit.
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A method of powering a camera module for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- capturing heat generated by the camera module;
- converting the heat into electricity;
- and
- using the electricity to power the camera module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.