Supplying power for communications devices
OwnerParis Michaelsinventor
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Abstract
A power supply for providing electrical power to one or more communications components includes energy converting cells configured for mounting on or adjacent a light source such as a street light. Energy dissipated by the light source is converted into electrical energy and used to power one or ore communications components. The power supply combined with a battery, control circuitry and a communications component is provided as a unit to be mounted onto a street light housing. Energy converting cells in the form of thermoelectric converters use the heat from the light housing to power the communications component.
Claims19
A power supply for providing electrical power to one or more communications components, the power supply including:
- one or more energy converting cells configured for mounting on or adjacent a light source to convert energy dissipated by the light source into electrical energy;
- a battery, wherein the energy conversion cell provides an electrical output to the battery which in turn, in use, provides power to the one or more communications components, and
- wherein the one or more energy conversion cells is a thermoelectric cell converter disposed in thermal communication with the light source.
A communications network device including:
- a power supply including one or more energy conversion cells for converting energy dissipated by a light source into electrical energy;
- a communication component powered by the electrical energy from the power supply;
- wherein the communications network device is configured to be mounted to a housing adjacent the light source;
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- wherein the energy conversion cells include at least one thermoelectric converter for converting heat energy dissipated by the light source into the electrical energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.