DISPLAY WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE
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1. A display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the display device comprising:
- a transparent substrate having a front side and a back side;
a display comprising an array of addressable pixels in an image region of the display, the addressable pixels being formed on a back side of the substrate; and
a photovoltaic cell comprising a blanket layer of photovoltaic material formed on a front side of the substrate, wherein the blanket layer is disposed in front of the addressable pixels in the image region.
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Abstract
A display with a photovoltaic (PV) cells integrated as the front side and/or back side of the display is disclosed. Ambient light may reach a PV cell situated behind a display through fully or partially transmissive features within the display. Display-generated light may also reach a PV cell behind a display. A transmissive PV material situated in front of a display may collect both ambient light as well as display-generated light.
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1. A display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the display device comprising:
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a transparent substrate having a front side and a back side; a display comprising an array of addressable pixels in an image region of the display, the addressable pixels being formed on a back side of the substrate; and a photovoltaic cell comprising a blanket layer of photovoltaic material formed on a front side of the substrate, wherein the blanket layer is disposed in front of the addressable pixels in the image region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the display device comprising:
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a transparent substrate; a display comprising an array of addressable interferometric modulator pixels in an image region, the display being formed on the back side of the substrate; and a photovoltaic cell comprising a photovoltaic material formed over the front side of the interferometric modulator pixels in the image region, wherein the photovoltaic material is a blanket layer.
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11. A display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the display device comprising:
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a plate; a display comprising an array of addressable reflective pixels comprising reflective microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices in an image region, the display being formed on one side of the plate; and a photovoltaic cell comprising a blanket layer of photovoltaic material formed on an opposite side of the plate, wherein the blanket layer is disposed over the addressable pixels in the image region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing a display device, the display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the method comprising:
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forming a display comprising an array of addressable pixels in an image region on a transparent substrate, wherein the array is formed on the back side of the substrate; and disposing a blanket photovoltaic material on the front side of the substrate over the front side of the display in the image region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of manufacturing a display device, the display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the method comprising:
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providing a display comprising an array of addressable reflective microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device pixels in an image region; and disposing a photovoltaic cell comprising a blanket layer of photovoltaic material over a back side of the display in the image region, wherein the addressable reflective MEMS pixels are configured to be partially transmissive, wherein the partially transmissive pixels are capable of allowing ambient light to pass through and reach the photovoltaic material, and each reflective MEMS device comprises a reflector which is configured to allow up to about 50% of visible light incident upon the reflector to reach the photovoltaic material.
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22. A method of manufacturing a display device, the display device configured to display an image toward a front side, with a back side opposite the front side, the method comprising:
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providing a display comprising an array of addressable reflective microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device pixels in an image region, and disposing a photovoltaic cell comprising a blanket layer of photovoltaic material over a back side of the display in the image region, wherein the addressable reflective MEMS pixels are configured to be partially transmissive, wherein the partially transmissive pixels are capable of allowing ambient light to pass through and reach the photovoltaic material, and each reflective MEMS device comprises a reflector which comprises a metal layer with a thickness of less than 225 Å
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