Patent 11888535 was granted and assigned to Kyocera Corporation on January, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element, a thermoelectric conversion element and a first power line. The photoelectric conversion element receives and converts feed light into electric power. The thermoelectric conversion element is disposed such that heat can be conducted thereto from the photoelectric conversion element. The first power line transmits, to a load, electric power obtained by conversion by the thermoelectric conversion element.