US Patent 12115949 Electronic device to detect contamination, melt ice and remove water

A Lidar system, window of the Lidar system and a method of moving a fluid along a window. The window includes a first electrode disposed on a first side of a outermost layer of the window, a second electrode disposed on the first side of the outermost layer, and a processor. The processor is configured to activate the first electrode to draw a fluid to a first location on a second side of the outermost layer opposite the first electrode, deactivate the first electrode, and activate the second electrode to draw the fluid to a second location on the second side of the outermost layer opposite the second electrode.