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GB2287122A - Secondary or artificial illumination of solar panels - Google Patents

Secondary or artificial illumination of solar panels Download PDF

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GB2287122A
GB2287122A GB9402505A GB9402505A GB2287122A GB 2287122 A GB2287122 A GB 2287122A GB 9402505 A GB9402505 A GB 9402505A GB 9402505 A GB9402505 A GB 9402505A GB 2287122 A GB2287122 A GB 2287122A
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light
solar panels
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darkness
optic cable
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Rosemary Gregson
James Roger Gregson
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BAIRD ENGINEERING Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/12—Light guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

A device for secondary or artificial illumination of solar panels allows the production of energy output during periods of low ambient light or darkness. The device comprises a light collection unit 1 that can be attached to the transparent cover of a luminaire, a length of plastic or glass fibre optic cable 4 and a light transmitter unit 5 also containing a supplementary electrically driven light source 8 arranged to illuminate the solar panel (not shown). <IMAGE>

Description

Descrintion The invention relates to a device for secondary or artificial illumination of solar panels of all type and sizes The use of solar panels for electrical energy production is known, but their use is more common in the southern hemisphere, as what are judged to be satisfactory outputs of voltage and current assume higher ambient daylight levels are required, and panel output efficiency in the northern hemisphere is generally regarded as low The invention enables the use of solar panel energy to be utilised durirs periods of low ambient light or darkness According to the present invention there is provided a light collecting unit, a length of plastic or giass fibre optical cable and a light transmitting unit A specific embodiment of the invention is herewith described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing figure one which shows a typical arrangement Drawing Figure Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the light collecting unit 1 is attached to the transparent, or ribbed with a transparent window, cover of a luminaire, in a position most suited to maximum luminosity Light is collected and directed, via the reflective wall of the housing 2 and a lens, 3, onto the end face of the optic cable 4 Light is then carried through the length of the optic cable 4 and transmitted outward from the light transmitter unit 5 via a lens 6 and the reflective wall of the housing 7, to illuminate a solar panel An integral electrically driven light source 8 is contained with the light transmitting unit 5 for supplementary or alternative light transmissisn

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  1. Claims A device for secondary or artificial illumination of solar panels to achieve electrical energy output during periods of low ambient light or darkness
GB9402505A 1994-02-09 1994-02-09 Secondary or artificial illumination of solar panels Withdrawn GB2287122A (en)

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Cited By (5)

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WO2004102679A1 (en) * 2003-05-19 2004-11-25 Solar Systems Pty Ltd Photovoltaic power generator
GB2448818A (en) * 2007-04-24 2008-10-29 Kuldip Singh Virk Solar panel system
WO2010043835A1 (en) * 2008-10-15 2010-04-22 Kuldip Singh Virk Solar panels
US10514496B2 (en) 2017-06-21 2019-12-24 Soliton Holdings Corporation, Delaware Corporation Improving shaped component for an antenna comprising a sheaf of unclad waveguide beam-makers composed of generalized unclad waveguides and parabolic reflectors
WO2020087020A1 (en) * 2018-10-26 2020-04-30 Ed Rodriguez Supplemental renewable energy system

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US3971454A (en) * 1971-04-20 1976-07-27 Waterbury Nelson J System for generating electrical energy to supply power to propel vehicles
GB2074770A (en) * 1980-04-23 1981-11-04 Thompson M E Light bulb mounted solar cell/motor assembly
US4411490A (en) * 1980-08-18 1983-10-25 Maurice Daniel Apparatus for collecting, distributing and utilizing solar radiation
EP0128395A2 (en) * 1983-06-03 1984-12-19 Kei Mori Solar ray collecting device
GB2227573A (en) * 1989-01-26 1990-08-01 Kei Mori A solar ray device for illumination

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3971454A (en) * 1971-04-20 1976-07-27 Waterbury Nelson J System for generating electrical energy to supply power to propel vehicles
GB2074770A (en) * 1980-04-23 1981-11-04 Thompson M E Light bulb mounted solar cell/motor assembly
US4411490A (en) * 1980-08-18 1983-10-25 Maurice Daniel Apparatus for collecting, distributing and utilizing solar radiation
EP0128395A2 (en) * 1983-06-03 1984-12-19 Kei Mori Solar ray collecting device
GB2227573A (en) * 1989-01-26 1990-08-01 Kei Mori A solar ray device for illumination

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004102679A1 (en) * 2003-05-19 2004-11-25 Solar Systems Pty Ltd Photovoltaic power generator
GB2448818A (en) * 2007-04-24 2008-10-29 Kuldip Singh Virk Solar panel system
GB2448818B (en) * 2007-04-24 2012-03-07 Kuldip Singh Virk Solar panels
WO2010043835A1 (en) * 2008-10-15 2010-04-22 Kuldip Singh Virk Solar panels
CN102187161A (en) * 2008-10-15 2011-09-14 库尔迪普·辛格·维尔卡 Solar cell panel
US10514496B2 (en) 2017-06-21 2019-12-24 Soliton Holdings Corporation, Delaware Corporation Improving shaped component for an antenna comprising a sheaf of unclad waveguide beam-makers composed of generalized unclad waveguides and parabolic reflectors
WO2020087020A1 (en) * 2018-10-26 2020-04-30 Ed Rodriguez Supplemental renewable energy system

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