Lighting system combining daylight concentrators and an artificial source
Abstract
A combined lighting system for a building interior includes a stack of luminescent solar concentrators (LSC), an optical conduit made of preferably optical fibers for transmitting daylight from the LSC stack, a collimating lens set at an angle, a fixture for receiving the daylight at one end and for distributing the daylight as illumination inside the building, an artificial light source at the other end of the fixture for directing artifical light into the fixture for distribution as illumination inside the building, an automatic dimmer/brightener for the artificial light source, and a daylight sensor positioned near to the LSC stack for controlling the automatic dimmer/brightener in response to the daylight sensed. The system also has a reflector positioned behind the artificial light source and a fan for exhausting heated air out of the fixture during summer and for forcing heated air into the fixture for passage into the building interior during winter.
- Inventors:
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- Miami, FL
- Toledo, OH
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865578
- Patent Number(s):
- 4539625
- Assignee:
- DHR, Incorporated (McLean, VA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F21 - LIGHTING F21S - NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F21 - LIGHTING F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF
- DOE Contract Number:
- BA3926AZ
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- lighting; combining; daylight; concentrators; artificial; source; combined; building; interior; stack; luminescent; solar; lsc; optical; conduit; preferably; fibers; transmitting; collimating; lens; set; angle; fixture; receiving; distributing; illumination; inside; light; directing; artifical; distribution; automatic; dimmer; brightener; sensor; positioned; near; controlling; response; sensed; reflector; fan; exhausting; heated; air; summer; forcing; passage; winter; collimating lens; artificial light; light sensor; heated air; optical fibers; light source; optical fiber; positioned near; sensor positioned; solar concentrator; exhausting heated; /362/385/
Citation Formats
Bornstein, Jonathan G, and Friedman, Peter S. Lighting system combining daylight concentrators and an artificial source. United States: N. p., 1985.
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@article{osti_865578,
title = {Lighting system combining daylight concentrators and an artificial source},
author = {Bornstein, Jonathan G and Friedman, Peter S},
abstractNote = {A combined lighting system for a building interior includes a stack of luminescent solar concentrators (LSC), an optical conduit made of preferably optical fibers for transmitting daylight from the LSC stack, a collimating lens set at an angle, a fixture for receiving the daylight at one end and for distributing the daylight as illumination inside the building, an artificial light source at the other end of the fixture for directing artifical light into the fixture for distribution as illumination inside the building, an automatic dimmer/brightener for the artificial light source, and a daylight sensor positioned near to the LSC stack for controlling the automatic dimmer/brightener in response to the daylight sensed. The system also has a reflector positioned behind the artificial light source and a fan for exhausting heated air out of the fixture during summer and for forcing heated air into the fixture for passage into the building interior during winter.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}