ADAPTIVE FULL-SPECTRUM SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS CROSS-CUTTING R&D ON ADAPTIVE FULL-SPECTRUM SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE USE OF SOLAR ENERGY IN BUILDINGS AND HYBRID PHOTOBIOREACTORS [electronic resource].
- Published
- Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada, Reno, 2002.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 136 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- University of Nevada, Reno and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Restrictions on Access
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary
- This RD&D project is a three year team effort to develop a hybrid solar lighting (HSL) system that transports day light from a paraboloidal dish concentrator to a luminaire via a large core polymer fiber optic. The luminaire can be a device to distribute sunlight into a space for the production of algae or it can be a device that is a combination of day lighting and fluorescent lighting for office lighting. In this project, the sunlight is collected using a one-meter paraboloidal concentrator dish with two-axis tracking. The secondary mirror consists of eight planar-segmented mirrors that direct the visible part of the spectrum to eight fibers (receiver) and subsequently to eight luminaires. This results in about 8,200 lumens incident at each fiber tip. Each fiber can illuminate about 16.7 m² (180 ft²) of office space. The IR spectrum is directed to a thermophotovoltaic array to produce electricity. This report describes eleven investigations on various aspects of the system. Taken as a whole, they confirm the technical feasibility of this technology.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:811437
- Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
09/01/2002.
Byard D. Wood; Jeff D. Muhs.
(US) - Type of Report and Period Covered Note
- Other Publications; 04/01/2002 - 08/01/2002
- Funding Information
- FC26-01NT41164
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