Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solar concentrator with integrated tracking and light delivery system with summation
- Patent Title (中): 具有集成跟踪和光输送系统的太阳能集中器
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Application No.: US14100069Application Date: 2013-12-09
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Publication No.: US09025249B2Publication Date: 2015-05-05
- Inventor: Lonnie Curt Maxey
- Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TN Oak Ridge
- Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
- Current Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Oak Ridge
- Agent Colin L. Cini
- Main IPC: F21S11/00
- IPC: F21S11/00 ; G02B27/10

Abstract:
A solar light distribution system includes a solar light concentrator that is affixed externally to a light transfer tube. Solar light waves are processed by the concentrator into a collimated beam of light, which is then transferred through a light receiving port and into the light transfer tube. A reflector redirects the collimated beam of light through the tube to a light distribution port. The interior surface of the light transfer tube is highly reflective so that the light transfers through the tube with minimal losses. An interchangeable luminaire is attached to the light distribution port and provides light inside of a structure. A sun tracking device rotates the concentrator and the light transfer tube to optimize the receiving of solar light by the concentrator throughout the day. The system provides interior lighting that uses only renewable energy sources, and releases no carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150070769A1 Solar Concentrator with Integrated Tracking and Light Delivery System with Summation Public/Granted day:2015-03-12
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