Solar system for exploitation of the whole collected energy

Ciamberlini, Claudio; Francini, F.; Longobardi, Giuseppe; Piattelli, M; Sansoni, P.

doi:10.1016/s0143-8166(01)00130-0

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“…(ii) Six solar fiber optic cables are attached together at a distance of 10 m from the receiver to a building interior. The selected cable length is 10 m based on the selection in previous research [15,22,23]. The diameter of the fiber optic cable is 7 mm, with an end-fitting diameter of 18 mm.…”

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confidence: 99%

Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors

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A fiber optic daylighting system is an evolving technology for transporting illumination from sunlight into building interiors. This system is a solution developed by daylighting designers to reduce operational costs and enhance comfort. As an innovative technology, fiber optic daylighting systems can illuminate building interiors efficiently compared with other daylighting strategies. However, as a transmission medium in daylighting systems, optical fibers require uniform light distribution in sunlight concentration, which could generate heat. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of heat buildup produced by end-emitting fiber optic daylighting systems in tropical buildings. The applied method adopts a new fiber optic daylighting system technology from Sweden called Parans SP3, with a 10 m cable to be tested in an actual room size under the Malaysian climatic environment, particularly within the vicinity of the main campus of the Universiti Sains Malaysia. Results show that the system generated a temperature of 1.3 °C under average conditions through fiber optic diffusers and increases indoor temperature by 0.8 °C in a 60 m3 room. According to the results, applying fiber optic daylighting systems, as renewable energy sources, generates extra heat gain in building interiors in the tropics.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors

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“…In this research framework, several sunlight collectors coupled to optical fibers or PV cells have been studied and tested in the Solar Collectors Laboratory of CNR-INO during the last decade [11][12][13][14], developing modular devices with dedicated mechanical and electronic systems for sun tracking. The possible applications of these solar devices were interior illumination, water heating, or energy supply for domestic uses.…”

Section: Collector Development For the Museum Lighting Devicementioning

confidence: 99%

Museum Illumination by Sunlight: A Case Study Using PV Cells and Optical Fibers

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2014

Sustainable Indoor Lighting

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“…Optical systems for sunlight exploitation have been optically designed and tested in our laboratory since 1997 [12][13][14]10]. They are modular devices including solar collectors, optical fibres and mechanical and electronic systems for sun tracking.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For more than a decade our laboratory has studied sunlight collectors comparing the optical performance of different configurations to concentrate sunlight into an optical fibre [12][13][14]. Collection efficiency assessment and optical characterisation were carried out on samples of Paraboloids, Mangin collectors and a specially designed concentrator called Catadioptric Concentrator Monoblock (CCM).…”

Section: Collectors and Fibres For The Museum Plantmentioning

confidence: 99%