Hybrid Lighting Promises Cool, Efficient Light and More...


	Hybrid Lighting Promises Cool, Efficient Light and More...

countryboylife

8-1-2007 5:07 PM

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8-2-2007 8:41 AM

Amergin

This has been available in Japan on a commercial scale, I believe.

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</FONT></STRONG><FONT size="2">In a solar lighting and power system, 
          the roof-mounted concentrators collect sunlight and distribute it through 
          the optical fibers (enlargement) to hybrid lighting fixtures in the 
          building's interior</FONT></EM> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/solar/techoverview.htm"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><TR><TD width="50%" valign="top"> <P align="center"><IMG width="250" height="261" border="2" src="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/solar/images/DSC_0088_250.jpg" /> 
              </P><P align="center"><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><EM>A 
                <STRONG>collector</STRONG> focuses the visible portion of sunlight 
                into an array of optical fibers while simultaneously converting 
                otherwise wasted infrared energy into electricity</EM></FONT> 
              </P><P align="center"><IMG width="252" height="190" border="2" src="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/solar/images/fixture3.jpg" /> 
              </P><P align="center"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><EM>Hybrid light fixtures 
                combine light from natural and electric sources to <STRONG>illuminate</STRONG> 
                building interiors. Energy is saved because electric lights are 
                dimmed in proportion to the amount of sunlight available</EM></FONT></P></TD><TD width="50%" valign="middle" align="center"> <P align="center"><IMG width="219" height="324" border="2" src="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/solar/images/pic2a_1.gif" />
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<FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><EM>Flexible 
                <STRONG>optical fibers</STRONG> efficiently pipe sunlight into 
                buildings and route the natural light to multiple "hybrid" 
                light fixtures</EM></FONT></FONT></p> <P align="center"><FONT face="Arial"><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
<IMG width="249" height="192" border="2" src="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/solar/images/fixture2.jpg" /> 
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