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Development and Testing of a Modular Sunlight Transport System Employing Free-Form Mirrors
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Whang, Allen Jong-Woei Chen, Yi-Yung Leu, Min-Yih Tseng, Wei-Chieh Lin, Yu-Zheng Chang, Hao-Wen Tsai, Chih-Hsien Liang, Yu-Cheng Zhang, Xin Lin, Cheng-Tse Huang, Tzu-Chun Chang, Cheng-Ming Chen, Hsi-Chi |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The energy consumption of artificial lighting and its impacts on health have stimulated research into natural lighting systems. However, natural lighting system designs are mainly custom, making them costly and difficult to replicate. This study took an office space as a testing field in order to develop a highly adaptable and adjustable modular natural light illumination system. We divided the system into multiple module designs, demonstrated the use of simple development and fabrication processes and integrated a freeform reflector into the system. In creating a freeform mirror, the optical simulation results of the tested field were regressed (through polynomial regression) to achieve a uniformly illuminated plane, and a high-efficiency light-emitting system was produced. Finally, an active heliostat was used to collect sunlight, combined with actual manufacturing verification and measurement results, in order to create an excellent indoor lighting system. As a result, we presented a low-cost and easy-to-design natural light illumination system for the assisted lighting of office areas. |
| Starting Page | 406 |
| e-ISSN | 19961073 |
| DOI | 10.3390/en15020406 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-01-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energies Freeform Reflector Field Test Modularization Design Illumination System Daylighting Indoor Lighting Design |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
