DOAJ
Open Access
2024
Tracker-less Sunlight Collection Apparatus, using an Array of Optical Cones
Zeev Weissman
Matan Guttman
Dean Pluber
Abstrak
The paper describes an array of optical cones as a potential configuration for tracker-less daylighting, without using an electro-mechanical tracker. Subsequently, a single optical cone is analyzed, mainly in terms of sunlight collection efficiency and acceptance angle, as a function of the cone's geometrical dimensions. The cones were fabricated and illuminated, with the results compared with those of the theoretical analysis. We then consider the feasibility of a cone array as a sunlight collector, for low light intensity daylighting applications, particularly in the context of indoor plant growing.
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Zeev Weissman
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Matan Guttman
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Dean Pluber
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Informasi Jurnal
- Tahun Terbit
- 2024
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.15627/jd.2024.20
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- Open Access ✓