Luminescent Solar Concentrator Daylighting

Jonathan G. Bornstein

doi:10.1117/12.944798

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2 November 1984 Luminescent Solar Concentrator Daylighting

Jonathan G. Bornstein

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Proceedings Volume 0502, Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion III; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944798
Event: 28th Annual Technical Symposium, 1984, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Various systems that offer potential solutions to the problem of interior daylighting have been discussed in the literature. Virtually all of these systems rely on some method of tracking the sun along its azimuth and elevation, i.e., direct imaging of the solar disk. A simpler approach, however, involves a nontracking nonimaging device that effectively eliminates moving parts and accepts both the diffuse and direct components of solar radiation. Such an approach is based on a system that combines in a common luminaire the light emitted by luminescent solar concentrators (LSC), of the three primary colors, with a highly efficient artificial point source (HID metal halide) that automatically compensates for fluctuations in the LSC array via a daylight sensor and dimming ballast. A preliminary analysis suggests that this system could supply 90% of the lighting requirement, over the course of an 8 hour day, strictly from the daylight component under typical insolation con-ditions in the Southwest United States. In office buildings alone, the total aggregate energy savings may approach a half a quad annually. This indicates a very good potential for the realization of substantial savings in building electric energy consumption.

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Jonathan G. Bornstein "Luminescent Solar Concentrator Daylighting", Proc. SPIE 0502, Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion III, (2 November 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944798

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