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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Allen Upward, Vancouver, CA;
Lorne Whitehead, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G02B 17/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 11/007 (2013.01); G02B 17/002 (2013.01); G02B 17/006 (2013.01); G02B 19/0019 (2013.01); G02B 19/0042 (2013.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods in which reflective slats are configured to redirect light received from various sun positions are provided. The slats or mirrored array could be coupled to a base of the redirector, such that an adjustment of an angle of the base relative to the horizontal adjusts an angle of each slat relative to the horizontal. In some aspects, an algorithm can be used to determine the angle of tilt that maximizes the transmission efficiency for the mirror array.