Wang, C. and Abdul-Rahman, H. and Rao, S.P. (2010) Development and testing of a fluorescent fiber solar concentrator for remote daylighting. Journal of Energy Engineering-ASCE, 136 (3). pp. 76-86.
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Conventional solar concentrators and normal luminescent solar concentrators have their difficulties in reticulation and a tracking mechanism is always needed. This article introduces a new design of an optical fiber solar concentrator, which is a 1,200 mm x 1,200 mm polymethyl methacrylate plate consisting of 150 pieces of three-color 1-m long Phi 2-mm fluorescent fibers. The concentrator is fabricated and is mounted on a university building roof and the concentrated light is transported to a remote dark room through 10-m long Phi 2-mm clear optical fibers. A 6-month outdoor testing for its remote indoor daylighting application has been conducted. The reasonable radiation-to-radiation efficiency with a mean value of 0.057, the acceptable lighting effect up to 114.1 1m, and the light-to-light efficiency of 0.58% reveal this fiber solar concentrator a potential in remote indoor daylighting for the application in building integration. The light produced by this device presents a good match to the direct sunlight in color.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fluorescent fiber solar concentrator; Remote indoor daylighting; Solar energy |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Depositing User: | Mr Faizal 2 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2015 03:32 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2015 03:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/12454 |
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