Title :
A design of fluorescent fiber solar concentrator (FFSC) and outdoor testing for remote indoor day lighting
Author :
Wang Chen ; Abdul-Rahman, H. ; Rao, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Center of Project & Facilities Manage. (PFM), Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Different from the conventional luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), a 1200mm × 1200mm solar concentrator consisting of 150 pieces of three-color 1m long, 2mm diameter fluorescent fibers (FFSC) has been designed and mounted on a University building roof and the concentrated light is transported to a remote dark room through 10m long, 2mm diameter clear optical fibers. Outdoor testing for remote indoor day lighting and power producing evaluation has been conducted. A 31-day monitored data from 24 May2008 to 23 June2008 has been presented and the results reveal that even though FFSC is not practical yet to replace the conventional BIPV approach for power producing, it has a pleasant potential in remote indoor day lighting for large amount application in building integration.
Keywords :
building integrated photovoltaics; daylighting; optical fibres; solar energy concentrators; clear optical fibers; fluorescent fiber solar concentrator; luminescent solar concentrator; outdoor testing; power producing evaluation; remote indoor day lighting; Fluorescent Fiber Solar Concentrator (FFSC); Remote Indoor Day Lighting;
Conference_Titel :
Responsive Manufacturing - Green Manufacturing (ICRM 2010), 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ningbo
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2010.0452
