Light element with a translucent surface
AssigneePowerPulse Holding AG
InventorJurgen Kleinwachter
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Abstract
A light element with a translucent surface includes an energy converter, wherein the translucent surface is so formed as to direct only that portion of the radiation onto the energy converter that impinges on the translucent surface. The energy converter may be a solar cell, a fluid line or a light guide. The light element is particularly suited for illuminating interior spaces with diffuse light.
Claims14
A light element, comprising an energy conduit;
- and a translucent surface so formed as to direct only radiation onto the energy conduit that impinges directly on the translucent surface, said translucent surface tracking the sun uniaxially or biaxially.
A light element adapted for receiving radiation, comprising an energy conduit, and a translucent surface formed so as to direct only a portion of the radiation onto the energy conduit, with the portion directed onto the energy conduit striking the translucent surface in a direction perpendicular to the translucent surface.
A greenhouse, comprising:
- a plurality of frame elements forming a frame of the greenhouse,
- a plurality of pillows having at least one upper translucent surface facing a radiation source, each pillow supported in a respective frame element,
- a fluid element having a fluid circulating therethrough and a lens system arranged inside the pillow and formed so as to direct only a portion of the radiation that strikes the upper translucent surface in a direction perpendicular to the upper translucent surface onto the fluid element, and
- a thermodynamic machine extracting thermal energy from the fluid for producing at least electrical power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.