Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Predictive daylight harvesting system
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Application No.: US14792590Application Date: 2015-07-06
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Publication No.: US09955552B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Ian Ashdown , Wallace Jay Scott
- Applicant: SUNTRACKER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
- Applicant Address: CA Victoria, BC
- Assignee: SUNTRACKER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
- Current Assignee: SUNTRACKER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Victoria, BC
- Agency: Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02 ; G05B13/04 ; F24F11/00

Abstract:
In an example, an expected sky condition is calculated for a geographic location, a time of day, and a date based on a mathematical model. A predicted distribution of direct and interreflected solar radiation within the environment is calculated based on the expected sky condition. Measurement data from one or more photosensors is obtained that provides measurements of an initial distribution of direct and interreflected radiation within the environment, including radiation from solar and electrical lighting sources. A target distribution of direct and interreflected artificial electromagnetic radiation produced by electrical lighting is determined, based on the measurement data and the predicted distribution of direct and interreflected solar radiation, to achieve the target distribution of direct and interreflected radiation within the environment. Output parameters are set to one or more devices to modify the initial distribution to achieve the target distribution of direct and interreflected radiation within the environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160007426A1 PREDICTIVE DAYLIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-01-07
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