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Solar thermal system for water heating - usually deployed on flat roofs.

Hybrid Solar Lighting are systems that sunlight converts into fiber optic bundles that provide other sunlight into rooms without windows or other skylights. The bundles are led through openings and carries the light where it's needed. The optical fibers end in hybrid luminaires where sunlight is joined with the electric light that is arranged to keep the entire light level the same within the area that is lighted.

How it Works

Basically, Solar Lighting Systems, capture light from the sun and conducts it towards a room using optical fibers. It uses rooftop collectors, large mirrored dishes that track the sun. The collectors adjust sunlight onto 127 optical fibers, that are conducted into a single chord. The optical fibers are flexible and can be connected into hybrid light fixtures that are joined to diffusing rods that reach the directions of the light. A single collector can power about eight hybrid light fixtures, 1,000 square feet. By generating light, the hybrid lights use artificial means. When needed to know how much electric current is running, photosensors focus on how much light can be used in order to keep a room illuminated. When the sun is blocked by a cloudy day, the sunlight will be needed by about five percent of it's need. The longer the optical fibers are on, they start losing light. Hybrid Solar Lighting systems should be used in rooms with direct roof access.

Cost of Hybrid Solar Lighting Systems

The price of each hybrid solar lighting system requires to be installed with each watt of light bulb used. It is about $5-$8 per watt.

See Also

Solar Energy

Renewable energy

Photovoltaics

Sustainable energy

References

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