AU670035B2 - Non-imaging optical illumination system - Google Patents

Non-imaging optical illumination system

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AU670035B2
AU670035B2 AU23829/92A AU2382992A AU670035B2 AU 670035 B2 AU670035 B2 AU 670035B2 AU 23829/92 A AU23829/92 A AU 23829/92A AU 2382992 A AU2382992 A AU 2382992A AU 670035 B2 AU670035 B2 AU 670035B2
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reflecting surface
light
source
angle
nonimaging
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Roland Winston
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3M Co
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Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/04—Optical design
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/005—Reflectors for light sources with an elongated shape to cooperate with linear light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/80—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors having discontinuous faces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S2023/83—Other shapes
    • F24S2023/838—Other shapes involutes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Lenses (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
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AU23829/92A 1991-07-19 1992-07-17 Non-imaging optical illumination system Ceased AU670035B2 (en)

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US732982 1991-07-19
US07/732,982 US5289356A (en) 1991-07-19 1991-07-19 Nonimaging optical illumination system
PCT/US1992/006032 WO1993002320A1 (en) 1991-07-19 1992-07-17 Non-imaging optical illumination system

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AU2382992A AU2382992A (en) 1993-02-23
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JP (1) JP2763679B2 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE210263T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU670035B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2113357C (enExample)
DE (1) DE69232264T2 (enExample)
IL (1) IL102530A (enExample)
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WO (1) WO1993002320A1 (enExample)

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IL102530A0 (en) 1993-01-14
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ATE210263T1 (de) 2001-12-15
WO1993002320A1 (en) 1993-02-04
EP0596004A1 (en) 1994-05-11
TW232724B (enExample) 1994-10-21
IL102530A (en) 1995-08-31
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