Skylights with integrated photovoltaics and refractive light-steering
US11686097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/52
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A skylight for a building includes a solar panel arranged within the skylight, the solar panel comprising one or more photovoltaic cells to collect direct radiation from rays of sunlight for conversion to electrical power, and an optical element to receive the direct radiation and refract it to the solar panel, and to receive the direct radiation and diffuse radiation scattered from the rays of sunlight and refract the direct radiation and the diffuse radiation through the skylight, bypassing the solar panel, to provide daylighting in the building.
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