Nowadays, solid-state white light-emitting diodes (wLEDs) have attracted remarkable
attention for applications in general lighting, displays and numerous electronical devices …

The lighting load can be reduced either by improving the efficiency of artificial lighting or by
supplementing daylight to the building interiors with Innovative Daylighting Systems (IDS) …

A hybrid solar lighting/thermal system utilized a parabolic solar dish as a solar collector
illustrated in this paper. A two-axis tracking system was developed and employed to improve …

A new open-loop solar tracking system for a small-scale linear Fresnel reflector with three
movements has been designed, fabricated, and simulated. The control system of the solar …

Modern buildings tend to be high-rise and dense, and indoor lightings are extensively
depending on electricity even on sunny days currently. In addition, for those existing solar …

According to the International Energy Agency, nearly 20% of worldwide electricity is used up
by lighting. This is equal to the total electricity nuclear power generates. Thus, it is needy to …

This study presents a novel method for integrating two-stage solar concentrators (TSSCs) as
façade-integrated energy supply systems. However, the performance of these systems not …

This study develops a novel solar optical reflection (SOR) lighting system for threshold zone
of short tunnels. In the system, the solar collector consists of a Fresnel lens and a dual axis …

A novel optical fiber (OF) embedded building envelope, namely translucent concrete (TC),
was proposed and popularized for its light transmission property and unique artistic features …

Optical fiber daylighting technology offers an effective path to deliver sunlight to an indoor
farm that requires high energy consumption for illumination and a total visible spectrum for …