Lamp shade with PV panels to improve efficiency
This is a simple Idea that could be incorporated into many light designs to improve efficiency.
Lets start with a high efficiency light (or any light) and add photo cells to the light stand, the lamp shade, or related parts. The light would operate normally except the PV cells would pick up some of the reflected or direct radiated light and re-capture this energy and feed it back to the main circuit through a simple circuit board. The design would work to improve the overall efficiency and overall load!
Lamp Shade with PV Panels to Improve Efficiency (PDF)
- gzack 2009
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